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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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This blog focuses on parents, professionals, families and relationships. Humorous and informative it provides an additional outlook on the day-to-day lessons and wisdom we learn from each other as well as reflective insight into the RDIconnect Programs. Forging New Pathways publishes content submitted by RDI Consultants and the families who work with them. Moderated by RDI Consultant, Lisa Palasti.

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Autism and Agression by Laura DeAngelo

Laura DeAngelo, RDI parent and RDI Program Certified Consultant, shares her journey about how RDI helped her reclaim her relationship with her son and helped him overcome his frustration and aggressions. She explains how the principles of the RDI Program made a lasting difference and improved the quality of life for her whole family. Do you have a child with autism who displays aggression? Are you bruised, stressed and feeling hopeless after being subjected to years of being...

Published 14 Apr 2011 8:32 AM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: Attention, parenting, autism, remediation, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, communication, proactive, behavior, problem solving, strategies, quality of life, self-stimulatory behavior, controlling, experience sharing
Managing Screen Time, Part 2 with Stacey Tessis

Stacey Tessis continues her series on screen time. This week Stacey helps families consider whether or not screen time is negatively affecting their family life and their ability to build the guided participation relationship with their son or daughter. ( Read Part 1 of this post here .) Is there room for video games, computers and TV when adopting an RDI ® lifestyle? Should we limit screen time or cut it out altogether? In part two of this blog series, I will provide...

Published 27 Feb 2011 2:27 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: Attention, parenting, RDI Consultant, Guide, Apprenticeship, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, communication, behavior, quality of life, controlling, Screen time addictions
How Do I Know if My Child is Anxious? (Part 1) By Courtney Kowalczyk

Certified RDI Program Consultant, Courtney Kowalczyk is this week's guest author. Courtney shares some valuable information that may help you understand if your child is struggling with anxiety. Your RDI Program Consultant can also help you understand your child's behaviors and whether or not those are anxiety related. Part two of Courtney's article will also provide tips on what to do if your child is anxious. When thinking about autism and all that is involved...

Published 24 Aug 2010 8:16 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: Attention, RDI Consultant, anxiety, autism, medication, core deficits, communication, behavior, symptoms, self-stimulatory behavior, controlling
Cooking Our Way through RDI By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

We are pleased to share this week's blog article with you all from an RDI parent, Gabrielle Kaplan Mayer. Gabrielle shares her discoveries as she learns how to help her child through her own passion and love of cooking. Bon appétit! My son George, seven, was formally diagnosed with ASD when he was three years old and after researching cognitive and behavior therapies, my husband and I quickly decided to give RDI a try. What appealed to us most about RDI was the...

Published 22 Aug 2010 4:49 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: Attention, Cognition, parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, remediation, Guide, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, behavior, strategies
Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD, RDI Strategies for Effective Management: Part 3

In this week's blog post, guest author and RDI Program Certified Consultant, Chris Mulligan L.C.S.W, will discuss how families can use RDI principles and strategies to help manage when their children present with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a co-occuring condition to autism. This post is the third post of three in a series focused on ADHD: Part one described ADHD as a neurodevelopmental disorder and then discussed deficits related to regulating...

Published 26 Jul 2010 11:25 AM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: Attention, autism, ADHD, communication, proactive, behavior, problem solving, strategies

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Autism and Agression by Laura DeAngelo

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How Do I Know if My Child is Anxious? (Part 1) By Courtney Kowalczyk

Cooking Our Way through RDI By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD, RDI Strategies for Effective Management: Part 3