646-652-9201
What is RDI?
What is RDI?
RDI Outlined
RDI Outlined
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
The goal of RDI
The goal of RDI
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
Our Recent Work
Our Recent Work
Dynamic Intelligence Explained
Dynamic Intelligence Explained
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
What is RDI?
What is RDI?
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
RDI is designed to treat the autism itself in children and adults.
These videos illustrate examples of progress that has been made with RDI.
RDI is designed to treat the autism itself in children and adults.
These videos illustrate examples of progress that has been made with RDI.
RDI in action
RDI in action
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
RDI in action
RDI in action
Double-click the video to edit it and enter a short description of the video here.
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI™)
Evidence Based Practice for Remediating Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI™
) is a cost
-
effective research
-
guided intervention approach
for remediating
autism spectru
m disorders
. The program uses a parent
-
training model to help children
learn skills like joint attention, social referencing, theory of mind, social reciprocity, and communication
for experience sharing purposes.
It is
an evidence
-
based pract
ice
approach
t
hat makes use of
a
combination
of the best available research and
clinical expertise
in
treatment decision
s
(Twachtman
-
Cullen, 2009).
The following are
p
eer
-
reviewed
published articles document
evidence
of
its efficacy for
children
with ASD.
•
Gutstein, S.
E., Burgess, A. F., & Montfort, K. (2007). Evaluation of the relationship
development intervention program.
Autism
,
11
(5), 397
-
411.
•
Gutstein, S. E. (2009). Empowering families through relationship development intervention: an
important part of the biopsyc
hosocial management of autism spectrum disorders.
Ann Clin
Psychiatry
,
21
(3), 174
-
182.
•
Beurkens, N. M., Hobson, J. A., & Hobson, R. P. (2013). Autism severity and qualities of parent
–
child relations.
Journal
Of Autism And Developmental Disorders
,
43
(1), 16
8
-
178.
•
Larkin, F., Guerin, S., Hobson, J. A., & Gutstein, S. E. (2013). The Relationship Development
Assessment
–
Research Version: Preliminary validation of a clinical tool and coding schemes to
measure parent
-
child interaction in autism.
Clinical
Child Psy
chology And Psychiatry
,
1359104513514065.
•
Hobson, J. A., Tarver, L., Beurkens, N., & Hobson, R. P. (2015). The Relation between Severity
of Autism an
d Caregiver
-
Child Interaction: A
Study in the Context of Relationship Development
Intervention.
Journal
Of
Abnormal Child Psychology
, 1
-
11.
A broader examination of the literature demonstrates a growing body of empirical research evidence and
best practice recommendations supporting the practices embedded in RDI
™
. Specifically, RDI
™
is a
family
-
centered, inten
sive, objective driven, individualized intervention targeting the components
of
social
-
emotional development
in the context of the parent
-
child relationship. The
articles listed
below
document the peer
-
reviewed published
evidence supporting
the
core compon
ents of RDI
™
for treating
autism spectrum disorders
.
SUPPORT FOR RDI
™
–
remediating the core deficits of autism in a developmental progression
Aldred C, Green J, and Adams C. (2004). A new social communication intervention for children with
autism: pilot
randomized controlled treatment study suggesting effectiveness.
Journal of Child
Psychology & Psychiatry,
45(8), 1420
-
1430.
Hobson, J. A., Hobson, P., Gutstein, S., Ballarani, A., Bargiota, K. (2008). Caregiver
-
child relatedness in
autism, what changes
with intervention? Poster presented at the meeting of the International Meeting For
Autism Research (IMFAR), April 2008, London, UK.
Howlin, P. (2008). Can children with autism spectrum disorders be helped to acquire a “theory of mind”?
Revista de Logope
diay Audiologia
, Vol. 28(7), 74
-
89.
2
Jones E.
A., Carr E. G., Feeley K. M. (2006). Multiple effects of joint attention intervention for
children
with autism.
Behavior Modification
. Nov. 30(6):782
-
834.
Kasari C, Freeman S, Paparella T. (2006). Joint attention and symbolic play in young children
with
autism: a randomized controlled intervention
study.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
, 47(6)
611
-
20.
Keen D
, Rodger S, Doussin
K, Braithwaite M. (2007) Pilot study of the effects of a social
-
pragmatic
intervention on the communication and symbolic play of children with autism.
Autism
, 11(1), 63
-
71.
Mahoney, G., and F. Perales (2005). Relationship
-
focused early intervention wit
h children with pervasive
developmental disorders and other disabilities: a comparative study.
