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AUTISM: From Autism to Full Recovery with The Son-Rise Program The Son-Rise Program Start-Up June 13-18

Scholarships

Interview with Kate Wilde For Parents by Parents

Games, Themes and Activities Autism in the News

Are you onThousands of people are connecting with us through Facebook!Become Bears' FriendBecome anATCA Fan

"We came to The Son-Rise Program® with hope that my lovely sister, Eileen (44 years old) would have the opportunity to become everything she would want to be. Since we have been here, her repetitious behaviors have decreased by 50%. She has stopped scratching us, and she has a longer attention span. Not only have we seen her able to communicate verbally, but she has also shown us that she wants to communicate by writing in simple words—this is a miracle that we never expected!! We are thrilled!"-Leah D., England

Read Storiesfrom Other Families

Watch the Kaufman's story about Raun on STARZ*! Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love is based the best-selling book, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, by Barry Neil and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Seen by over 300 million people worldwide, this is an exciting opportunity for you to watch Raun's journey from severely Autistic to a highly verbal, socially interactive youngster with a near genius IQ.Click here to see the STARZ movie schedule for Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.

Can't get their schedule to fit into yours? Borrow a copy from us!Call (413)229-2100

*STARZ is a cable channel in North America

Program Schedule

The Son-Rise ProgramStart-Up June 7 - 11, 2010August 22 - 27, 2010December 5 - 10, 2010

Advanced Programs The Son-Rise ProgramMaximum Impact April 11 - 16, 2010October 17 - 22, 2010 The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - UK May 23 - 28, 2010 London, UK Please call: 0

The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - US November 14 - 19, 2010

The Son-Rise ProgramWide Awake(By Invitation) November 7 - 12, 2010

All programs are held on our beautiful campus in Sheffield, MA unless otherwise noted.

From Autism to Full Recovery withThe Son-Rise Program

Remarkable New Video Documenting Autism Recovery for Autism Awareness Month

Hello Ana!For Autism Awareness month, the Autism Treatment Center of America™ announces the release of an inspiring six minute “before and after†video documenting the recovery of Simon, one of many children who made a full recovery from Autism using The Son-Rise Program. Simon tells his story from his Autism diagnosis to his hopes today as a gregarious 19 year-old college freshmen.

"We're thrilled to be able to share this video with you. Like many of the children who have benefitted from The Son-Rise Program and like my son Raun, Simon is an excellent example of a Son-Rise child exceeding any expectation that his doctors had for him and eventually even being off the autism spectrum." Barry (Bears) Neil Kaufman.

Simon's story is a testament - Never give up hope...Never set limits on any child's future just because they are diagnosed with Autism. As Simon's video story shows, this belief enabled his parents to choose an alternative to institutionalization that enabled Simon to leave his Autism behind to become a communicative, social young man. The sky is the limit for Simon.Simon's mother attributes her son's recovery from Autism to The Son-Rise Program.

"Simon was diagnosed by doctors who told me he had a less than 30 I.Q., would NEVER speak or recognize me again, and he would be severely autistic. Today, Simon is an authentic, loving, introspective person...truly a young Son-Rise Program child growing into his future. Years ago, I was told by a Son-Rise teacher that because Simon grew up with The Son-Rise Program principles, they would guide him throughout his life. Like many of the children he had worked with, he predicted that Simon would grow up to lead an extraordinary life. We believed in that possibility for Simon, and he has already fulfilled that vision. My husband and I hope that by sharing this very personal video with the world during Autism Awareness Month, that other families will hear Simon's words and find their way to The Son-Rise Program as

well."

Be the first to find out when ATCA has posted new videos to YouTube on our own Autism Treatment channel!

All you have to do is go to YouTube.com/AutismTreatment hit the "subscribe" button. This way you'll get a notification every time we upload a new video - this will ensure that you never miss any of our parent testimonials; treatment success stories; tips and training videos. If you don't already have a YouTube account, it's easy to sign up.Click here for easy-to-follow video instructions.

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"The Son-Rise Program has been incredible for us as a family. My son has gone from being a withdrawn and silent child to a funny, loving and thoughtful person who tells us that he's a fan of love! I'm a big fan of love, too, and Son-Rise Program has helped me to extend and feel that love for my children, my partner and myself more deeply. I feel excited about our futures now, not scared anymore." - G., United Kingdom

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up In Sheffield, Massachusetts - June 7-11, 2010

“Before The Son-Rise Program, I was frustrated beyond belief. Everyone offered a speedy diagnosis along with a grim prognosis, but NO Help! No information on how to help my child and it was just out of our hands. Finding the Autism Treatment Center of America was like a road back home. I know my child better than any professional and The Son-Rise Program let me use my power not only to reach my son but to be awed by him. He’s already doing things 6 months into the program that were deemed impossible.â€

- Bracken, Son-Rise Mom, TexasChild: Hank, Age 3, Diagnosis: PDD

Who should attend The Son-Rise Program Start-Up?

Parents caring for a child from 18 months to 53 years and older recently diagnosed or challenged by Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and other related developmental difficulties - even those children with some skills, language, etc.

Parents tired of hearing "hopeless", "life-long", "she'll never do this or that", or "he should be institutionalized."

Parents not 100% satisfied with their child's present treatment, whether it be ABA or another form of therapy.

Parents looking to build a meaningful, loving, and accepting relationship with their child.

Parents who know their child and relish the idea of directing their child's treatment.

The Son-Rise Program Basics

Empowers and trains you to lead your child’s treatment program

An easy, step-by-step curriculum that effectively helps you reach your child

Join and bond with your child in their world so that you can guide them into yours

Use your love and deep caring to build on your child’s interests and motivation

Maximizes your child’s potential in the familiarity and comfort of your own home

Celebrate and enjoy your child in playful exchange that will change their life and yours

For more than 35 years The Son-Rise Program has helped more than 25,000 families worldwide celebrate their children’s successes and potential recovery

What you'll learn?

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up is a 5-day training program delivering comprehensive instruction in the core fundamentals of The Son-Rise Program including:

Parent Skill Development by becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective teacher for your child.

Practical Strategies to overcome everyday challenges employing a unique technique called "joining," which can lead to reducing or eliminating "stimming" or "isms.

Language Development Techniques for increasing verbal communication to help your child interact, make requests.

Attitudinal Training to focus on adopting a nonjudgmental, optimistic and inspirational attitude toward your child and their challenges.

Creating an Optimal Environment by filtering out all of the most common distractions.

