We reached Varkala, and found our place "BUDS ON WINGS" without any difficulty, as this place is quite well known in the locality. It is basically a small home that is designed as a centre for treatment especially for autistic children. According to what we had heard and read about autism ,we thought that the kids would be really restless, unaware of the environment around them, uninteractive, someone who doesn't talk at all, always in the shell etc.
But to our astonishment, we found them to be far better than what we thought about them. We were whole heartedly welcomed by the director of this centre, Mrs. Himabindu who is also trying to uplift her child from this disorder . The place was filled with happy kids and their parents as it was a festive day, onam celebration. There are nearly 50 children who are undertaking treatment here. They hav different timings and different sessions for different batches. We interacted with many children and parents and are happy to know that they are showing excellent signs of improvement. No 2 kids have same treatment . Their symptoms are well-observed and learned by the expert and experianced therapists and doctors. This place has a speech therapist, an occupational therapist and a psychologist.
The onam celebration was in full swing. We helped them with arrangements along with dressing up the kids as maveli and vamanan. It was actually fun. They came to us all by themselves and started getting comfortable with us.They talked to us, played with us and kinda got attached to us as well.When we talked to the parents, they said that they need to observe each and every behavious of their kids , about their daily routines and are supposed to inform the therapists here who get to add upon their ideas about the treatment they provide. Dedication of the parents, hardwork of the authorities and therapists are a couple of very important things that still makes this a better place every time.
In the end of the day, we had to leave them. This was sad. We really had a great opportunity to visit such a lovely place and to get to know such wonderful people. We still hear from them that the kids r still missing us. We cherish those unforgettable memories though it leaves a hole in our heart. Hope to see them again sometime!!!....:(...<3
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To protect the privacy of the children, photos were not allowed....so we could get only very few captures of that memorable day.
View them here...
Here is our overall feedback about the visit.
Here is what they thought about our visit.
The feedback from the instituition 'Buds on Wings'......
The day with those children was a milestone in our journey.
It was around this time that we heard about Amrita Speach and Hearing Improvement School (ASHIS). We contacted the authorities of ASHIS and fixed to visit the school for 2 days (Sep 30 & Oct 1). Hence phase 2 of our journey starts....
But to our astonishment, we found them to be far better than what we thought about them. We were whole heartedly welcomed by the director of this centre, Mrs. Himabindu who is also trying to uplift her child from this disorder . The place was filled with happy kids and their parents as it was a festive day, onam celebration. There are nearly 50 children who are undertaking treatment here. They hav different timings and different sessions for different batches. We interacted with many children and parents and are happy to know that they are showing excellent signs of improvement. No 2 kids have same treatment . Their symptoms are well-observed and learned by the expert and experianced therapists and doctors. This place has a speech therapist, an occupational therapist and a psychologist.
The onam celebration was in full swing. We helped them with arrangements along with dressing up the kids as maveli and vamanan. It was actually fun. They came to us all by themselves and started getting comfortable with us.They talked to us, played with us and kinda got attached to us as well.When we talked to the parents, they said that they need to observe each and every behavious of their kids , about their daily routines and are supposed to inform the therapists here who get to add upon their ideas about the treatment they provide. Dedication of the parents, hardwork of the authorities and therapists are a couple of very important things that still makes this a better place every time.
In the end of the day, we had to leave them. This was sad. We really had a great opportunity to visit such a lovely place and to get to know such wonderful people. We still hear from them that the kids r still missing us. We cherish those unforgettable memories though it leaves a hole in our heart. Hope to see them again sometime!!!....:(...<3
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To protect the privacy of the children, photos were not allowed....so we could get only very few captures of that memorable day.
View them here...
Here is our overall feedback about the visit.
Here is what they thought about our visit.
The feedback from the instituition 'Buds on Wings'......
It was around this time that we heard about Amrita Speach and Hearing Improvement School (ASHIS). We contacted the authorities of ASHIS and fixed to visit the school for 2 days (Sep 30 & Oct 1). Hence phase 2 of our journey starts....
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