Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)

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Children with Autism, no matter how severe, can be helped to experience intimacy, comfort, warmth and love.
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View inspiring and thought-provoking video testimonials from featured families who have been running their Son-Rise Programs for either a few years or some for a few months. All have seen significant changes in not only their child but also in their family and their own personal outlook. Everything we heard was incredibly touching, many stories were remarkable and some were true miracles!
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Experience an introduction to The Son-Rise Program through this inspiring video. Learn practical tools that you can begin using today, and see examples of these tools in practice.
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#1) Introduction to The Son-Rise Program presented by Raun K. Kaufman, CEO.
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#2) The Son-Rise Program: An Introduction by Bryn Hogan, Executive Director, Autism Treatment Center of America
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#3) The Son-Rise Program Originators/Founders, Barry Neil Kaufman & Samahria Lyte Kaufman, introduce the video, Autism Solution: Getting Started with The Son-Rise Program^®.
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#4) Contrasting and Comparing The Son-Rise Program with ABA, presented by Raun K. Kaufman, CEO.
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#5) Introduction to The Son-Rise Program by Barry Neil Kaufman, Co-Founder of Autism Treatment Center of America
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#6) Games, Games, Games: Innovation in the Playroom, Presented by Carolina Kaiser, Son-Rise Program Teacher
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#7) High-functioning/Aspergers: Strategies for Social Development with William Hogan, Executive Director of Programs, Autism Treatment Center of America
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#8) Verbal Communications with Kate Wilde, Director of Training, Autism Treatment Center of America
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#9) A Father's Story with Brian Nelson,
Son-Rise Dad & Family Counselor.
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#10) A Son-Rise Mom Answers Your Questions, with Kristin Selby Gonzalez & Raun K. Kaufman
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#11) Ask Any Question, presented by Carolina Kaiser, Son-Rise Program Teacher.
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#12) Decision Making in the Playroom, presented by Raun K. Kaufman, CEO.
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#13) Aggressive Behaviors, presented by William Hogan.
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Autism Treatment Center of America is pleased to announce that we will be conducting The Son-Rise Program Start-Up in London, on January 25-29, 2010. To find out more about dates, times and locations, please click here.

Represented here is a list of over 100 websites which will give you inspiration, knowledge and hope to help your child. Whether you are looking for information on Autism Spectrum Disorders, want to learn about the experience of families who are currently running Son-Rise Programs, reviewing The Son-Rise Program in the media or just looking for motivation for your own home-based Son-Rise Program, this is the page for you.
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"We decided that we love Zachary more and will do more for him than anyone, so we took control and kept looking for the right treatment options ... ”

The Wishers continued searching and came across a book that referred to a movie about autism produced in the 1970s. They watched the film and heard of the Autism Treatment Center of America, located in Massachusetts, USA . The couple traveled there for training and credit the center for giving them the tools they need to parent a special-needs child.
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"Parents of autistic children are often told their children will never be normal, never talk, have friends, initiate affection, behave politely in public or learn academic subjects," said Bryn Hogan, executive director of the Autism Treatment Center of America in Sheffield, Mass., and Raun Kaufman's sister. "Diagnosis is one thing, but prognosis is the problem. Some are handed pamphlets about group homes for autistic adults — when their child is 3 years old!"
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Listen to these intimate audio recordings and walk alongside other parents, who in their search for understanding, help all of us reframe our thoughts, feelings and circumstances and create more clarity, peace and inspiration with ourselves and our very, very special children.
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Families in the United Kingdom share their stores of hope and recovery.
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...another powerful reason to attend the program, the gift of spending five intense days with 70 or so other autism parents from around the globe who all share your past and your dreams. In much of life we autism parents feel quite isolated and apart from the hubbub of life, but at ATCA you are embraced by a community that really, really understands you.
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Jakob's Story

Doctor's diagnosed Jakob with Autism when he was 3 years old. After 11 months of therapy using The Son-Rise Program Jakob's progress has been remarkable.
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The Autism Treatment Center of America has brought hope to thousands of families around the world. To help bring even more hope to these families, Wei East has created this special WE Help Bring Hope collection to support the work of the Autism Treatment Center and Autism Speaks. Collection by collection, box by box, WE will donate the entire purchase price of the collection to these organizations. Together, let’s bring the hope and thank you from the bottom of my heart for keeping hope alive. Read more ...

In 2006 The Autism Treatment Center of America™ begins the first ever independent scientific investigation of
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Jenn Jordan, radio personality at WKRQ in Cincinnati and co-chair of the first annual Autism Speaks walk at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 3, 2008, talks with Robert Parish, a journalist who has written and produced documentaries and videos about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and hosts a bimonthly program on Autism One Radio. Both Robert and Jenn have a child with ASD.
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BBC: Stephen Nolan interviews Raun K. Kaufman during Raun's recent lecture tour of the UK