Capable Leadership to employ powerful principles and methods to confidently recruit and train a support team for you and your child.

The program provides the inspiring, caring, supportive and respectful attitude towards your child that is become synonymous with The Son-Rise Program. The Son-Rise Program Start-Up has not only impacted the lives of children with developmental difficulties, but also the lives of parents and entire families, by delivering a renewed sense of purpose and energy along with increased optimism, inspiration and hope for the future. At the end of this course, you will have all the tools necessary to design and implement your own home-based Son-Rise Program, as well as the skills and the attitude to impact your child’s growth in all areas of learning, communication, development and skill acquisition. What should you do next?

Request a private, free consultation with a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor to discuss specifics of your child’s history and needs. The Family Counselor will answer all of your questions and will give you information on techniques you can try at home immediately with your child, information on The Son-Rise Program Start-Up, Financial Aid, etc. Requesting an Initial Call with a Family Counselor is the easiest way to make the best treatment decision for your child.

Please call (413)229-2100

Son-Rise ProgramSenior Family Counselor

Michigan native came to The Option Institute and the Autism Treatment Center of America in Sheffield, MA, eleven years ago, to help recover his son, and has been on staff here for the last six years.Jake was diagnosed when he was...Read More

Jan-Marie GundackerSon-Rise ProgramFamily Counselor

Jan-Marie Gundacker came to The Son-Rise Program at the Autism Treatment Center of America at a crossroads in her life. A single mother of two, she twice triumphed over breast cancer, has faced other challenging health issues and needed to help her daughter through serious life-challenging events... Read More

For a priority call with one or our Son-Rise Program Family Counselors click the button below:

Read Empirical Research Supporting The Son-Rise Program.

Don't let finances stop you. Financial assistance is available; let our Family Counselors help you get here!

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Move that Mountain!

New Scholarships Available

Is there a mountain standing smack in the way of your BIG DREAM of coming to the Autism Treatment Center of America for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up? Are you postponing getting the tools you need to help your child live a bigger and better life because you just can’t afford it right now? If you need help to move that mountain because of limited financial resources … do we have good news for you!Get ready to push that mountain right out of the way. We can help you move it thanks to some very caring and generous donors who have set up special scholarship funds, and you just might qualify for financial aid or a scholarship from one of these

funds. Although limited, we do have special funds available for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up that are designated for families from Ohio through the & Joe Gorman Ohio /ATCA Scholarship Fund, and for families from the 11 counties in the San Francisco area through the San Francisco Bay Area Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund, and for families from the New York City and Long Island area through the CAARE Long Island & New York City Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund. Don’t live in any of those places? There is also other aid available to those coming from everywhere else in the world.If you

want to register and apply for a scholarship or financial aid, call us at (413)229-2100 and ask for a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor.We’re here to help and we don’t want you to wait another minute!

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"Our daughter was moderately severe on the Autism Spectrum, would likely never talk and could end up in a group home. Then I came to The Son-Rise Program Start-Up. We agreed to give it 90 days...if there was no improvement we'd go back to ABA...well, she soared...in the first 7 weeks her language jumped from 25 to over 700 words! She changed dramatically. She is in mainstream kindergarten. Her academics are solid and she has a best friend, Olivia. Thank you for what you created." - & Steve B., Missouri

“Do what they’re doingand love them!â€

Interview with Kate Wilde

For years, Kate Wilde has been repeating the phrase, “Do what they’re doing and love them.†Can you imagine that a random choice at her local video store in England would impact her life forever? She and her twin sister were 13 when they watched Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love video. “It never left my mind. I was struck by the attitude of acceptance…you can overcome anything.†Fueled with inspiration from that point on, Kate focused her life’s purpose on loving and teaching children with developmental challenges. She began volunteering, became a certified Son Rise teacher in 1997, and now directs The Son Rise Program®.Kate shared an experience

she had at the age of 15 when she worked with her first child with Autism in England:

“She wore special wedged shoes to accommodate walking on her toes, and a helmet to protect her head from her constant head banging. She towered over me! She would grab me in a headlock and drag me around the border of the soccer field. I thought…What do I do? I remembered The Son-Rise movie…Do what they’re doing and love them…so that’s what I did. She didn’t bang her head with me. It was an invaluable first success!â€

In her early twenties, Kate began working for Pinney, whose book on working one-on-one with children helped fuel her interest in Autism. After four days, Kate was offered the opportunity to work with Ceilidh, a child with Autism. Ceilidh’s family asked Kate to join them for training at the Autism Treatment Center of America (ATCA), located in Massachusetts. To her surprise, during orientation at ATCA, they played Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love. “I was shocked and knew it was a sign. I was using the very same Son-Rise Program that had inspired me to work with children as a 13 year old.†Kate returned to London to work and save money to return to America for the Living the Dream program (now called Grand Summer Sequence) at The Option Institute.Thinking she’d stay in

America for a short time, Kate began the Living the Dream course…and never left! With strong ties to her family, Kate was torn, but knew it was important to stay in America and continue her dream to work with ATCA. She had developed a bond with a group of individuals who played a significant role in her personal and professional growth at ATCA - Spellman, Bryn Hogan, Hogan, Suzanne Pruss, and Raun Kaufman. “We were the Son-Rise gang. We’re the same generation…we grew up together. Who I live close to is important to me. What I do is important.†As always, her real love lay in working one-on-one with children and she could never imagine doing anything else. [eyes tearing] “During

my certification, Bears told me he had a vision that one day I’d be training other people for certification. I thought he was crazy, but here I am with this new passion for training Child Facilitators and Teachers.â€As Director of The Son-Rise Program Intensive, Certified Son-Rise Program Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Child Facilitator at the Autism Treatment Center of America, Kate directs The Son Rise program, runs training programs, teaches groups of parents, works one-on-one with families and children, regularly posts her thoughts and activities to The Son Rise blog, and travels to the UK to train parents and staff there. She’s made an incredible difference in the life of each family and individual she touches. We’re blessed to have her and we’re excited for her!

WILDE FACTS ABOUT KATE:

Studied music theory in school and originally thought she would use music to work with children with Autism

Plays flute, piano, and cello; and has a piano in her home

Currently has a passion for learning Argentine Tango (so much that she’s visiting Buenos Aires to study)

Taking a six month sabbatical to India, UK, Spain, Trinidad, Buenos Aires, UK, then back to USA

Click here to stay connected to Kate through herblog posts and videos!

