As adults, most of us self-regulate habitually – we barely think about it. But can you guide your autistic child to self-regulate as you do? Self-regulation is the process that we go through that gives us the ability to control our behaviors and emotions – which is crucial to independence in life.
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Helping Autistic Adults Find and Keep Employment
Why do so many autistic adults struggle with finding and keeping a job? The world simply isn’t built for neurodivergent people–but there are things employers can do to remedy that.
Transitioning to Independence: 5 Online Resources to Help Neurodivergent Young Adults Find Jobs & Job Skills
85% of adults with autism are unemployed or underemployed, yet 60% of them have cognitive abilities at or above those of neurotypical individuals. So what is the problem?
Talking about Co-Regulation!
Learn how co-regulation improves communication, encourages independence and practical ideas to implement this core concept of parenting at home.
Mastery Motivation: A Foundation of Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation is the ability to be motivated internally, without external reward. Building intrinsic motivation in our children, autism or not, is a goal of all parents because without this force driving them, they will never achieve independence.
How RDI®️️ and Dynamic Intelligence Lead to Quality of Life for Adults on the Spectrum
Dynamic growth is a key function of dynamic intelligence. With this, your child’s mental resources are improved. Your child constructs and continuously builds a library of personal knowledge that they can retrieve from as needed.
Is Independence Possible with Autism?
Growth and independence are possible, and they happen through a process of guidance that stimulates growth-seeking and awareness in the child.
Tapping Into Your Child’s Potential
How can you help your child with autism reach their potential? Regulation, the MindGuiding Relationship, and the right amount of challenge all play a part.
Parents, You’ve Done Nothing Wrong!
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Dr. Rachelle Sheely speaks directly to parents about how to move forward after an autism diagnosis.
How to Help Your Child Reach His Potential
When helping your child to reach potential – you expect him to flourish and have a wonderful life. You expect him to be successful, in his way. Not in a way you’ve determined for him. When you give your child this gift of true acceptance, he will show you his potential.
What Does Presuming Competence Really Mean?
Are you going to be the parent who believes in his/her child? Are you going to presume competence?
Helping Your Child Pursue Independence
Your child has immense capacity for absorbing information. But he doesn’t know how to use it or make sense of it. Sensory sensitivities make things even more difficult. But I have good news for you. You can connect the dots for your child. You can help him make sense of the world. You, the parent, have an important role to play.
4 Simple Steps to Build Life Skills in Your Child
Dynamic focuses on problem solving, thinking, flexibility, where there are several solutions to a single problem.
The Hope of Happiness for Those with Autism
An RDI® Guide to Happiness
What´s So Tough About Brushing Your Teeth?
Helping your child learn life´s necesarry skills.
Autism and Independence
Are you preparing your child to eventually live as independently as possible right now? Regardless of the extent of a child’s disability or his age, there is much we can do to help our children live up to their fullest potential.
The Mission Preview: Envisioning Your Family’s Future
In RDI parents are given the hefty task of imagining their family life in 5 years, 10 years.
Beyond Awareness: Week 2
Autism is neither good nor bad. It just exists, and it’s up to us…
Autism Advocacy: Beyond Awareness
So…once they have your attention, then what?