Relationship Development Intervention (RDI)® was developed by Steven Gutstein, Ph.D., and Rachelle Sheely, Ph.D., of the Connections Center in Houston, Texas.

RDI® is a recent treatment approach based on extensive research and studies of individuals in the autism spectrum that provides parents with tools to address their child’s deficits.

RDI® is a multi-stage developmental model that builds on areas of competency, proficiency, and resilience in an ever changing world. This is a family-based system to empower families with the skills to assist their child.

RDI® also:

• Assists with developing social referencing and understanding the emotions of others.
• Supports the development of reciprocal language and friendships.
• Encourages more give and take and increases more fluid thinking.
• Goes to the core deficits of autism: rigid thinking, aversion to change, inability to understand others’ perspectives, and absolute and concrete thinking.
• Helps decrease behavioral problems and increase spontaneous language.

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