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For Parents By Parents

A Letter to Bears

Dear Mr. Kaufman,We recently saw Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love and we have been so inspired. Your story of Raun is in some ways like ours with our son, Matheo. My name is Lucy and I am married to a wonderful man named Bogdan. Together we were fortunate to have two amazing little boys. Our first little guy, Victor, who is now 3 is a very social, fun-loving and talkative boy. Our baby, Matheo, is 21 months old and is also fun-loving but non-verbal and not social.We began our journey just couple of months ago. We felt something just didn't feel right. I voiced my concern to our pediatrician. Her response,"Wait and see. Have him seen at two years old. He might just be a late bloomer."Not satisfied, I went home and searched the Internet for terms like "non verbal, flapping of hands, spinning and teeth grinding"...and there it was...Autism. I didn't want to believe it! We took him to a

psychiatrist and after one hour of observing him, she said, "I cannot make a diagnoses just yet [because at the time he was 18 months] and acted like a 12 month old. If I had to guess I would put him on the spectrum." She pretty much gave us no hope at all!We were so heartbroken. I felt like this could not be happening...how did this happened??? The next couple of days were the most difficult. We cried, felt hopeless and alone. What surprised me the most is how my husband looked at the situation. He told me something that I just did not understand, "You should be happy this is happening to us and not to so and so. This is happening to us because we can handle it." I stood there with tears in my eyes and kept asking myself, "how can I be happy this is happening to us?"I searched and searched [the Internet] for a way to help our boy...and there it was...ABA. ABA came up in every search we did on Autism, so we found this private clinic that

offered it. The woman explained that they work on eye contact among other positive things.Matheo started ABA in January. At the same time we decided to take Matheo off regular milk and replace his milk with rice milk. Within two days his eye contact improved. Although Matheo started ABA, I still felt that there was something else out there for him. I requested to be a part of one of his sessions and when I came home I looked at my husband and said to him, "It feels as if they are training him...as if he's a dog. We felt so sad that we had put him in this program. I felt guilty for spending my parent's money on ABA. (I asked my parents to help out because it was so expensive.) We're happy it only took us two and one half months to realize that ABA was not for us.After seeing a RDI consultant, she observed Matheo and said something interesting, "Oh look at him. He is like the Son-Rise kid. He spins everything just like the Son-Rise kid.

There's a movie done about him." That night, I found the movie on YouTube.After watching, I felt this feeling of hope and it all seemed to make sense. We went on your site and watched testimonial after testimonial and felt this relief.I signed up for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up in June. I'm so excited and happy to start! It's remarkable! We feel that Matheo senses that we're acccepting of him. He's so much more attentive and he makes more eye contact. I now understand what my husband once told me about being happy that is happened to us.It all makes sense to me now! I want to thank you for that. I feel that we can help our son. You and your wife have a lot to do with that!In hopes of meeting you one day,Lucy T.

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The Son-Rise ProgramGames, Themes and Activities

Watch and Practice Kate Wilde's New Game

Check out Kate Wilde’s latest Son-Rise tip! Kate shares another wonderful game to help your child on the Autism Spectrum use their imagination skills. A key to successfully introducing this game with your child is if you only introduce the game when your child is showing you signs that they are interested and connected to you. Ready, set, imagine!!!

Watch Kate's Newest Video on YouTube

Be the first to find out when ATCA has posted new videos to YouTube on our own Autism Treatment channel!

All you have to do is go to YouTube.com/AutismTreatment hit the "subscribe" button. This way you'll get a notification every time we upload a new video - this will ensure that you never miss any of our new videos. If you don't already have a YouTube account, it's easy to sign up. Click here for easy-to-follow video instructions.

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Autism in the News!

ENGLAND'S FIRST AUTISM STRATEGYAdults with Autism are set to get the same access to jobs, education and good health care as everybody else following a pledge from government today in its first autism strategy for England. Read More...NEW STUDY REVEALS HIGHEST DETECTION RATE AMONG GENETIC TESTS FOR ASD PATIENTSThe journal, Pediatrics, revealed that chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) had the highest detection rate among clinically available genetic tests for patients with autism spectrum disorders and should be part of the initial diagnostic evaluation of all patients with ASDs unless a genetic diagnosis has already been made. Read More...HEALTHCARE REFORM AND AUTISMIs there anything in that great, big healthcare reform package for families with members on the autism spectrum? Yes, there is... Read More...ASPERGER'S AND MORE SEVERE AUTISM UNDER ONE UMBRELLAAlbert Einstein and Mozart are among the geniuses who may have suffered from a mild form of autism. New mental health categories proposed by the American Psychiatric Association would combine the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and more severe forms of autism under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Some families see extra benefits and opportunities for treatment from the change while others see more stigma for themselves or loved ones. Read More...

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AUTISM: From Autism to Full Recovery with The Son-Rise Program The Son-Rise Program Start-Up June 13-18

Scholarships

Interview with Kate Wilde For Parents by Parents

Games, Themes and Activities Autism in the News

Are you onThousands of people are connecting with us through Facebook!Become Bears' FriendBecome anATCA Fan

"We came to The Son-Rise Program® with hope that my lovely sister, Eileen (44 years old) would have the opportunity to become everything she would want to be. Since we have been here, her repetitious behaviors have decreased by 50%. She has stopped scratching us, and she has a longer attention span. Not only have we seen her able to communicate verbally, but she has also shown us that she wants to communicate by writing in simple words—this is a miracle that we never expected!! We are thrilled!"-Leah D., England

Read Storiesfrom Other Families

Watch the Kaufman's story about Raun on STARZ*! Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love is based the best-selling book, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, by Barry Neil and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Seen by over 300 million people worldwide, this is an exciting opportunity for you to watch Raun's journey from severely Autistic to a highly verbal, socially interactive youngster with a near genius IQ.Click here to see the STARZ movie schedule for Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.

Can't get their schedule to fit into yours? Borrow a copy from us!Call (413)229-2100

*STARZ is a cable channel in North America

Program Schedule

The Son-Rise ProgramStart-Up June 7 - 11, 2010August 22 - 27, 2010December 5 - 10, 2010

Advanced Programs The Son-Rise ProgramMaximum Impact April 11 - 16, 2010October 17 - 22, 2010 The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - UK May 23 - 28, 2010 London, UK Please call: 0

The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - US November 14 - 19, 2010

The Son-Rise ProgramWide Awake(By Invitation) November 7 - 12, 2010

All programs are held on our beautiful campus in Sheffield, MA unless otherwise noted.

