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How RDI Changed our Lives
This post was originally published in Autism World magazine. Click here to read more or to subscribe. RDI Changed our Lives by Sharon-Bradbrook Armit Before beginning to write this article I asked my...
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Gaining Independence
One of my greatest joys in my professional life is to see the growth of my students as they gain competence and acquire new abilities. Recently FrankCarlo sent me the following speech that he wrote and...
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A Relationship with My Daughter
Following is a letter from Ann, a mom who works with RDI Certified Consultant, Michelle Broeckelman and was originally published in 2012. Hello RDI Friends: I would love to share with you how much I...
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My Teenage Son
The following was shared by RDI mom, Bernadette Z. who works with consultant, Paulette Cormier I first met our RDI consultant when I was feeling somewhat lost with how to help my 16-year-old son with...
View ArticleProgress Made Because of RDI
What Nat was like before RDI and where he is now My son Nat was diagnosed with moderate autism when he was three. Back then, I knew something was not right with him but I wasn’t sure what exactly. So...
View ArticleThe Joys of the Classic Paper Route
The following was written by RDI Consultant and parent, Audrey Todd The person who led me to become an RDI consultant was my son with autism, Liam, who is now 8 years old, and essentially non-verbal....
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Making Decisions
This week’s guest post is by Dean Neubek. As a high school senior, one of my top priorities right now is getting into my top choice college. I’ve already gotten into four out of the eight that I’ve...
View ArticleRecognizing Resiliency
The following was written and published in 2012 by RDI Consultant Lisa Palasti. I keep a folder of snippets my clients have sent me over the years about successes they’ve experienced during their RDI...
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RDI From A Mother’s Perspective
This Week’s Guest Blog Post is by RDI Consultant Amy Cameron “RDI is not other ASD interventions, and does not simply mask the condition with rehearsed behaviors, but actually changes the makeup of the...
View ArticleA Dad Finds Hope with RDI
Today’s guest blogger is an RDI dad who works with consultant, Kathy Darrow. The boys went cherry picking in Gilroy on Saturday. With me. Just me. Not with their mommy and daddy. Just daddy. It was...
View ArticleCompetence
This week’s guest blog post brought to you by RDI Consultant, Charmaine Lee Not too long ago, my (soon to be eight year old) son said he wanted to earn money and asked why he had to be an adult before...
View ArticleBuilding Precious Moments
The following was originally published in 2013 and written by an RDI mom who works with certified consultant Carol Subramani I look back and realize how it is the small moments that help my 8-year...
View ArticleRDI Families Share: Dr. Audrey Todd
In this webinar, Audrey Todd, PhD. shares about her journey with her non-verbal son and what RDI has meant for their family. Related: A Dad Finds Hope with RDI Dr. Audrey Todd received her...
View Article100 Improvements Since RDI
This weeks guest blog post was written by an RDI mom, and you can read the original post here One piece of Duct Tape we have applied to things over the years is RDI…It stands for Relationship...
View ArticleEmpowering Parents Through RDI
The following was submitted by RDI parent, Jacqueline. This family works with RDI consultant, Bimal Rai. Gabe was born on a snowy day in a suburb in Illinois. I remember how healthy and alert he was...
View ArticleSlowing Down with RDI
The following was written by RDI mom who worked with Kamini Lakhani in India. Slow down to speed up. This is amongst the first of Dr. Gutstein’s thoughts that I heard over 3 years ago. The thought is...
View ArticleMy Son is Thriving with RDI
This article was originally published and written in 2013 By RDI Consultant, Dr LorRainne Jones I have a little RDI guy who was diagnosed with PDD at about age 2. When he was 18 months old, I got a...
View ArticleThe Road to Dynamic Thinking
This family story was shared with permission by RDI consultant, Prue Watson. Originally published in 2014. My son Eban (6) and I have been doing RDI for almost 2 years now. He spends three days each...
View ArticleMindful Parenting Saved Our Family
Mitali Vaidya is Mum to four year-old Tanmay. She lives in Mumbai and where she works with RDI consultant Carol Subramani. Our lives changed when my son was two years old – Autism took centre stage. We...
