Core Assets LLC
Chrissy Poulton, M.S., RDI ® Consultant

Relationship Development Intervention® (RDI®) Program is a parent-based treatment program that helps parents learn to guide their child to desire and succeed in genuine give-and-take relationships, while addressing flexible thinking, rapid attention shifting, executive functioning and emotional regulation.

The (RDI®) Program is based on the latest scientific research about autism, the brain and developmental psychology.

Individuals with Autism, Asperger's, Pervasive Development Disorder or Non-Verbal Learning Disorder have difficulties in certain core areas:

Changing Core Deficits into Assets Together Through RDI ®!

DECLARATIVE (EXPERIENCE SHARING) COMMUNICATION:
If they are non-verbal, they may point to get what they want, and if they are verbal, they may ask questions, make demands or talk at length about their special interest, but verbally or non-verbally, they have an inability to share their experiences and feelings with you.

REFERENCING:
They may learn to recognize and label various facial expressions, or taught "eye contact," but they can't "borrow your perspective" to help them resolve situations of uncertainty.

REGULATING:
They may learn to follow procedures and scripts, but can't "dance" with you, in back and forth interactions, if you are being spontaneous or unpredictable.

EPISODIC (AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL) MEMORY:
They may have good rote or procedural memory, but lack the kind of personal memory which allows them to reflect on past experiences or anticipate future ones

FLEXIBLE THINKING:
They may understand rule-based thinking, or use black-and-white thinking, but can't rapidly adapt or alter plans based on changing circumstances, think of multiple right answers, know when something is "good enough" or see "shades of gray."

The RDI® Program remediates all of these core deficits in a step by step, developmental way and thus removes the obstacles interfering with quality of life.

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Core Assets LLC
814 Jackson Ave
Lindenwold, NJ 08021
Phone: (609) 682-0032
Email: ChrissyPoulton@CoreAssetsLLC.Net

RDI® is a registered trademark of The Connections Center