"Empowering Parents to Make the Difference"
Services: Relationship Development Intervention® (RDI®)
• a parent-based intervention program where parents are provided the tools to effectively teach Dynamic Intelligence
skills and motivation to their child.
• about the joy in connecting: a path for people on the autism spectrum to learn friendship, empathy, and a love of
sharing their world and experiences with others.
• about changing neurology: a way for people on the spectrum to become flexible thinkers and creative problem solvers
who enjoy the challenges of change and who desire to expand their world.
• based on over 20 years of research by the world's experts on typical development as well as scientific studies on
people with autism.
• developmental & systematic: a step-by-step program that focuses first on building the motivations so that skills will be
used & generalized; followed by carefully and systematically building the skills for competence and fulfillment in a
complex world.
• realistic: a program that can be started easily, and implemented seamlessly into regular, day-to-day activities to enrich
the life of the whole family.
• precise: a method that measures and begins at the edge of each person's capability and then carefully but continually
raises the bar.
The goal of the RDI® Program is to provide the majority of people on the autism spectrum with the potential to attain a true quality of life.
For a detailed description of the RDI® program, click on this link:
• We offer RDI® programs for families of children with autism. RDI® is an intervention developed by Dr. Steven Gutstein,
phD, of the Connections Center. RDI® is an intervention program that focuses on remediating the core deficits of
autism.
The RDI® Program is:
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on RDI® Research, click