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Help your loved one
on the autism
spectrum feel

selected

to communicate  ✦  to learn  ✦  to participate   ✦  to reach out  ✦  to socialize  ✦  to try something new  ✦  to embrace others

The 5 Natural Laws of Autism

a free gift for you

Download this resource to learn the 5 things you must do right now to enable your child or adult to feel safe.

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We can help you to gain the deepest understanding of your loved one and what makes them tick...

so that you can enable THEM to…

  • Move beyond meltdowns, high anxiety, and extreme/explosive behaviors

  • Feel truly safe

  • Forge safe and meaningful relationships

  • Lengthen and strengthen their Social Attention Span (the length of time they are able to comfortably maintain a back-and-forth interaction with another human being)

  • Exit cycles of button-pushing (where your child/adult does certain things to get a reaction out of you or others)

  • Gain life skills and social skills – without resisting the learning process

  • Become more flexible and willing to go your way, try new things, and manage their emotions when things don’t go as they want or expect

  • Make the leap from sounds to words, words to phrases, and phrases to sentences

  • Improve upon their capacity for and comfort with conversations with others

  • Enhance their engagement, participation, and interaction

  • Amplify love, joy, happiness, and ease in your moment-to-moment experience.

while YOU learn to…

  • Avoid control battles
  • Speak your child/adult’s Autism Love Language
  • Defuse inflammatory statements, desires, or decisions (if your loved one is highly verbal)
  • Build trust and facilitate coercion-free learning and growth
  • Improve your relationship with your parenting partner if you have one
  • Set super clear boundaries in a way that is loving, clear, and doesn’t lead to battles
  • Understand (as few do) exactly where stims come from and how best to handle them
  • Circumvent crying, hitting, spitting, screaming, pinching, swearing, and similar behaviors
  • Manage – and overcome – the extremely common stress, frustration, fear, confusion, and distress that sabotages the parenting experience
  • Make your home environment most conducive to regulation, reduced control battles, and better behavior
  • Support your child/adult’s mental health and emotional well-being – and yours!

WORDS OF GRATITUDE...

The information and clarity I have gained from the handouts and the sessions have been so valuable… I plan to incorporate the handouts into a support document that I can share with everyone supporting our 25-year-old adult son… I now understand my son’s behavior and know how to keep him out of fight-or-flight. 7 days on we are Neuro-Crash free (our son and us!) and so excited about the improvements and development we will achieve with the knowledge we now have. So grateful and relieved.

- Cheri H., Mom

Wow! You have married both natural science and social science so well… This is a WHOLE person model. AWESOME JOB TO YOU BOTH!

- Jennifer G., Professional

The training session was exceptional in every aspect. From meticulous pre-communication detailing the agenda to flawless execution, every element was meticulously planned and flawlessly executed. The handouts provided were impeccably crafted, offering concise yet comprehensive summaries of each topic covered. The instructors were simply outstanding, embodying qualities that made the learning experience truly exceptional. Their energy was infectious, infusing the sessions with enthusiasm and dynamism. Moreover, their humor added a delightful touch, making complex concepts easier to grasp. Beyond their expertise in the subject matter, their genuine care and thoughtfulness towards the participants were palpable, fostering an environment of respect and support. Attending this training was not just informative; it was an uplifting and enriching experience.

- Jiju A., Dad

This approach to our loved ones in spectrum, full of love and respect, is the best. Thanks to you, I feel proud of my child, no matter what anyone thinks.

- Kamilla M., Mom

There was not a question left unanswered. All the enigmas of ‘why my child does this’ were solved. The material was coherent and added value to our knowledge every moment that passed.

- Camelia R., Professional and mom

Teachers are the best of the best. Enjoyed learning from Kate and Raun. They both have an amazing way to explain and relate to people. Loved the real-life examples they had during class.

- Svetlana S., Mom

The material and classes were extremely helpful. The instructors are amazing with endless ways to look at things. The time for Q&A was wonderful. You two are an amazing team. And the amount of time, effort, and thought you put into your programs are astonishing!

- Valerie L., Mom

It doesn’t have to be this way...

The whole world seeks to push our autistic loved ones to connect (participate, be social, follow instructions, speak, play, do homework, brush their teeth, make eye contact, converse, complete a task, etc.) when they don’t feel safe and are not in a neuro-state where they can do so.

Doing this…

➛ Dysregulates our loved ones
➛ Makes them feel even less safe
➛ Breaks trust
➛ Causes overload
➛ Harms our relationship with them
➛ Leads to a phenomenon called Neuro-Crashes – and most of the behaviors that neurotypical people say they most struggle with
➛ Creates in their minds an association of fear, stress, loss of control, overwhelm, and unpleasantness with interacting, learning, and communicating

➛ Dysregulates our loved ones
➛ Makes them feel even less safe
➛ Breaks trust
➛ Causes overload
➛ Harms our relationship with them

➛ Leads to a phenomenon called Neuro-Crashes – and most of the behaviors that neurotypical people say they most struggle with

➛ Creates in their minds an association of fear, stress, loss of control, overwhelm, and unpleasantness with interacting, learning, and communicating

There is another way...

If we create a real sense of safety first, we can unblock connection, communication, and self-regulation. If we truly value, are curious about, and thus understand the autistic experience, we can approach our loved ones from the inside rather than imposing our will from the outside.

If we build trust, we can radically strengthen the relationship…
and then all relationships.

WHAT IS THE SAFE TO CONNECT AUTISM APPROACH?


It’s a neurodivergence-aligned approach comprised of 4 systems based on a true understanding of and respect for the autistic brain, nervous system, psyche, and experience. 

WHAT WE OFFER

Autism Courses

Learn about our digestible, go-at-your-own-pace courses to help your autistic loved one - addressing areas such as meltdowns, language development, conflict and communication with your highly verbal child/adult, reducing anxiety & creating a sense of safety, and unblocking learning & communication... all in a way that respects and honors your loved one's uniqueness, personality, interests, autonomy, nervous system, mental/emotional health, and brain

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In-Home Services
 
Find out about how you can book Raun or Kate for gold-standard, customized help where you and your family get individualized attention, training (for you and for any support people you wish to include), demonstration of techniques directly with your child or adult, observation of your real, lived life (for optimum customization and guidance), and much more... in a way that gently untangles the difficult challenges and builds, with deep caring and support, the best way forward for your family.
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Consultation Packages

 

 

Discover all of the phone or Zoom options for in-depth, one-on-one consultative help from two people with decades of experience - whether you need help overcoming new or long-standing behavioral issues, building communication, setting up a growth-oriented course of action, dealing with your own emotional and motivational challenges, enhancing or repairing your relationship with your child or adult... with an approach that enables your child or adult to feel regulated, comfortable, and safe.

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MEET YOUR GUIDES

Raun K. Kaufman

Author, lecturer, seminar leader, former CEO of an international autism training non-profit, and graduate of the Ivy League's Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Raun has worked with families and educators for more than 25 years and is the author of the popular book, Autism Breakthough.

As a child, he was diagnosed with so-called "profound" (non-speaking) autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. A best-selling book and award-winning movie were made about his remarkable journey of overcoming his challenges.

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Kate C. Wilde

Kate has spent more than 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools. She is the author of three acclaimed books and a columnist for Exceptional Needs Today.

Kate has forever left her mark on the autism world by having, over the years, intensively trained and qualified a diverse stable of professionals who have gone on to help thousands worldwide.

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Interested in working with Kate and Raun?

Click below to learn more about Individualized services and working one-on-one with Raun K. Kaufman or Kate C. Wilde.

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