Because your role has become the role of a compensator and not a guide, you start compensating for more and more things and sometimes children grow past the need for compensation.
They doubt their own inside voice and they doubt their own competence. They don’t doubt their competence with their other children, but autism is a wedge, it’s like a wedge with glue, and it drives families apart.
In RDI we believe there is a parallel process between the consultant and the parent, and the parent and the child… We’re giving them the tools so they can begin to think of their own objectives, they can come up with them.
Sometimes when an autism diagnosis comes in, there’s a veil that falls over our dreams. Will there be hope again?
Dr. Rachelle Sheely continues her discussion on the crisis after a diagnosis and finding hope with RDI.
Dr. Rachelle Sheely speaks directly to parents about how to move forward after an autism diagnosis.
Dr. Gutstein talks about the importance of placing high expectations on our children in order to see growth.
Listen as Dr. Gutstein gives words of hope for parents of children with autism in the new year.
Dr. Gutsein continues his series, The Heart of RDI®
Dr. Gutstein continues his talk on “The Heart of RDI®”
