Autism: A New Perspective

Kat Lee shares her journey from radio broadcaster to autism advocate, reflecting on her son's diagnosis, building community, and discovering RDI®.

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When parents receive an autism diagnosis for their two-, three-, or four-year-old child, their immediate instinct is to do whatever it takes to save them. Well-meaning doctors and professionals frequently recommend that families enroll their toddlers in intensive clinical programs, sometimes scheduling them for therapy eight to nine hours a day. But in a recent […]

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When a child receives an autism diagnosis, parents are typically handed a comprehensive evaluation report packed with list after list of recommendations. From speech and occupational therapy to behavioral interventions, the sheer volume of therapeutic tasks can feel completely overwhelming. It is easy to look at the massive array of challenges your child faces and […]

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When we look back at the early 1990s, the roadmap for autism was often singular: if you wanted progress, you looked toward behavioral intervention. For Kamini Lakhani, an RDI® parent and consultant, that journey began in California at the Lovaas clinic, mastering discrete trials and verbal behavior. For years, Kamini operated at the intersection of […]

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When a child receives a “Level 3” autism diagnosis, parents are often met with a list of limitations rather than a path forward. In a recent episode of the Autism: A New Perspective podcast, host Kat Lee spoke with RDI® consultant Karla Galvan about her son Lorenzo’s journey – a story that moves from a […]

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