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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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Your Child Has Autism - Now What?! by Michelle VanderHeide

Our guest author this week, Michelle VanderHeide, empathetically shares some insights and suggestions for parents struggling with a new diagnosis. Let's face it, hearing the word autism in relation to your child is hard. Knowing that this diagnosis was a possibility doesn't make it any easier to hear or understand! There's always a part of you that thinks, "There's a chance it will be something else, something simpler." Autism comes with many questions...

Published 14 Jul 2011 4:11 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, anxiety, autism, strategies, quality of life, diagnosis
A Journey through Infant Development: One Year by Michelle VanderHeide

Guest Author Michelle VanderHeide shares some of the developmental milestones she has observed in her own infant son in the first year of life. This account is worthwhile because RDI® is a developmental approach which aims to remediate the deficits of autism and restore a child's path of development. RDI provides an opportunity for parents to "re-do" those developmental steps that their child might be missing. I am currently enjoying the amazing experience...

Published 3 Jun 2011 4:16 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: baby, parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, communication, development, milestones
Building Competence Through Guided Participation by Michelle VanderHeide

Our guest author this week is Michelle VanderHeide. Michelle shares a real life story about an experience she had when she was younger and how that might have turned out very differently had her "guide" (aka boss) took the time to show her the ropes. Michelle will help the reader develop a greater understanding of what to look for in individuals who may be feeling incompetent and what you can do about it. I'll never forget my first job. I started working at...

Published 27 Mar 2011 2:03 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, anxiety, autism, Guide, Apprenticeship, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, communication, behavior, strategies, controlling
Kristin Selby Gonzalez talks with RDI Consultant Kathy Darrow

Listen in as Mommy Time host Kristin Selby Gonzalez talks with RDI consultant and specialist Kathy Darrow about tools and tips that you can do with you children today! http://www.autismone.org/content/listen-kristin-selby-gonzalez-talks-rdi-consultant-kathy-darrow . Connect with Kathy Darrow by visiting her website, www.autismremediationforourchildren.com , facebook page, http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/autism_remediation/ or email, k.darrow@verizon.net .

Published 15 Mar 2011 10:49 AM by Carlotta Baird

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, Guided Participation Relationship
Getting Away From "Getting" by Laurel Joss

This week's guest author, Laurel Joss, will share some basic RDI principles about how to take those first steps to develop a truly meaningful and reciprocal relationship with your son or daughter. In a recent episode of the hit show Parenthood on NBC, a father expressed his frustration at his inability to engage in a conversation with his son, Max, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. The show has portrayed the family's struggle with living with autism...

Published 8 Mar 2011 3:39 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, Guided Participation Relationship, strategies, quality of life
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
To Control or Not Control - What's the Best Way to Respond? by Michelle VanderHeide

Our guest author this week is Michelle VanderHeide, Certified RDI® Program Consultant. Michelle will provide food for thought for families as they consider what is important to hold onto and what is worth letting go. If you're confused about where to put your energy or what to prioritize in your life, the RDI ® program can help. It drives me crazy when I just finished cleaning the kitchen and my husband sets down a dirty dish right next to the sink and above the...

Published 31 Jan 2011 9:25 AM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, communication, problem solving, quality of life, controlling
My Favorite Gift

Happy Holidays!! Our guest authors this week are a consultant and parent team. Lauren Wilson is a Certified RDI Consultant and one of the parents she works with Malia, share a little Christmas RDI video and narration with you all. *************************************************************************************************************************************************** Lauren: When we are expecting our little ones there is often a day that we imagine in the future...

Published 17 Dec 2010 9:12 AM by Carlotta Baird

Filed under: Attention, parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, Guide, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, quality of life
What Should I Do When My Child is Anxious? (Part 2) By Courtney Kowalczyk

Guest Author, Courtney Kowalczyk, Certified RDI Program Consultant shares some excellent strategies to help reduce your child or student's anxiety. These strategies will also help the person supporting the child by helping them to focus on their own state of emotional regulation. Have you ever heard that children with autism are barometers for other's moods and emotions? Here's to staying calm, cool and collected while helping children do the same. This is the...