Journal of Developmental &
Behavioral Pediatrics,
26(2), 77
-
85.
Schertz, H. H
., Odom, S. L. (2007). Promoting joint attention in toddlers with autism: a parent
-
mediated
developmental model.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
. Sept., 37(8
) pp. 1562
-
1575.
Siller, M. & Sigman, M. (2008). Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with
autism: parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change. Developmental Psychology,
44(6), 1691
-
1704.
Solomon, R.
, Necheles, J., Ferch, C. & Bruckman, D. (2007). Pilot study of a parent training program for
young children with autism: The P.L.A.Y. Project Home Consultation program.
Autism,
11, no.3, 205
-
224.
Tannock, R
., Girolametto, L. & Siegal, L. (1992) Language intervention wi
th children who have
developmental delays: Effects of an interactive approach.
American Journal on Mental Retardation,
97,
145
-
160.
Whalen, C. and Schreibman, L. (2003). Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior
modification proce
dures.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
44(3) 456
-
468.
SUPPORT FOR RDI
™
–
improving overall functioning (
per
special education placement,
ADOS
diagnostic category, and other normed valid measures of ASD symptoms like flexibility and
joint
at
tention)
Gutstein, S., (2005) Relationship Development Intervention: Developing a Treatment Program to Address
the Unique Social and Emotional Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism Spectrum Quarterly
,
Winter, 8
-
12.
Gutstein, S., Burgess, A. & Mon
tfort, K. (2007). Evaluation of the Relationship Development
Intervention Program.
Autism
, 11, 397
-
411.
Hobson, J. A., Hobson, P., Gutstein, S., Ballarani, A., Bargiota, K. (2008) Caregiver
-
child relatedness in
autism, what changes with intervention? Pos
ter presented at the meeting of the
International Meeting for
Autism Research
.
3
SUPPORT FOR RDI
™
–
training parents
through
ongoing consultation and using the parent
-
child
relationship as a natural context for child learning and growth
Aldred, C., Green,
J., and Adams, C. (2004). A new social communication intervention for children with
autism: pilot randomized controlled treatment study suggesting effectiveness.
Journal of Child
Psychology & Psychiatry,
45(8), 1420
-
30.
Beurkens, N.M., Hobson, J.A., Hob
son, R.P. (2013). Autism severity and qualities of parent
-
child
relations.
J Autism Dev Disord
., 43(1), 168
-
78. doi: 10.1007/s10803
-
012
-
1562
-
4.
Casenhiser, D., Shanker, S.G.,
&
Stieben, J. (2011). Learning Through Social Interactions in Children
with Autis
m: Preliminary Data from a Social
-
Communications
-
Based Intervention.
Autism
, 26, Sept: 1
-
22.
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2015).
Supportive Relationships and Active Skill
-
Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience: Working
Paper
13
.
www.developingchild.harvard.edu
.
Dawson, G., Rogers, S., et al. (2010). RCT of an Intervention for Toddlers with Autism: The Early Sta
rt
Denver Model.
Pediatrics
, 125(1).
Drew, A., G. Baird, S. Baron
-
Cohen, A. Cox, V. Slonim, S. Wheelwright, J. Swettenham, B. Berry, and
T. Charman. (2002). A pilot randomized control trial of parent training intervention for pre
-
school
children with aut
ism.
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,
11, 266
-
272.
Green, J., Charman, T., McConachie, H., et al. (2010). Parent
-
mediated communication
-
focused treatment
in children with autism (PACT): A randomized controlled trial.
Lancet Online
, May 21.
Greens
pan, S.I., & Wieder, S. (1997). Developmental Patterns and Outcomes in Infants and Children with
Disorders in Relating and Communication: A Chart Review of 200 Cases of Children with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders.
The Journal of Developmental and Learning D
isorders
, 1(1), 87
-
141.
Gutstein, S. (2004). The effectiveness of Relationship Development Intervention in remediating core
deficits of autism
-
spectrum children,
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
, 25(5), 375.
Gutstein, S. E., Burgess, A.
F., & Montfort, K. (2007). Evaluation of the relationship development
intervention program,
Autism
, 11(5), 397
-
411.
Ingersoll, B., Dvortcsak, A., Whalen, C. & Sikora, D. (2005). The Effects of a Developmental, Social
-
Pragmatic Language Intervention on Ra
te of Expressive Language Production in Young Children With
Autistic Spectrum Disorders,
Focus of Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
, 20(4), 213
-
222.
