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Through its innovative Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) Program, RDIconnect gained a worldwide reputation for designing family-based programs. Currently, RDIconnect provides programs for an entire range of developmental difficulties.

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Dr. Rachelle SheelyHi, My name is Dr. Rachelle Sheely and I am the author of the RDI Community blog. We have quite a few features, programs and tools and all that info can be a little daunting. I'll try to help you feel more at ease while you're learning. Welcome, welcome.

Dr. Rachelle Sheely serves as the co-director of RDIconnect as well as the head of professional training and supervision. For the past fifteen years she has been a leader in the development and logistical implementation of programs for both families and professionals working with children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Along with her extensive clinical training, Dr. Sheely brings an accomplished background in education, art, music and poetry allowing her to inject creativity and originality into the teaching, training and management of the thousands of professionals and families she reaches on a daily basis. Profoundly effecting, Dr. Sheely has spent a lifetime working with children on a professional and personal level. With a gift for moving from observation to intuitive precision, her work extends far beyond treatment, and into the everyday moments that resonate in the lives of her clients.

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  • A Matter of Urgency: Ensuring Autism Treatment Options for Families

    This week we hear from one RDI Community group dedicated to championing RDI in the public sphere. When it comes to autism, a family needs a variety of treatment options in order to meet a child’s unique needs over time. Autism bills under consideration in Congress currently emphasize behavioral therapies but omit other developmental, family-based therapies such as RDI. The language must be broadened to include developmental treatments in order for families to have the...
  • High Hopes

    Welcome to our website! Our highest hopes are that you will learn more about the programs offered by our company and find a way to connect with our community. The column that you are currently reading is titled RDI Community authored by me, Carlotta Baird. I will be updating readers on the latest announcements and current events. We have quite a few features, programs and tools and all that info can be a somewhat daunting. I'll try to help you feel a little more at ease...