Published 24 Aug 2010 8:30 PM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, anxiety, autism, Guide, Apprenticeship, Guided Participation Relationship, communication, proactive, behavior, strategies
Fun Family Activities for Any RDI Occasion by Courtney Kowalczyk

Our guest author this week, Courtney Kowalczyk Certified RDI Program Consultant, shares some fun ideas about how to optimize days when you may need to say indoors. We welcome any comments or fun ideas you may have to share some family fun with your kids. Enjoy! Fun Family Activities for Any Occasion By: Courtney Kowalczyk, M.Ed. With the constant change in weather patterns here in Michigan and the world abroad, I have begun to appreciate a variety of activities that I can...

Published 24 Aug 2010 10:00 AM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: community, parenting, RDI Consultant, Guide, Apprenticeship, Guided Participation Relationship, schedule, quality of life, RDI activities, RDI ideas
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
Parenting - Putting On Your Own Oxygen Mask First

Guest author, Laura Hynes, shares this blog about how vitally important it is for parents to take care of themselves and their surrounding relationships so they can take better care of their child with ASD. Have you ever heard the old saying "You can't be good to anyone else if your not good to yourself first?" Laura makes a really good case for parents need to put on their own oxygen mask first. I have a plaque in my office that says "If Momma ain't...

Published 29 Jul 2010 8:40 AM by Lisa Palasti

Filed under: goals, community, parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, remediation, Guide, Guided Participation Relationship, proactive, strategies, schedule, quality of life
Montana's Story: Perspective from a Young Adult

In this week's blog post, guest author and RDI Program Certified Consultant, Dema Stout, MA talks about working with Montana and his family. The inspiring video included in this post is Montana's story as told from his own perspective. The video which accompanies this blog was put together by Montana and Rana Burr for a workshop I did recently in San Antonio. They had previously planned to be there to answer questions, but found they would be out of town on the promised...

Published 4 Jun 2010 10:22 AM by Carlotta Baird

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, young adults
Helping Your Child Become A Competent Communicator

This week's guest author, Laura DeAngelo, A.B., M.B.A., writes about avoiding the overcompensation trap when helping your child become a competent communicator. THE OVERCOMPENSATION TRAP Many parents of children with autism unknowingly overcompensate for their child's deficits in communication competence. Often parents (and other communication partners), without consciously realizing, do most of the "work" in keeping the social exchange going. The child...

Published 11 May 2010 4:20 PM by Guest Author

Filed under: parenting, RDI Consultant, core deficits, Apprenticeship, Apprentice, Guided Participation Relationship, overcompensation, communication
What is RDI?

A Brief Description of the RDI ® Program by Guest Author and RDI Program Certified Consultant, Nicole Beurkens, M.Ed. I often get questions from parents interested in knowing how my colleagues and I approach the treatment of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. I thought it would be helpful to start answering those inquiries in this format, as some of you may have similar questions. Here I will address: What is the Relationship Development Intervention (RDI...

Published 19 Apr 2010 11:40 AM by Guest Author

Filed under: research, parenting, RDI Consultant, autism, remediation, core deficits

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The RDI Book

Your Child Has Autism - Now What?! by Michelle VanderHeide

A Journey through Infant Development: One Year by Michelle VanderHeide

Building Competence Through Guided Participation by Michelle VanderHeide

Kristin Selby Gonzalez talks with RDI Consultant Kathy Darrow

Getting Away From "Getting" by Laurel Joss

Managing Screen Time, Part 2 with Stacey Tessis

To Control or Not Control - What's the Best Way to Respond? by Michelle VanderHeide

My Favorite Gift

What Should I Do When My Child is Anxious? (Part 2) By Courtney Kowalczyk

Fun Family Activities for Any RDI Occasion by Courtney Kowalczyk

Cooking Our Way through RDI By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Parenting - Putting On Your Own Oxygen Mask First

Montana's Story: Perspective from a Young Adult

Helping Your Child Become A Competent Communicator

What is RDI?