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April 10-13 There is a four day parent training for those of you interested in RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) ..I downloaded this from the website to give more info on what rdi is. If you have any more questions please contact me, or go to the website www.rdiconnect.com. Thanks!
- What is Relationship Development Intervention® Program?
RDI® is a program for educating and coaching parents and teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and others who interact and work with the child. It is a 'mission oriented' program. This means that it is not wedded to any specific techniques. The mission of RDI® is to develop the most effective methods to remediate those specific deficits which impede people on the autism spectrum from productive employment, independent living, marriage and intimate social relationships. It involves: systematic, long-term remediation of specific deficits that define autism spectrum disorders; preparing parents to act as participant guides and restoring the critical early guided-participation relationship damaged by ASD; creating numerous daily opportunities for the child to respond in more flexible, thoughtful ways; and helping children capture and stockpile critical memories that build a repository of competence, in gradually more complex environments. The RDI® Program protocol consists of 9 essential elements, which includes a curriculum of hundreds of step-by-step, developmentally-based objectives and a thorough Relationship Development Assessment™. |