View ArticleRDI Restores Confidence
This article was originally published in 2012 In May, a Texas news show spotlighted Mallie, a child of one of our RDI families. Below, Mallie’s mom, Jenny, recounts this remarkable experience. Our...
View ArticleRDI Creates Relationship
The following is an excerpt from a blog post from an RDI mom and was originally published in 2013. Read the full article here that includes video footage. Each time I reflect on our video footage I...
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Surviving the Holidays RDI Style
This guest blog post was written by an RDI parent working with consultant Pat Voytko. Here she discusses some strategies she used last year to survive the holidays, hoping they might encourage others....
View ArticleRDI Transforms Lives
This article was originally written by RDI dad, Steve Williams and shares a bit about what RDI had meant to his family. The Williams family works with RDI Certified Consultant, Kate D’Anvers Our son...
View ArticleOur Journey Towards Real Communication
This family story was written by a parent who works with RDI consultant, Nerida Maclean Last year in June, 2014 there was a big change in our lives. Daniel, 6 years old, moved to a new school and we...
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How Autism Transformed Our Family
This article was originally published on the SAIconnections blog. You can read it here. I want to share something with you that only a few people know about. When I was in labour with Mohit, it got...
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My Life with RDI
This guest blog post was written by Ernesto Zuniga Lopez who works with RDI consultant Jenny Palmiotto I’ve been in RDI for a few years, and it has helped me a lot, including the relationship with my...
View ArticleFrom Son-Rise to RDI
This family story was written by an RDI parent My journey since my child’s diagnosis has taken me along many paths and many agonizing moments. Choosing how best to help and support my child was a...
View ArticleAmazing Progress with RDI
In spring of 2010, I was asked to become a private teacher for the child of a family I had been working with as an RDI Consultant. They had been implementing RDI in their home since 2008 with their...
View ArticleLaughing with RDI
This family story was written by a veteran RDI parent. You can read the original here. Give a boy a water pistol and he knows exactly what to do with it! Not so with my Nick. First up is the anxiety of...
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14 Days with My Special Child
This family story was written by an RDI family working with RDI certified consultant Kamini Lahkani. You can read the original story here. Here is another success story about conquering the...
View ArticleLetters Between a Non Speaking Autistic and Apraxic Boy and His Neurotypical...
This guest blog post was written by RDI consultant Dr. Jenny Palmiotto. You can read the original here. In our digital age, letter writing has unfortunately become a lost art. The formality of putting...
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Keeping it Simple
This guest blog post was written by RDI veteran parent Di Maitland. You can read the original here. Thinking up planned engagements doesn’t have to be hard work. It is also not necessary to spend a...
View ArticleThe Cook’s Assistant
This guest blog post was written by RDI® veteran parent Di Maitland. You can read the original here Nick is going through a stubborn teenager phrase. He only wants to do what he wants to do. When...
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RDI® Made My Family a Real Team
RDI Mom Martha Balcazar shares how RDI changed her family. We’ve been doing RDI for over 2.5 years. Back then, if you had asked me, I’d have said I knew how to communicate with my son. I knew he was...
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How this Mother Built an Incredible Bond With Her Child and Discovered His...
This was originally posted on the saiconnections’ blog page. You can read it here. Do you feel your child has untapped potential? You know he’s intelligent but seems to be stuck. He gets fixated on...
View ArticleHolidays & Autism
Mentally Preparing and Setting Expectations You don’t have to dread the holidays. For all of us, the holiday season may characteristically be more difficult and complicated, and we usually have a...
View ArticleMohit The Artist
In every generation an artist comes along whose expression pushes the evolutionary aesthetic curve. Meet Mohit and watch Mohit paint. His fascination with internal landscapes expresses a powerful...
View ArticleRDI® for Dads
As Father’s Day approaches, we want to highlight RDI® dads and their important role in the family, and in the RDI® program. In this episode of Parent to Parent, RDI® dad Michael Carnahan talks about...
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RDI® – More Than Just Autism
The following article was re-posted with permission from SAIconnection’s blog and was written by RDI® Certified Consultant Kamini Lakhani. Many parents ask if RDI is only for autistic individuals....
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