The Ward family in LA has found that Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), in conjunction with speech and occupational therapy, has helped their son with autism "turn the corner." The entire family is involved in RDI and they video-tape their sessions for review by their Shreveport-based RDI therapist, who suggests new and updated strategies. RDI founder, Steven Gutstein, Ph.D., uses the words "dynamic intelligence" to describe a program goal. For the Ward family this means that RDI teaches the emotion behind the behavior.
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