From Autism to Full Recovery withThe Son-Rise Program

Remarkable New Video Documenting Autism Recovery for Autism Awareness Month

Hello Ana!For Autism Awareness month, the Autism Treatment Center of America™ announces the release of an inspiring six minute “before and after†video documenting the recovery of Simon, one of many children who made a full recovery from Autism using The Son-Rise Program. Simon tells his story from his Autism diagnosis to his hopes today as a gregarious 19 year-old college freshmen.

"We're thrilled to be able to share this video with you. Like many of the children who have benefitted from The Son-Rise Program and like my son Raun, Simon is an excellent example of a Son-Rise child exceeding any expectation that his doctors had for him and eventually even being off the autism spectrum." Barry (Bears) Neil Kaufman.

Simon's story is a testament - Never give up hope...Never set limits on any child's future just because they are diagnosed with Autism. As Simon's video story shows, this belief enabled his parents to choose an alternative to institutionalization that enabled Simon to leave his Autism behind to become a communicative, social young man. The sky is the limit for Simon.Simon's mother attributes her son's recovery from Autism to The Son-Rise Program.

"Simon was diagnosed by doctors who told me he had a less than 30 I.Q., would NEVER speak or recognize me again, and he would be severely autistic. Today, Simon is an authentic, loving, introspective person...truly a young Son-Rise Program child growing into his future. Years ago, I was told by a Son-Rise teacher that because Simon grew up with The Son-Rise Program principles, they would guide him throughout his life. Like many of the children he had worked with, he predicted that Simon would grow up to lead an extraordinary life. We believed in that possibility for Simon, and he has already fulfilled that vision. My husband and I hope that by sharing this very personal video with the world during Autism Awareness Month, that other families will hear Simon's words and find their way to The Son-Rise Program as

well."

Be the first to find out when ATCA has posted new videos to YouTube on our own Autism Treatment channel!

All you have to do is go to YouTube.com/AutismTreatment hit the "subscribe" button. This way you'll get a notification every time we upload a new video - this will ensure that you never miss any of our parent testimonials; treatment success stories; tips and training videos. If you don't already have a YouTube account, it's easy to sign up.Click here for easy-to-follow video instructions.

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"The Son-Rise Program has been incredible for us as a family. My son has gone from being a withdrawn and silent child to a funny, loving and thoughtful person who tells us that he's a fan of love! I'm a big fan of love, too, and Son-Rise Program has helped me to extend and feel that love for my children, my partner and myself more deeply. I feel excited about our futures now, not scared anymore." - G., United Kingdom

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up In Sheffield, Massachusetts - June 7-11, 2010

“Before The Son-Rise Program, I was frustrated beyond belief. Everyone offered a speedy diagnosis along with a grim prognosis, but NO Help! No information on how to help my child and it was just out of our hands. Finding the Autism Treatment Center of America was like a road back home. I know my child better than any professional and The Son-Rise Program let me use my power not only to reach my son but to be awed by him. He’s already doing things 6 months into the program that were deemed impossible.â€

- Bracken, Son-Rise Mom, TexasChild: Hank, Age 3, Diagnosis: PDD

Who should attend The Son-Rise Program Start-Up?

Parents caring for a child from 18 months to 53 years and older recently diagnosed or challenged by Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and other related developmental difficulties - even those children with some skills, language, etc.

Parents tired of hearing "hopeless", "life-long", "she'll never do this or that", or "he should be institutionalized."

Parents not 100% satisfied with their child's present treatment, whether it be ABA or another form of therapy.

Parents looking to build a meaningful, loving, and accepting relationship with their child.

Parents who know their child and relish the idea of directing their child's treatment.

The Son-Rise Program Basics

Empowers and trains you to lead your child’s treatment program

An easy, step-by-step curriculum that effectively helps you reach your child

Join and bond with your child in their world so that you can guide them into yours

Use your love and deep caring to build on your child’s interests and motivation

Maximizes your child’s potential in the familiarity and comfort of your own home

Celebrate and enjoy your child in playful exchange that will change their life and yours

For more than 35 years The Son-Rise Program has helped more than 25,000 families worldwide celebrate their children’s successes and potential recovery

What you'll learn?

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up is a 5-day training program delivering comprehensive instruction in the core fundamentals of The Son-Rise Program including:

Parent Skill Development by becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective teacher for your child.

Practical Strategies to overcome everyday challenges employing a unique technique called "joining," which can lead to reducing or eliminating "stimming" or "isms.

Language Development Techniques for increasing verbal communication to help your child interact, make requests.

Attitudinal Training to focus on adopting a nonjudgmental, optimistic and inspirational attitude toward your child and their challenges.

Creating an Optimal Environment by filtering out all of the most common distractions.

Capable Leadership to employ powerful principles and methods to confidently recruit and train a support team for you and your child.

The program provides the inspiring, caring, supportive and respectful attitude towards your child that is become synonymous with The Son-Rise Program. The Son-Rise Program Start-Up has not only impacted the lives of children with developmental difficulties, but also the lives of parents and entire families, by delivering a renewed sense of purpose and energy along with increased optimism, inspiration and hope for the future. At the end of this course, you will have all the tools necessary to design and implement your own home-based Son-Rise Program, as well as the skills and the attitude to impact your child’s growth in all areas of learning, communication, development and skill acquisition. What should you do next?

Request a private, free consultation with a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor to discuss specifics of your child’s history and needs. The Family Counselor will answer all of your questions and will give you information on techniques you can try at home immediately with your child, information on The Son-Rise Program Start-Up, Financial Aid, etc. Requesting an Initial Call with a Family Counselor is the easiest way to make the best treatment decision for your child.

Please call (413)229-2100

Son-Rise ProgramSenior Family Counselor

Michigan native came to The Option Institute and the Autism Treatment Center of America in Sheffield, MA, eleven years ago, to help recover his son, and has been on staff here for the last six years.Jake was diagnosed when he was...Read More

Jan-Marie GundackerSon-Rise ProgramFamily Counselor

Jan-Marie Gundacker came to The Son-Rise Program at the Autism Treatment Center of America at a crossroads in her life. A single mother of two, she twice triumphed over breast cancer, has faced other challenging health issues and needed to help her daughter through serious life-challenging events... Read More

For a priority call with one or our Son-Rise Program Family Counselors click the button below:

Read Empirical Research Supporting The Son-Rise Program.

Don't let finances stop you. Financial assistance is available; let our Family Counselors help you get here!

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Move that Mountain!

