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What a Transition: Our Experience with RDI
RDI dad, Steve Williams, shares a bit about what RDI had meant to his family. The Williams family works with RDI Certified Consultant, Kate D'Anvers Our son Finn was diagnosed as Asperger's when he was...
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Competence: The Antidote to Everything
One of my favorite topics is competence, perhaps because it is given so little ink in the classroom and undoubtedly because it is so carelessly confused with confidence. Easily differentiated in the...
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RDI at a Distance: the pros and cons
This is part two of an article about working with clients at a distance, by RDI consultant and Australian Training Center Directer, Prue Watson. Read part oneLast week I shared that a bulk of my...
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A Leader is Best...
A Leader is Best...RDI Certified Consultant, Melissa Chanby Melissa Chan“A leader is best when people barely know he exists when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it...
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Walking a Tightrope
Parenting can feel like a tightrope, and when guiding a child on the spectrum, it can be like a wobbly tightrope. As difficult as it may seem for us to guide persons on the spectrum, putting ourselves...
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Through RDI, We Have Regained Hope
The following story was submitted by Michelle Davis, an RDI mom who works with consultant, Scott PryorThere were some warning signs showing in our son's development in his second year. We decided to...
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You are invited...
Once a month, Dr Sheely offers a free live webinar for those interested in learning more about becoming an RDI Certified Consultant. All are invited! For more information or to register, click the...
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Re-Establishing the Guiding Relationship
As a parent of two grown daughters, I remember the ingenuity with which they often avoided, escaped or refused obligations expected to contribute to our family life. For the most part, they simply...
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How RDI Has Impacted our Lives
The following was submitted by an RDI mom to 6-year old T and works with Certified Consultant, Carol Subramani.We started RDI two years ago...when my son had already undergone two years of all kinds...
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Dynamic Intelligence is Key
Our programs focus on developing Dynamic Intelligence. In the following video, Dr Gutstein shares a few words about why Dynamic Intelligence is so important. (Please visit the site to view this...
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A Poem From My High School Friends
In Honor of Autism Awareness and National Poetry Month, I share a poem written by a group of high school students. I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY When I was little I wet my bed rode on the back of my dog like he...
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More than Just a Client
More than Just a Client by Christina Grahl“This is Tina. She’s my RDI® consultant and I am her client”. These are the words of a young man I’ve worked with from the time he was a little boy as he...
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Stop Telling me What to Do!
Stop Telling me What to Do! by Laura HynesRDI Certified Consultant, Laura HynesIndividuals with autism process information slower than we do. For some reason, the professional community has gotten...
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The Normalcy of Prom
Having never gone to a prom, I am puzzled at the fondness I feel for it and the important milestone that it is for our kids. Times have changed and it's been a bit difficult to keep up with the new...
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New Resource
Author Hanna Rotbaum found RDI® to be one of the crucial interventions for her son. She chronicles her journey in the new book, "A Child's Recovery from Autism: Finding Success in a Maze of Therapies"....
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The "A" Word
The "A" Word by Mariya SavittRDI Certified Consultant, Mariya SavittWhen it comes to the "A" word there seems to be various views on its exposure to your child with Autism. In my experience, I have...
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Can An ASD Child's Brain Really Be Rewired?
The following article by Sue Simmons was orginally published here. RDI Certified Consultant, Sue SimmonsThe following article by Sue Simmons, was originally published Every child is born with the...
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This week at RDI
We have had an exciting week at our RDI offices in Houston with the Annual Spring Conference and Advanced Training for professionals. Also this week, Dr Gutstein hosted his development team that works...
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In their own words
We have lots of great stories about how RDI has changed the lives of families. To learn more about what RDI looks like in the lives of families, read the following blogs written by RDI...
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
The following is written by RDI mom, Carol. Every six months or so I realize how far we’ve come. It’s funny because when I’m in the moment, in the thick of recognizing a whole ream of new things that...
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