Autism Family Services, LLC

Ms. DeAngelo received her A.B in economics from Dartmouth College and her Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She had a successful career in management consulting and hospital management until, in 2002, she discovered that her then-2-year-old son had autism. Ms. DeAngelo left the workforce for five years to advocate full-time for her son. She succeeded in advocating for changes in his school program that resulted in an increased rate of progress in his core problem areas. She investigated many interventions over the years. When she learned about Relationship Development Intervention® (RDI®), she felt that this was the only intervention that directly addressed what she had known all along was the core deficit area with her son. The DeAngelo family began an RDI® program in 2005. The effect on the quality of life for her son and for the family as a whole since then has been remarkable. The boy who used to be aloof, speak in scripted phrased, and have frequent tantrums, now is engaging, flexible, funny, creative, conversational. The stress level for the family as a whole has been greatly reduced, and Ms. DeAngelo and her husband feel much more competent in parenting their son. Ms. DeAngelo’s passion about RDI propelled her to begin her training to become certified as an RDI® consultant. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to help other parents learn to be competent guides to their children in remediating the core deficits of their autism.