New Scholarships Available

Is there a mountain standing smack in the way of your BIG DREAM of coming to the Autism Treatment Center of America for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up? Are you postponing getting the tools you need to help your child live a bigger and better life because you just can’t afford it right now? If you need help to move that mountain because of limited financial resources … do we have good news for you!Get ready to push that mountain right out of the way. We can help you move it thanks to some very caring and generous donors who have set up special scholarship funds, and you just might qualify for financial aid or a scholarship from one of these

funds. Although limited, we do have special funds available for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up that are designated for families from Ohio through the & Joe Gorman Ohio /ATCA Scholarship Fund, and for families from the 11 counties in the San Francisco area through the San Francisco Bay Area Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund, and for families from the New York City and Long Island area through the CAARE Long Island & New York City Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund. Don’t live in any of those places? There is also other aid available to those coming from everywhere else in the world.If you

want to register and apply for a scholarship or financial aid, call us at (413)229-2100 and ask for a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor.We’re here to help and we don’t want you to wait another minute!

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"Our daughter was moderately severe on the Autism Spectrum, would likely never talk and could end up in a group home. Then I came to The Son-Rise Program Start-Up. We agreed to give it 90 days...if there was no improvement we'd go back to ABA...well, she soared...in the first 7 weeks her language jumped from 25 to over 700 words! She changed dramatically. She is in mainstream kindergarten. Her academics are solid and she has a best friend, Olivia. Thank you for what you created." - & Steve B., Missouri

“Do what they’re doingand love them!â€

Interview with Kate Wilde

For years, Kate Wilde has been repeating the phrase, “Do what they’re doing and love them.†Can you imagine that a random choice at her local video store in England would impact her life forever? She and her twin sister were 13 when they watched Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love video. “It never left my mind. I was struck by the attitude of acceptance…you can overcome anything.†Fueled with inspiration from that point on, Kate focused her life’s purpose on loving and teaching children with developmental challenges. She began volunteering, became a certified Son Rise teacher in 1997, and now directs The Son Rise Program®.Kate shared an experience

she had at the age of 15 when she worked with her first child with Autism in England:

“She wore special wedged shoes to accommodate walking on her toes, and a helmet to protect her head from her constant head banging. She towered over me! She would grab me in a headlock and drag me around the border of the soccer field. I thought…What do I do? I remembered The Son-Rise movie…Do what they’re doing and love them…so that’s what I did. She didn’t bang her head with me. It was an invaluable first success!â€

In her early twenties, Kate began working for Pinney, whose book on working one-on-one with children helped fuel her interest in Autism. After four days, Kate was offered the opportunity to work with Ceilidh, a child with Autism. Ceilidh’s family asked Kate to join them for training at the Autism Treatment Center of America (ATCA), located in Massachusetts. To her surprise, during orientation at ATCA, they played Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love. “I was shocked and knew it was a sign. I was using the very same Son-Rise Program that had inspired me to work with children as a 13 year old.†Kate returned to London to work and save money to return to America for the Living the Dream program (now called Grand Summer Sequence) at The Option Institute.Thinking she’d stay in

America for a short time, Kate began the Living the Dream course…and never left! With strong ties to her family, Kate was torn, but knew it was important to stay in America and continue her dream to work with ATCA. She had developed a bond with a group of individuals who played a significant role in her personal and professional growth at ATCA - Spellman, Bryn Hogan, Hogan, Suzanne Pruss, and Raun Kaufman. “We were the Son-Rise gang. We’re the same generation…we grew up together. Who I live close to is important to me. What I do is important.†As always, her real love lay in working one-on-one with children and she could never imagine doing anything else. [eyes tearing] “During

my certification, Bears told me he had a vision that one day I’d be training other people for certification. I thought he was crazy, but here I am with this new passion for training Child Facilitators and Teachers.â€As Director of The Son-Rise Program Intensive, Certified Son-Rise Program Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Child Facilitator at the Autism Treatment Center of America, Kate directs The Son Rise program, runs training programs, teaches groups of parents, works one-on-one with families and children, regularly posts her thoughts and activities to The Son Rise blog, and travels to the UK to train parents and staff there. She’s made an incredible difference in the life of each family and individual she touches. We’re blessed to have her and we’re excited for her!

WILDE FACTS ABOUT KATE:

Studied music theory in school and originally thought she would use music to work with children with Autism

Plays flute, piano, and cello; and has a piano in her home

Currently has a passion for learning Argentine Tango (so much that she’s visiting Buenos Aires to study)

Taking a six month sabbatical to India, UK, Spain, Trinidad, Buenos Aires, UK, then back to USA

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For Parents By Parents

A Letter to Bears

Dear Mr. Kaufman,We recently saw Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love and we have been so inspired. Your story of Raun is in some ways like ours with our son, Matheo. My name is Lucy and I am married to a wonderful man named Bogdan. Together we were fortunate to have two amazing little boys. Our first little guy, Victor, who is now 3 is a very social, fun-loving and talkative boy. Our baby, Matheo, is 21 months old and is also fun-loving but non-verbal and not social.We began our journey just couple of months ago. We felt something just didn't feel right. I voiced my concern to our pediatrician. Her response,"Wait and see. Have him seen at two years old. He might just be a late bloomer."Not satisfied, I went home and searched the Internet for terms like "non verbal, flapping of hands, spinning and teeth grinding"...and there it was...Autism. I didn't want to believe it! We took him to a

psychiatrist and after one hour of observing him, she said, "I cannot make a diagnoses just yet [because at the time he was 18 months] and acted like a 12 month old. If I had to guess I would put him on the spectrum." She pretty much gave us no hope at all!We were so heartbroken. I felt like this could not be happening...how did this happened??? The next couple of days were the most difficult. We cried, felt hopeless and alone. What surprised me the most is how my husband looked at the situation. He told me something that I just did not understand, "You should be happy this is happening to us and not to so and so. This is happening to us because we can handle it." I stood there with tears in my eyes and kept asking myself, "how can I be happy this is happening to us?"I searched and searched [the Internet] for a way to help our boy...and there it was...ABA. ABA came up in every search we did on Autism, so we found this private clinic that

offered it. The woman explained that they work on eye contact among other positive things.Matheo started ABA in January. At the same time we decided to take Matheo off regular milk and replace his milk with rice milk. Within two days his eye contact improved. Although Matheo started ABA, I still felt that there was something else out there for him. I requested to be a part of one of his sessions and when I came home I looked at my husband and said to him, "It feels as if they are training him...as if he's a dog. We felt so sad that we had put him in this program. I felt guilty for spending my parent's money on ABA. (I asked my parents to help out because it was so expensive.) We're happy it only took us two and one half months to realize that ABA was not for us.After seeing a RDI consultant, she observed Matheo and said something interesting, "Oh look at him. He is like the Son-Rise kid. He spins everything just like the Son-Rise kid.

