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Eating out in Bangalore

                                               These are two restaurants that hold  some promise for a GFCF menu when eating out. They are both as diverse as chalk and cheese. One is Suggi that offers malnad cuisine and have their branches at Malleswaram and New BEL extension. The ambience is good. The service is average. They have some interesting items on the menu as the Suggi basket - Kadabu, neer dosa, shavige, all served in a dimsum basket (how mangalorean is that). Anyway it has to be had with the curries available in the main course. The food again is average. A meal for  a family can be anywhere between 700-1000.                       The other one is Kamath @kamth yatri nivas. This one is on the same road as Sapna book stall. It is more like a mess rather than a hotel. Service is super quick; they could probably beat Mcdonalds to it. The beauty of this place is the hot, hot jowar rotis they serve, fresh out of the tava. The cooks sit in a line in the verandah on the kitchen si

Pumpkin cookies

After a long time baked these cookies.They feel  soft at the centre and crisp on the sides.I have adapted this recipe form the joy of baking. I have used white sugar instead of brown for the simple reason I didn't have it in my pantry. 2 cups (260 grams) GFCF flour                          1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt   2 large eggs, room temperature 1 1/4 cups (260 grams) light brown sugar 1/2 cup (120 ml) canola oil or corn oil 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup (215) grams pumpkin puree                               Preheat oven to 165.c. In a bowl sift all the dry ingredients. In a bowl beat the eggs and sugar, until light. Beat in the sugar, vanilla extract, oil, puree. Beat in the flour until incorporated. Place small scoops of batter on the prepared baking sheet at intervals of2 inches.     Bake for 15-18 minutes. A tooth pick ins

New ABA school at Hebbal and Domulur, Bangalore

         The S amvaad institute of speech and hearing at Hebbal,  provides treatment for all communication disorders. The Director, Radhika Poovayya,  is a speech language pathologist with 23 years of experience. She is presently training to be a board certified behavior analyst. Under her guidance ABA services are being provided for children with autism at the institute in Hebbal.                                ABA services are now available for children at Hebbal from the 6 th   of Sept 2010.Daily sessions of  1 /2/3/4 hours are available. Individual sessions will be given to all early learners and once the child’s skills improve  child will be introduced to small groups of 2 and 3. All programs will be monitored and supervised by Radhika Poovayya. To quote Radhika “Research has proved that providing 25 to 40 hrs a week to a child with autism is effective .Our personal experience using ABA    has been extremely good and we have got    amazing results with our children .This    has

Random musings

As I keep blog hopping,  I am constantly  amazed at the wisdom, courage and fortitude of parents who have been battling autism, in their own way, and passing on their experiences good and bad.   All of it can be overwhelming. Some of these blogs move you to tears. One such blog that needs mention is http://teenautism.com/ .                                Having handled a child with autism for 10 years, here are some thoughts I would like to share.   For one you can never wish autism away. The complexity and the challenges only keep varying. The mother with a newly diagnosed child may want to know all about potty training, while I am out looking for hobbies that Ramam can pursue.   There are going to be challenges along the way. Secondly, what works for your child be it therapy, or if you are thinking of medication has to be individualized to meet his requirements. When you adopt a particular teaching method, it does not mean you remain wedded to it to the extent of exclusion of checki