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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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Forging New Pathways

Learning from Each Other

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 Spectrum Disorder and ADHD: Part 1

    In this week's blog post, guest author and RDI Program Certified Consultant, Chris Mulligan L.C.S.W, will summarize current research in the area of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in order to assist parents in sorting out the source of their child or teen’s challenges with attention. This post is the first of three in a series focused on ADHD: Part one will describe ADHD as a neurodevelopmental disorder and then discuss deficits related to regulating...

  • Autism and Seizures: Tests and Treatment (Part 2 and 3)

    Guest Author: Laurel Joss, M.A, EcEd, RDI® Program Certified Consultant Part 2: The Tests. If you think your child might be suffering from seizures, there are two tests that can help you get a diagnosis. The first is an EEG (electroencephalogram), and the second is the brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography). EEG (electroencephalogram) An EEG is a procedure in which small metal discs are glued to one’s head in order to detect electrical activity...

  • Autism and Seizures: Part 1 - Our Story

    Guest Author: Laurel Joss, M.A, ECED, RDI® Program Certified Consultant. I have been an RDI® Consultant for three years and an RDI® parent for seven. I started RDI® back when it was done in an empty room full of beanbag chairs. My son was four years old at the time. He’d been diagnosed with autism a year earlier, and like many mothers of newly-diagnosed children I spent a lot of time on the internet searching for help. Mainstream medicine offered little...