There's a movie done about him." That night, I found the movie on YouTube.After watching, I felt this feeling of hope and it all seemed to make sense. We went on your site and watched testimonial after testimonial and felt this relief.I signed up for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up in June. I'm so excited and happy to start! It's remarkable! We feel that Matheo senses that we're acccepting of him. He's so much more attentive and he makes more eye contact. I now understand what my husband once told me about being happy that is happened to us.It all makes sense to me now! I want to thank you for that. I feel that we can help our son. You and your wife have a lot to do with that!In hopes of meeting you one day,Lucy T.

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The Son-Rise ProgramGames, Themes and Activities

Watch and Practice Kate Wilde's New Game

Check out Kate Wilde’s latest Son-Rise tip! Kate shares another wonderful game to help your child on the Autism Spectrum use their imagination skills. A key to successfully introducing this game with your child is if you only introduce the game when your child is showing you signs that they are interested and connected to you. Ready, set, imagine!!!

Watch Kate's Newest Video on YouTube

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Autism in the News!

ENGLAND'S FIRST AUTISM STRATEGYAdults with Autism are set to get the same access to jobs, education and good health care as everybody else following a pledge from government today in its first autism strategy for England. Read More...NEW STUDY REVEALS HIGHEST DETECTION RATE AMONG GENETIC TESTS FOR ASD PATIENTSThe journal, Pediatrics, revealed that chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) had the highest detection rate among clinically available genetic tests for patients with autism spectrum disorders and should be part of the initial diagnostic evaluation of all patients with ASDs unless a genetic diagnosis has already been made. Read More...HEALTHCARE REFORM AND AUTISMIs there anything in that great, big healthcare reform package for families with members on the autism spectrum? Yes, there is... Read More...ASPERGER'S AND MORE SEVERE AUTISM UNDER ONE UMBRELLAAlbert Einstein and Mozart are among the geniuses who may have suffered from a mild form of autism. New mental health categories proposed by the American Psychiatric Association would combine the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and more severe forms of autism under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Some families see extra benefits and opportunities for treatment from the change while others see more stigma for themselves or loved ones. Read More...

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AUTISM: From Autism to Full Recovery with The Son-Rise Program The Son-Rise Program Start-Up June 13-18

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Interview with Kate Wilde For Parents by Parents

Games, Themes and Activities Autism in the News

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"We came to The Son-Rise Program® with hope that my lovely sister, Eileen (44 years old) would have the opportunity to become everything she would want to be. Since we have been here, her repetitious behaviors have decreased by 50%. She has stopped scratching us, and she has a longer attention span. Not only have we seen her able to communicate verbally, but she has also shown us that she wants to communicate by writing in simple words—this is a miracle that we never expected!! We are thrilled!"-Leah D., England

Read Storiesfrom Other Families

Watch the Kaufman's story about Raun on STARZ*! Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love is based the best-selling book, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, by Barry Neil and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Seen by over 300 million people worldwide, this is an exciting opportunity for you to watch Raun's journey from severely Autistic to a highly verbal, socially interactive youngster with a near genius IQ.Click here to see the STARZ movie schedule for Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.

Can't get their schedule to fit into yours? Borrow a copy from us!Call (413)229-2100

*STARZ is a cable channel in North America

Program Schedule

The Son-Rise ProgramStart-Up June 7 - 11, 2010August 22 - 27, 2010December 5 - 10, 2010

Advanced Programs The Son-Rise ProgramMaximum Impact April 11 - 16, 2010October 17 - 22, 2010 The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - UK May 23 - 28, 2010 London, UK Please call: 0

The Son-Rise ProgramNew Frontiers - US November 14 - 19, 2010

The Son-Rise ProgramWide Awake(By Invitation) November 7 - 12, 2010

All programs are held on our beautiful campus in Sheffield, MA unless otherwise noted.

From Autism to Full Recovery withThe Son-Rise Program

Remarkable New Video Documenting Autism Recovery for Autism Awareness Month

Hello Ana!For Autism Awareness month, the Autism Treatment Center of America™ announces the release of an inspiring six minute “before and after†video documenting the recovery of Simon, one of many children who made a full recovery from Autism using The Son-Rise Program. Simon tells his story from his Autism diagnosis to his hopes today as a gregarious 19 year-old college freshmen.

"We're thrilled to be able to share this video with you. Like many of the children who have benefitted from The Son-Rise Program and like my son Raun, Simon is an excellent example of a Son-Rise child exceeding any expectation that his doctors had for him and eventually even being off the autism spectrum." Barry (Bears) Neil Kaufman.

Simon's story is a testament - Never give up hope...Never set limits on any child's future just because they are diagnosed with Autism. As Simon's video story shows, this belief enabled his parents to choose an alternative to institutionalization that enabled Simon to leave his Autism behind to become a communicative, social young man. The sky is the limit for Simon.Simon's mother attributes her son's recovery from Autism to The Son-Rise Program.

"Simon was diagnosed by doctors who told me he had a less than 30 I.Q., would NEVER speak or recognize me again, and he would be severely autistic. Today, Simon is an authentic, loving, introspective person...truly a young Son-Rise Program child growing into his future. Years ago, I was told by a Son-Rise teacher that because Simon grew up with The Son-Rise Program principles, they would guide him throughout his life. Like many of the children he had worked with, he predicted that Simon would grow up to lead an extraordinary life. We believed in that possibility for Simon, and he has already fulfilled that vision. My husband and I hope that by sharing this very personal video with the world during Autism Awareness Month, that other families will hear Simon's words and find their way to The Son-Rise Program as

well."

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"The Son-Rise Program has been incredible for us as a family. My son has gone from being a withdrawn and silent child to a funny, loving and thoughtful person who tells us that he's a fan of love! I'm a big fan of love, too, and Son-Rise Program has helped me to extend and feel that love for my children, my partner and myself more deeply. I feel excited about our futures now, not scared anymore." - G., United Kingdom

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up In Sheffield, Massachusetts - June 7-11, 2010

“Before The Son-Rise Program, I was frustrated beyond belief. Everyone offered a speedy diagnosis along with a grim prognosis, but NO Help! No information on how to help my child and it was just out of our hands. Finding the Autism Treatment Center of America was like a road back home. I know my child better than any professional and The Son-Rise Program let me use my power not only to reach my son but to be awed by him. He’s already doing things 6 months into the program that were deemed impossible.â€

- Bracken, Son-Rise Mom, TexasChild: Hank, Age 3, Diagnosis: PDD

Who should attend The Son-Rise Program Start-Up?

