Fwd: Autism and RDI: I Have Autism and I'm Smart!

August 29, 2012

Issue 47

August 29, 2012

www.rdiconnect.com

News

Researchers Probe Language Impairment

Researchers disagree on recent studies

Does Autism Risk Rise with Paternal Age?

New research suggests older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to their children than younger fathers

The Brain's Pathways to Self-Awareness

New research shows that self-awareness corresponds to a brain process that cannot be localized to a single region of the brain

Quick Links

RDIconnect Website

Find an RDI Consultant

RDI Certification for professionals

In Their Own Words

Visit the following RDI Consultant and Parent Blogs & Podcasts

Di Maitland

'The Bright Side of Life ' Blog

Kathy Darrow

'What is RDI?' Blog

Isaac

Understanding Autism Podcast - Broadcast live on the 2nd Monday and 2nd Tuesday of every month

Hudkins

'The RDI Mom' Blog

Zoe

'Food for Thought' Blog

The RDI Book

English & Spanish!

Purchase: Amazon or RDI

Amazon is now shipping the RDI Book Internationally.

Dear Friend

Consultant, a Rahavy, gives everyday examples of how to create memories and competence, and RDI mom, Mize, shares about the day the news interviewed her daughter.

~ le Sheely, PhD

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I'm Mallie - I Have Autism and I'm Smart

by Mize

In May, a Texas news show spotlighted Mallie, a child of one of our RDI families. Mallie's mom, , recounts this remarkable experience.

Our news interview story actually has it's beginning earlier in the spring. We had an experience at the Ft Worth botanical gardens with the butterfly exhibit. We walked into the conservatory with our pamphlet already opened up, ready to identify the butterflies we were going to see. There was a lot of one particular kind of butterfly, mostly feeding on fresh fruit hanging in baskets from the tree branches. Mallie commented that they looked like owls. Well, we looked all over the inside of the pamphlet and didn't find the picture of the common butterflies. When we were almost leaving, I turned the pamphlet over to look at the cover...there was a picture of the common butterfly aptly named "Owl Butterfly." I showed it to Mallie to spotlight the moment, and she said "I'm smart!"

Someone's in the Kitchen with a

by a Rahavy

RDI Certified Consultant, a Rahavy

A common theme both in my day-to-day life, and in the lives of most of the families I work with, is finding a balance between getting things done and involving our children.

For me, no place is this more true than in my itty-bitty kitchen. I love food, cooking, eating, and everything else that entails. While I am just fine having my sons "help" clean-up (and leave a little mess behind), I am much less comfortable with the idea of cooking something that might not taste quite as I have planned. For those of you familiar with RDI, you may have guessed my dilemma - reminding myself that my objective is not to create a gourmet dish, but instead to create memories of competence and shared experiences with my boys. After much trial and error, I'd like to give you some ideas of what has worked for me. You might notice much of this seems familiar - possibly what you have been working on in RDI anyway.

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