Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Oops! The website address for RDI info is rdiconnect.com. Lyn --- Lyn Hardouin wrote: > HI Amy: > We have used RDI for 1.5 years with our 4.5 year old > daughter and have seen very steady changes in her > eye > contact, referencing to parents and adults, her play > skills, some imagination, and a reduction in her > hyperactive movement and inattention during play and > structured activities. She also does not stray from > us > in public anymore and looks for our facial > expressions > for emotional cues. All of this is new in 1.5 years. > I > can't say for sure that RDI is completely > responsible, > but is surely a big part. My daughter received ABA > and > a variety of other therapies throughout that time > period. Still, it is worth the time and effort once > you outline what social and emotional changes you > want > to see. > > We never went to the parent conference, but instead > bought the DVD series done by Dr. Gutstein > from > the Connections Center inHouston. Can get it online > from connectionscenter.org. He explains the whole > rationale, theory and the process. Then you'll need > to > find a professional RDI consultant (our choice) > unless > you want to tackle the therapy on your own, with the > help of other parents thru one of the listserves > about > RDI. The available listserves are changing as we > speak, so maybe the home page of Connections Center > can help. > If you have any other questions, you are welcome to > e-mail me privately. > Sincerely, > Lyn > > --- adenker wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me more about RDI therapy? If you > > liked it, if it > > worked, if it didn't. Basically, any opinion is > > welcomed. I have a 6 > > yr old son with PDD-NOS and I would love to learn > to > > be more pro-active > > in helping him. I feel like I read and do > different > > things the > > therapists tell us but I am still lost. I was > > thinking about going to > > the 4 day RDI conference when it comes to Houston > > but want to hear what > > others experience. Also, he does not need ABA so > I > > thought maybe the > > RDI would be the way to go. > > Thanks > > Amy > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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