Connect and Relate for Autism: RDI Families in Australia

04/09/2022

Winning this dedicated communication device would help me to quip more people with language to say what they want to say to build social relationships and make friends. My passion is to educate the wider community about people with complex communication needs.

✨YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! ✨
We will be giving away a new Liberator Rugged 10 (LR10) device at the upcoming AGOSCI conference. You read that right - a giveaway. A huge giveaway! Stay tuned over the upcoming days to find out how you could be the new owner of this purpose built AAC device designed to withstand knocks, drops, scratches, water, dust and sand 💪.

04/09/2022

Equip all children with language to to say what they want to say to build social relationships and make friends.

✨YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! ✨
We will be giving away a new Liberator Rugged 10 (LR10) device at the upcoming AGOSCI conference. You read that right - a giveaway. A huge giveaway! Stay tuned over the upcoming days to find out how you could be the new owner of this purpose built AAC device designed to withstand knocks, drops, scratches, water, dust and sand 💪.

05/03/2021

Get your FREE copy of Linda's new book - Co-regulation Handbook available to download from Amazon on Sunday 7th of March (USA time).

𝐂𝐨-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
In anticipation of 𝐶𝑜-𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘’𝑠 launch next Sunday, March 7th, I wanted to share Part 2 of my first article on co-regulation from the Fall of 2011. As you can see, I’ve been thinking about this concept and its importance for a long time and can’t wait to share the book with you next week!

In the meantime, share this article far and wide, and let everyone know that 𝐶𝑜-𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 will be 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 to download on Amazon on 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟕𝐭𝐡, 𝟖𝐭𝐡 and 𝟗𝐭𝐡! Here is the link: https://bit.ly/3uGozpp

Have a great week!

01/03/2021

Parents are the most important guides for their child's neural development.

One of the things that distinguishes us from what others do is our focus on neural rehabilitation, instead of social skills training. Since mental challenges are the ways that the brain develops increased neural mental complexity, our programs train parents to facilitate opportunities to allow students to safely explore and experiment with the mental challenges; the problems, concepts and ideas that are one step ahead of the current level of understanding. Click the link to discover more about how RDIconnect® promotes growth through mental challenge. https://www.rdiconnect.com/growth-promoting-mental-challenge/

03/09/2020

A great visual tool to assist children to learn breathing techniques

Feeling Stressed? Instead of following the typical prescribed strategy of ‘take a deep breath’, try square breathing to clear your mind and reset
Square breathing involves:

Gently inhaling through your nose for the count of 4 (inhale +1,2,3)
Hold breath for count of 4
(hold +1,2,3)
Gently exhale through your mouth for a count of 4 (exhale + 1,2,3)
Pause and hold for the count of 4 (hold + 1,2,3)
The visual image of the square helps to set an intention to regulate your breathing and let go of stress.
For kids, have your child follow the outline of the square with their finger to visually assist with slow and purposeful breathing.

02/09/2020

Me time! Stop and recharge to create mental space to move forward. My recharge today was coffee and a walk, what was yours?

Ready set, Go! It’s our social media launch day. Our goal is to provide helpful keep in minds that will help you thrive!
Coping strategies for stress and anxiety: tip one: make time for you!

30/05/2020

Sometimes space is essential to connection and processing to avoid withdrawal or shutdown

Give the gift of space to our children with by removing demands that can often frustrate and shut them down.

10/05/2020

Wishing all the amazing mums out there a very happy Mother’s Day and recognising that for some, Mother’s Day can be hard ❤️

Mother’s Day is actually really tough for a lot of women. Today, we’re thinking of you too. ❤️💐
Via

17/03/2020

Experience based learning to explain the importance of hand washing.

11/10/2019

Responsive interactions are fundamental to brain growth and are the core foundation skill of every RDI program that we create. Have you heard the term “serve and return”? It's a term used in the context of child development to describe responsive back and forth interactions between children and the people who care for them. This is a great reminder of the science behind why we focus on the guiding relationship

Serve and return interactions shape brain architecture. When caregivers are responsive to children's signals, they help them build critical skills.