Teens, Adults and the RDI® Program
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When you have someone older the parents are often very tired, because they’ve been trying so many things. It’s very difficult for them to dream again.
Your Child and Relationships and Marriage
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In the general population, there’s a spectrum of people. Not everybody is going to be a college professor, and some people are going to have jobs as an assistant at Starbucks, and other people are going to have jobs as engineers. And so when I see someone who has a job as a greeter at Starbucks and has autism and has a girlfriend, I see that as an incredible success.
Autism and Marriage for Parents
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My advice to RDI® parents is to make sure you and your consultant are asking, “How does everybody get on the same page and how do you come together as a family?” Not an autism family, but how do you come together as a family?
Teens, Adults & Autism
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As children with autism grow up and inch closer to adulthood, there are sometimes lingering concerns–What if we didn’t do enough? What if we went in the wrong direction? What if independence isn’t possible?–but growth is possible into adulthood.
Finding Balance After an Autism Diagnosis
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For all of us who have had a child diagnosed with autism, we know that they aren’t the only person who is vulnerable in what’s going on.