Parents caring for a child from 18 months to 53 years and older recently diagnosed or challenged by Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and other related developmental difficulties - even those children with some skills, language, etc.

Parents tired of hearing "hopeless", "life-long", "she'll never do this or that", or "he should be institutionalized."

Parents not 100% satisfied with their child's present treatment, whether it be ABA or another form of therapy.

Parents looking to build a meaningful, loving, and accepting relationship with their child.

Parents who know their child and relish the idea of directing their child's treatment.

The Son-Rise Program Basics

Empowers and trains you to lead your child’s treatment program

An easy, step-by-step curriculum that effectively helps you reach your child

Join and bond with your child in their world so that you can guide them into yours

Use your love and deep caring to build on your child’s interests and motivation

Maximizes your child’s potential in the familiarity and comfort of your own home

Celebrate and enjoy your child in playful exchange that will change their life and yours

For more than 35 years The Son-Rise Program has helped more than 25,000 families worldwide celebrate their children’s successes and potential recovery

What you'll learn?

The Son-Rise Program Start-Up is a 5-day training program delivering comprehensive instruction in the core fundamentals of The Son-Rise Program including:

Parent Skill Development by becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective teacher for your child.

Practical Strategies to overcome everyday challenges employing a unique technique called "joining," which can lead to reducing or eliminating "stimming" or "isms.

Language Development Techniques for increasing verbal communication to help your child interact, make requests.

Attitudinal Training to focus on adopting a nonjudgmental, optimistic and inspirational attitude toward your child and their challenges.

Creating an Optimal Environment by filtering out all of the most common distractions.

Capable Leadership to employ powerful principles and methods to confidently recruit and train a support team for you and your child.

The program provides the inspiring, caring, supportive and respectful attitude towards your child that is become synonymous with The Son-Rise Program. The Son-Rise Program Start-Up has not only impacted the lives of children with developmental difficulties, but also the lives of parents and entire families, by delivering a renewed sense of purpose and energy along with increased optimism, inspiration and hope for the future. At the end of this course, you will have all the tools necessary to design and implement your own home-based Son-Rise Program, as well as the skills and the attitude to impact your child’s growth in all areas of learning, communication, development and skill acquisition. What should you do next?

Request a private, free consultation with a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor to discuss specifics of your child’s history and needs. The Family Counselor will answer all of your questions and will give you information on techniques you can try at home immediately with your child, information on The Son-Rise Program Start-Up, Financial Aid, etc. Requesting an Initial Call with a Family Counselor is the easiest way to make the best treatment decision for your child.

Please call (413)229-2100

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Michigan native came to The Option Institute and the Autism Treatment Center of America in Sheffield, MA, eleven years ago, to help recover his son, and has been on staff here for the last six years.Jake was diagnosed when he was...Read More

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Jan-Marie Gundacker came to The Son-Rise Program at the Autism Treatment Center of America at a crossroads in her life. A single mother of two, she twice triumphed over breast cancer, has faced other challenging health issues and needed to help her daughter through serious life-challenging events... Read More

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Move that Mountain!

New Scholarships Available

Is there a mountain standing smack in the way of your BIG DREAM of coming to the Autism Treatment Center of America for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up? Are you postponing getting the tools you need to help your child live a bigger and better life because you just can’t afford it right now? If you need help to move that mountain because of limited financial resources … do we have good news for you!Get ready to push that mountain right out of the way. We can help you move it thanks to some very caring and generous donors who have set up special scholarship funds, and you just might qualify for financial aid or a scholarship from one of these

funds. Although limited, we do have special funds available for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up that are designated for families from Ohio through the & Joe Gorman Ohio /ATCA Scholarship Fund, and for families from the 11 counties in the San Francisco area through the San Francisco Bay Area Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund, and for families from the New York City and Long Island area through the CAARE Long Island & New York City Son-Rise Program Scholarship Fund. Don’t live in any of those places? There is also other aid available to those coming from everywhere else in the world.If you

want to register and apply for a scholarship or financial aid, call us at (413)229-2100 and ask for a Son-Rise Program Family Counselor.We’re here to help and we don’t want you to wait another minute!

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"Our daughter was moderately severe on the Autism Spectrum, would likely never talk and could end up in a group home. Then I came to The Son-Rise Program Start-Up. We agreed to give it 90 days...if there was no improvement we'd go back to ABA...well, she soared...in the first 7 weeks her language jumped from 25 to over 700 words! She changed dramatically. She is in mainstream kindergarten. Her academics are solid and she has a best friend, Olivia. Thank you for what you created." - & Steve B., Missouri

“Do what they’re doingand love them!â€

Interview with Kate Wilde

For years, Kate Wilde has been repeating the phrase, “Do what they’re doing and love them.†Can you imagine that a random choice at her local video store in England would impact her life forever? She and her twin sister were 13 when they watched Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love video. “It never left my mind. I was struck by the attitude of acceptance…you can overcome anything.†Fueled with inspiration from that point on, Kate focused her life’s purpose on loving and teaching children with developmental challenges. She began volunteering, became a certified Son Rise teacher in 1997, and now directs The Son Rise Program®.Kate shared an experience

she had at the age of 15 when she worked with her first child with Autism in England:

“She wore special wedged shoes to accommodate walking on her toes, and a helmet to protect her head from her constant head banging. She towered over me! She would grab me in a headlock and drag me around the border of the soccer field. I thought…What do I do? I remembered The Son-Rise movie…Do what they’re doing and love them…so that’s what I did. She didn’t bang her head with me. It was an invaluable first success!â€

In her early twenties, Kate began working for Pinney, whose book on working one-on-one with children helped fuel her interest in Autism. After four days, Kate was offered the opportunity to work with Ceilidh, a child with Autism. Ceilidh’s family asked Kate to join them for training at the Autism Treatment Center of America (ATCA), located in Massachusetts. To her surprise, during orientation at ATCA, they played Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love. “I was shocked and knew it was a sign. I was using the very same Son-Rise Program that had inspired me to work with children as a 13 year old.†Kate returned to London to work and save money to return to America for the Living the Dream program (now called Grand Summer Sequence) at The Option Institute.Thinking she’d stay in

