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Hi, My name is Carlotta Baird and I am the Community Guide for RDIconnect and 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 about RDIconnect. Welcome, welcome.

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  • Episodic Memory, Experience-Sharing and Children with ASD

    Linda Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP, Certified RDI Program Consultant has an article published in the Fall 2010 issue of Autism Spectrum Quarterly . In the article, titled "Episodic Memory, Experience-Sharing and Children with ASD," readers will not only understand the critical role that episodic memory plays in making sense of the world, but also how to develop and use it to help children with autism share experiences with others. Here's an excerpt: Memory is important...

  • Gravity Pulls You In

    Christine Stephan, certified RDI Program Consultant, has contributed an essay to the book, Gravity Pulls You In . The anthology, with a foreward by John Elder Robison, author of the New York Times Best Seller, Look Me In The Eye , was recently named a finalist for the Non Fiction/ Anthology category from the International Book Awards . In 33 essays and poems, mothers and fathers raising children on the autism spectrum explore their lives in the context of autism's own...
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  • Radio Show: Understanding Autism with Kimberly Isaac

    Announcing Breakthrough Thinking’s new radio show, Understanding Autism with Kimberly Isaac . Understanding Autism will air on the 2nd Monday of each month from 3:30-4pm Arizona time (MST). The show will be available on the radio live on 1010am, KXXT radio or online with the option of watching it live or listening live at www.breakradioshow.com . TODAY, JULY 12, 2010: "Law Talk" Followed by: Understanding Autism. Please feel free to call in at 602-296-3632...
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  • RDI Program Certification Comes to Europe!

    The Tavistock Clinic in the United Kingdom will be hosting the Beginning and Intermediate Professional Seminars! Beginning Seminar: August 24-27, 2010. Intermediate Seminar: August 31-September 3, 2010. Location: Tavistock Clinic, 120 Belsize Lane, London, UK, NW3 5BA. Course Organizer/Instructor: Dr. Jessica Hobson. The single most important tool for a family is the RDI Consultant. Consultants are professionals with varied backgrounds, such as Speech Pathologists, Psychologists...

  • Tackling Autism

    The Tackling Autism Foundation (TAF) was founded by Scott (a former NFL offensive lineman) and Ashley Jackson to help reduce the cost of autism therapy for families. After their own son, Tyler, was diagnosed with ASD they noticed the extreme uncovered costs of full-time treatment. Scott and Ashley decided to help fill the void. Partnering with different treatment centers, TAF is able to provide valuable reductions in price for families in need. Active RDI parents, Scott and...

  • The RDI Program Goes Global: Mumbai India Workshop

    In just a few weeks, RDI will be going to Mumbai, India to deliver a 2-Day Workshop (November 21-22, 2009) to parents and professionals. In the spirit of our latest trek across the globe, Hannah Gutstein interviewed Kamini Lakhani, an RDI Program parent, RDI Program Consultant and the organizer for the event ! Q: Please introduce us to you, your family and your children. A: My name is Kamini Lakhani. My husband, Anil and I live in Mumbai India with our son Mohit and daughter...

  • The RDI Program Goes to Vietnam and India

    We are excited to announce that Drs. Steve Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely will be giving two 2-Day Workshops in both Hanoi, Vietnam on November 14-15, 2009 and Mumbai, India on November 21-22, 2009. We look forward to seeing you there! *For more information on the Vietnam Workshop please contact: Ms Thuy Van at: vanthuyfpt@yahoo.com or by phone: +84 902 421 818. *For more information on the India Workshop please contact: Devynai: 022-26611237, Varsha: 022- 26612059 /saischool...

  • Carrying the Hope, Parenting a Child with Asperger's, an article by Alexandra Solomon, Ph.D.

    You've GOT to read this! was the the subject line of the email that Dr. Rachelle Sheely circulated company-wide in our office. The email listed a link to the full article, Carrying the Hope: Parenting a Child with Asperger's in the Psychotherapy Networker by Alexandra Solomon, a parent using the RDI Program for ASD with her son. I was impressed by her grasp of the RDI principles, the core deficits of autism and the clarity in which she explained both. I appreciated...
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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...