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Your Child's Point of View
In the Family Consultation Program, parents work to rebuild their relationships that have been interrupted by developmental challenges. In the following video clip (taken from a recent case study), Dr...
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Broadband Communication by Amy Cameron
Communication is more than talking. It’s more than words, just as a song is more than the lyrics. Thoughtful, reciprocal communication is essential for developing flexible minds. Through...
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An Autism Friendly Christmas
The following article was written by consultant, Jodi Tucker and was originally published here in her 'Kids Matter' newsletter.Most of us see Christmas as a welcome excuse to break from the old...
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RDI is Restoring Parent's Roles
RDI offers family based programs that rebuild what was lost through developmental difficulties. In this video, an RDI dad shares how RDI helped him regain his role as a parent.
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Family Activities to Make the Most of the Holidays
We have all survived the Thanksgiving eating extravaganza. Now it is on to planning for the holiday gift thinking; buying, making (so wonderful to make!), wrapping and giving. Over the years I have...
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Date set for Bali Training
"Selamat Datang di Pulau Dewata" (Welcome to the Island of Gods)RDIconnect™ is excited to announce our first Asia Pacific Region, 4-Day Parent Training in the beautiful paradise island of Bali,...
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A Different Kind of Autism Journey
RDI is life altering and not just for children with autism and their families. I am a speech-language pathologist who has worked with children with autism for over three decades. As a newly minted...
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RDI is Restoring Parent's Roles
RDI offers family based programs that rebuild what was lost through developmental difficulties. In this video, one dad shares how RDI helped him regain his role as a parent.
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Congratulations to New Consulants!
Congratulations to the following new RDI Certified Program Consultants who recently completed our Professional Training Program.Fleta Pohler - AustraliaTony Chau - Hong Kong Cindy...
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Sample Assignment to Explore Guiding
The following is a copy of an assignment created by Consultant, Zoe Thompson, that explores incorporating guiding into our everyday lives without even realizing it. It has the assignment, response and...
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Paul Louden to Speak at Bali Parent Training
We are excited to announce that Paul Louden will be a special guest speaker at the upcoming parent training in Bali on February 24-27, 2014.Paul was diagnosed with Asperger’s at the age of 23 and has...
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Happy New Year
Consider the New Year, and you will be struck by the desire we all have to incorporate change into our lives and to do better—alongside a personal 'reality show' of failed resolution. Who doesn’t...
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Habits-They aren't all Bad!
Beginning 2014, many of us resolved that this year would be different; it would be a year when old habits that have died hard would be replaced with new habits that would compete with the old behavior....
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Rock Climbing by Melissa Reiner
Turning forty this year was a big milestone.Taking on a daring endeavor to commemorate, seemed appropriate. After researching some indoor rock climbing places, I decided to simply throw caution to the...
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Building Habits by Building Habits
Does it seem easier to fall into bad habits and harder to develop good ones; harder to break bad ones and easier to break good ones? If you find yourself saying yes to the above, you are in good...
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Thinking Beyond Eye Contact
Eye Contact is considered to be an important skill in teaching social communication to children with ASD. Eye contact matters in communication because looking at someone usually shows that we care and...
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Two Sides of the Same Coin
Habits, bad and good, have to do with the space they inhabit in our consciousness. Eating chocolate is not something I have to think about; not eating chocolate cake is something I have to think about...
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Observational Learning and Mirror Neurons
In RDI it’s very important not to elicit a certain behavior from the child but rather provide opportunities for learning. One way to do this is through a type of learning called Observational learning...
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New Online Training for Professionals
We are very excited to introduce a new way to begin your professional training: a Hybrid model that combines both online and in-person training. This reduces the expense for participants and along with...
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Connecting the Dots: How the RDI Program Brought it All Together
My work in the field of Autism began 23 years ago, when I was assigned to work as an aide in a preschool classroom full of young children with Autism in Los Angeles, California. I was fortunate enough...
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