America for a short time, Kate began the Living the Dream course…and never left! With strong ties to her family, Kate was torn, but knew it was important to stay in America and continue her dream to work with ATCA. She had developed a bond with a group of individuals who played a significant role in her personal and professional growth at ATCA - Spellman, Bryn Hogan, Hogan, Suzanne Pruss, and Raun Kaufman. “We were the Son-Rise gang. We’re the same generation…we grew up together. Who I live close to is important to me. What I do is important.†As always, her real love lay in working one-on-one with children and she could never imagine doing anything else. [eyes tearing] “During

my certification, Bears told me he had a vision that one day I’d be training other people for certification. I thought he was crazy, but here I am with this new passion for training Child Facilitators and Teachers.â€As Director of The Son-Rise Program Intensive, Certified Son-Rise Program Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Child Facilitator at the Autism Treatment Center of America, Kate directs The Son Rise program, runs training programs, teaches groups of parents, works one-on-one with families and children, regularly posts her thoughts and activities to The Son Rise blog, and travels to the UK to train parents and staff there. She’s made an incredible difference in the life of each family and individual she touches. We’re blessed to have her and we’re excited for her!

WILDE FACTS ABOUT KATE:

Studied music theory in school and originally thought she would use music to work with children with Autism

Plays flute, piano, and cello; and has a piano in her home

Currently has a passion for learning Argentine Tango (so much that she’s visiting Buenos Aires to study)

Taking a six month sabbatical to India, UK, Spain, Trinidad, Buenos Aires, UK, then back to USA

Click here to stay connected to Kate through herblog posts and videos!

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For Parents By Parents

A Letter to Bears

Dear Mr. Kaufman,We recently saw Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love and we have been so inspired. Your story of Raun is in some ways like ours with our son, Matheo. My name is Lucy and I am married to a wonderful man named Bogdan. Together we were fortunate to have two amazing little boys. Our first little guy, Victor, who is now 3 is a very social, fun-loving and talkative boy. Our baby, Matheo, is 21 months old and is also fun-loving but non-verbal and not social.We began our journey just couple of months ago. We felt something just didn't feel right. I voiced my concern to our pediatrician. Her response,"Wait and see. Have him seen at two years old. He might just be a late bloomer."Not satisfied, I went home and searched the Internet for terms like "non verbal, flapping of hands, spinning and teeth grinding"...and there it was...Autism. I didn't want to believe it! We took him to a

psychiatrist and after one hour of observing him, she said, "I cannot make a diagnoses just yet [because at the time he was 18 months] and acted like a 12 month old. If I had to guess I would put him on the spectrum." She pretty much gave us no hope at all!We were so heartbroken. I felt like this could not be happening...how did this happened??? The next couple of days were the most difficult. We cried, felt hopeless and alone. What surprised me the most is how my husband looked at the situation. He told me something that I just did not understand, "You should be happy this is happening to us and not to so and so. This is happening to us because we can handle it." I stood there with tears in my eyes and kept asking myself, "how can I be happy this is happening to us?"I searched and searched [the Internet] for a way to help our boy...and there it was...ABA. ABA came up in every search we did on Autism, so we found this private clinic that

offered it. The woman explained that they work on eye contact among other positive things.Matheo started ABA in January. At the same time we decided to take Matheo off regular milk and replace his milk with rice milk. Within two days his eye contact improved. Although Matheo started ABA, I still felt that there was something else out there for him. I requested to be a part of one of his sessions and when I came home I looked at my husband and said to him, "It feels as if they are training him...as if he's a dog. We felt so sad that we had put him in this program. I felt guilty for spending my parent's money on ABA. (I asked my parents to help out because it was so expensive.) We're happy it only took us two and one half months to realize that ABA was not for us.After seeing a RDI consultant, she observed Matheo and said something interesting, "Oh look at him. He is like the Son-Rise kid. He spins everything just like the Son-Rise kid.

There's a movie done about him." That night, I found the movie on YouTube.After watching, I felt this feeling of hope and it all seemed to make sense. We went on your site and watched testimonial after testimonial and felt this relief.I signed up for The Son-Rise Program Start-Up in June. I'm so excited and happy to start! It's remarkable! We feel that Matheo senses that we're acccepting of him. He's so much more attentive and he makes more eye contact. I now understand what my husband once told me about being happy that is happened to us.It all makes sense to me now! I want to thank you for that. I feel that we can help our son. You and your wife have a lot to do with that!In hopes of meeting you one day,Lucy T.

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The Son-Rise ProgramGames, Themes and Activities

Watch and Practice Kate Wilde's New Game

Check out Kate Wilde’s latest Son-Rise tip! Kate shares another wonderful game to help your child on the Autism Spectrum use their imagination skills. A key to successfully introducing this game with your child is if you only introduce the game when your child is showing you signs that they are interested and connected to you. Ready, set, imagine!!!

Watch Kate's Newest Video on YouTube

Be the first to find out when ATCA has posted new videos to YouTube on our own Autism Treatment channel!

All you have to do is go to YouTube.com/AutismTreatment hit the "subscribe" button. This way you'll get a notification every time we upload a new video - this will ensure that you never miss any of our new videos. If you don't already have a YouTube account, it's easy to sign up. Click here for easy-to-follow video instructions.

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Autism in the News!

ENGLAND'S FIRST AUTISM STRATEGYAdults with Autism are set to get the same access to jobs, education and good health care as everybody else following a pledge from government today in its first autism strategy for England. Read More...NEW STUDY REVEALS HIGHEST DETECTION RATE AMONG GENETIC TESTS FOR ASD PATIENTSThe journal, Pediatrics, revealed that chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) had the highest detection rate among clinically available genetic tests for patients with autism spectrum disorders and should be part of the initial diagnostic evaluation of all patients with ASDs unless a genetic diagnosis has already been made. Read More...HEALTHCARE REFORM AND AUTISMIs there anything in that great, big healthcare reform package for families with members on the autism spectrum? Yes, there is... Read More...ASPERGER'S AND MORE SEVERE AUTISM UNDER ONE UMBRELLAAlbert Einstein and Mozart are among the geniuses who may have suffered from a mild form of autism. New mental health categories proposed by the American Psychiatric Association would combine the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and more severe forms of autism under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Some families see extra benefits and opportunities for treatment from the change while others see more stigma for themselves or loved ones. Read More...

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