RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION

Question 1

INTRO

Answer 1

• Gustein and Sheely view that ASD children have missed important development skills most reach without special intervention
• skills that allow children to initiate a spontaneous conversation or joke
• often developed through relationship with parents
• this impairment means the relationship between the two needs to be reconstructed in a planned way with an RDI consultant

Question 2

DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE

Answer 2

• RDI is based on Gusteins concept of dynamic intelligence
• this is the Ability to think flexibly and from others POV
• RDI offers second chance by training caregivers to change patterns of interaction in everyday activities within the family
• focus is on helping the child with ASD form personal relationships firstly in emotional bonds with their caregiver

Question 3

OBJECTIVES

Answer 3

• 1: emotional referencing: improving communication skills to help them understand how others feel so can share emotional experiences
• 2: social coordination: controlling ones behvaiour to fit others emotions and developing ability to put on a happy face
• 3: declarative language: developing comm that shows they are interested in something invite social interactions share emtions etc different from imperative language
• 4: flexible thinking: ‘set shifting’ is ability to adapt quickly smoothly and calmly to situations
• 5: relationship information processing: putting problems into a wider context and solving them with no obvious wrong or right answer problem is broad and could include controlling voice inside
• 6: foresight and hindsight: putting both together helps ASD kids to predict future outcomes based on past experiences

Question 4

RDI PROCESS

Answer 4

• trained qualified and approved consultant works closely with family meeting once or twice a week to establish aims plan activities and evaluate progress it terms of the objectives
• parents video some of their interactions for the consultant to asses and attend workshops and meet others using treatment
• later point child is paired with another using RDI so can apply skills in different setting
• small group is then formed
• childs progress is monitored and interactions asses 6-12 months