The process of Mindful Guiding has two different functions: Support functions and Management functions. Below is a breakdown of each of those functions and how they relate to you, the Mindful Guide. 

The RDI Program approaches intervention in the essential areas of teaching, building foundations, and creating growth through problem resolution.

Looking for an effective developmental model that will help your child with autism reach their potential? Scaffolding Towards Independence Scaffolding allows the student to gain independence by...

Are you working remotely with your child’s autism specialist or consultant? We have some tips to help you get the most out of each session!

Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected and Understood!

Without the ability to learn from your past experiences and use your episodic memory to make choices, you can become rigid and inflexible and nonfunctional.

Welcome to our series on The Power of Episodic Memory in Autism. This is part one of a three part series written by Certified RDI® consultants Sharon Bradbrook-Armit and Kathy Darrow....

When our body and brain are under a great deal of stress, we lose the ability to learn from our environment in that moment and so do our children.

Mental growth only happens when a learner is mentally challenged.

RDI® has often been called the missing piece of the puzzle in treating ASD because we don’t try to whitewash symptoms, but go to the heart of the problem and offer solutions that will improve your family’s quality of life.

With Relationship Development Intervention, our consultants help parents move from the difficulty of diagnosis and gain the tools to become an effective guide to your child.

This guest blog post was written by RDI® certified consultant Amber Hasbun. “Ugh... My video was due yesterday.” As RDI parent you’ve been there before. You’ve gone through the cycle of dread,...

Even though it is hard, you have to let your children experience failure, especially when they have autism.

In truth, doesn’t the lack of practice at bouncing back from failure (in children on the autism spectrum) actually increase emotional fragility and decrease resilience?

One of the biggest shifts that social partners need to make in order to support a child with ASD is in their own communication.

As we move and do things throughout our life, we are creating a story about ourselves.