Jones E. A., Carr E. G., Feeley K. M. (2006). Multiple effects of joint attention intervention for
children
with autism.
Behavior Modification
. N
ov. 30(6):782
-
834.
4
Kasari, C., Gulsrud, A.C., Wong, C., Kwon, S. & Locke, J. (2010). Randomized controlled caregiver
mediated joint engagement intervention for toddlers with autism,
Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders
, 40(9): 1045
–
1056.
Kasari,
C., Paparella, T., Freeman, S., & Jahromi, L.B. (2008). Language outcome in autism: randomized
comparison of joint attention and play interventions,
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
,
76(1), 125
-
137.
Landa, R.J., Holman, K.C., O’Neill, A.H., &
Stuart, E.A. (2011). Intervention targeting development of
socially synchronous engagement in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled
trial,
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
, 52(1), 13
-
21.
Krebs Seida, J., Ospina, M., Kar
khaneh, M., Hartling, L., Smith, V. & Clark, B. (2009). Systemic reviews
of psychosocial interventions for autism: An umbrella review,
Developmental Medicine & Child
Neurology
, 51, 95
-
104.
Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2003). Using relationship
-
focused interv
ention to enhance the social
emotional functioning of young children with autism spectrum disorders.
Topics in Early Childhood
Special Education
, 23(2), 74
–
86.
Mahoney, G., & Perales, F. (2005). Relationship
-
focused early intervention with children with pe
rvasive
developmental disorders and other disabilities: a comparative study,
Journal of Developmental &
Behavioral Pediatrics,
26(2), 77
-
85.
McConachie H., Diggle T. (2007), Parent implemented early intervention for young children
with autism
spectrum disorder: a systematic review.
Journal of Eva
luation in Clinical Practice.
Feb, 13(1), 120
-
9.
McConachie, H., Randle, V., Hammal, D., & Le Couteur, A. (2005). A controlled trial of a training
course for parents of children with suspected autism spectrum disorder.
Journal of Pediatrics,
147(3),
335
-
3
40.
Ospina, M., Krebs Seida, J., Clark, B., Karkhaneh, M., Hartling, L., Tjosvold, L., Vandermeer, B. &
Smith, V. (2008). Behavioural and Developmental Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A
Clinical Systematic Review,
PLoS ONE
, 3(11), e3755. doi:1
0.1371/journal.pone.0003755.
Pajareya, K. & Nopmaneejumruslers, K. (2011). A pilot RCT of DIR/Floortime parent training
intervention for pre
-
school children with ASD,
Autism
, 15(2), 1
-
15.
Prizant, B.M. & Wetherby, A.M. (1998). Understanding the continuum o
f “discrete
-
trial traditional
behavioral” to “social
-
pragmatic developmental” approaches to communication enhancement for young
children with autism/PDD,
Seminars in Speech and Language
, 19, 329
–
353.
Reichow, B., Volkmar, & Cicchetti, (2008). Development o
f the Evaluative Method for Evaluating and
Determining Evidence
-
Based Practices in Autism,
J. Autism Dev. Disord.
, 38, 1311.
Schertz, H. H
., Odom, S. L. (2007). Promoting joint attention in toddlers with autism: a parent
-
mediated
developmental model.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
. Sept. 37(8) pp. 1562
-
1575.
5
Siller, M. & Sigma
n M. (2002). The behaviors of parents of children with autism predict the subsequent
development of their children’s communication.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
, 32(2),
77
-
89.
Solomon, R., Necheles, J., Ferch, C., & Bruckman, D. (2007). P
ilot study of a parent training program for
young children with autism: The P.L.A.Y. Project Home Consultation program,
Autism, 11(3), 205
-
224.
SUPPORT FOR RDI
™
–
incorporating
intervention into daily routines
while
account
ing
for
caregiv
er needs and ch
ild functioning
Aldred, C., Green, J., and Adams, C. (2004). A new social communication intervention for children with
autism: pilot randomized controlled treatment study suggesting effectiveness.
Journal of Child
Psychology & Psychiatry
45(8), 1420
-
1430.
Prizant, B. (2008). Treatment Options and Parent Choice: An Individualized Approach to Intervention,
Autism Spectrum Quarterly
, Winter, 34
-
37.
Prizant, B. (2009). Creating a culture of family
-
centered practice for the autism community,
Autism
Spectrum Quarterly
, Summer, 30
-
33.
Deborah Berrang, Amy Leventhal,
Melissa Rascovitch, Blair Armstrong, and Sarah Wayland contributed
to
this list