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10
Tue
2021
REVISIT – REFRESH – RE-IGNITE – Help Your Child Go From Sounds to Clear Words
August 10th & 12th | Live Session Times 12pm – 3pm (UTC-5)
Two Live Sessions Plus…
Demonstration Videos, Printable resources and after-class activities, throughout the course.
Do you yearn for your child to use meaningful verbal communication? Don’t you wish there was a way to help your child speak, without the push? If you want to jumpstart your child’s speech development, The Super-Speech Starter will give you the keys to unlock their speaking potential, no matter their age, diagnosis, or history.
The Autism Treatment Center of America will teach you how to inject fun and joy into learning language for both you and your child. Join us for The Super-Speech Starter, and gain effective tools to inspire your child to speak.
- Turbo-Charge your child’s speech with an incredibly simple, yet deeply effective system that you will both enjoy using.
- Discover the secret no-one’s been telling you, (that has been limiting your child from using meaningful verbal communication up until now.)
- Plug into your child’s motivation and sense of fun, eliminating resistance from your child.
- Understand why other speech approaches might have stalled, and inspire your child to fall in love with all aspects of verbal communication.
- Set your child up for Super-Speech Success, by helping them go from sounds to words.
Believe in your child. Believe in yourself. Believe that you can become the inspiration and the teacher that helps your child want to speak as much as you want them to speak.
NOTE: You will also get informational handouts, activities, and demonstration videos in-between classes. Please, you will need to finish your forms before the class.
Aug
17
Tue
2021
How to eliminate the most difficult battles with your child
August 17th & 19th | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
Two Live Sessions Plus…
Demonstration Videos and Printable resources throughout the course
Does your child……
- Resist? Rebel? Fight?
- Have a hard time following directions and rules?
- Seem to avoid tasks, such as cleaning up, and doing homework?
- Act in a defiant way?
If you are at a loss as to what to do with your child’s resistance and feel like your attempts to address these kinds of situations frequently perpetuate or escalate “battles” with your child, then this course is perfect for you!
The Autism treatment Center of America® will give you a new way to understand your child, and turn the Resistance into a Bonding Experience between you and your child. Wouldn’t that be a slice of heaven?
What you’ll get from this course…
- Find out the hidden causes of your child’s resistance.
- Learn hands-on strategies that will inspire your child to become more open and more responsive to you.
- Gain specific and concrete tools and techniques to use with your child.
- Connect with other parents and care-givers who know what you are going through, and want to help their children too. During this course, they will be like friends and cheerleaders for you!
- Participate in specific activities and gain access to useful worksheets designed to solidify your learnings.
In two live sessions with our skilled teachers, you will learn The Son-Rise Program’s Deactivate Defiance tools, enabling you to meaningfully decrease and also potentially eliminate the control battles between you and your child. Imagine learning to deactivate the apparent resistance with smart strategies, clear conviction, peace in your heart and lots of love to express
Aug
23
Mon
2021
for the Highly Verbal Child – It Takes More than Speech to be Social
August 23rd, 25th, 27th, 30th, September 1st | Live Session Times 12pm – 2:00pm (UTC -5)
Five Live Sessions Plus…
Fun after-class activities, ongoing support from your very own “buddy”, printable guides, handouts, and cheat sheets throughout the course.
A total of over 20 hours of training customized for you and your Highly Verbal child.
Do you want to help your highly-verbal child or adult learn more social skills, but you’re not sure where to begin? Or do you long for your child to experience rich, meaningful interactions with other people?In this Son-Rise Program Game Clinic, we will teach you how to implement specific, fun, social goals that will give your child the keys to successful socialization with other people.
In Keys to Socialization/for the Highly Verbal Child, you will get:
- Keys to help your child learn social skills such as: being able to carry on a conversation, showing an interest in another person, looking while listening and while talking, participating in another person’s activity, and calmly and easily handling not getting what they want.
- Learn how to use your child’s motivations as the engine for all of his/her social growth and learning.
- Interactive brainstorming sessions on how to create fun games and activities for your highly verbal child or adult.
- Fun and useful Son-Rise Program techniques that will continue to support you in inspiring your child to become more socially engaged.
- Question and answer sessions based on your specific situation.
- Connect with other parents and care-givers of highly-verbal children and adults, just like you.
During this 2 week course, you will participate in 5 live, interactive sessions with our Son-Rise Program teachers, who have collectively worked with over 1500 children and adults on the autism spectrum, and are excited to impart their knowledge and experience with you.
Sep
13
Mon
2021
Quickly Deescalate Your Child’s Tantrums, Hitting, and Intense Behavior
September 13th, 15th, 20th , 22nd | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm
Four Live Sessions Plus…
Many activities and demonstration videos throughout the course. This is over 10 hours of training, designed especially for YOU!
Does your child or adult have big tantrums – which can include hitting and intense behaviors? Do you feel at a loss as to how to handle these situations?
Would it come as a relief to you to learn that we have helped thousands of families and educators to drastically reduce and/or eliminate these types of behaviors and situations? Well then, prepare to be relieved…and empowered with the tools and techniques to turn this ship around!
In this 4-part E-learning Course, we will help you to:
- Greet your child’s tantrums and most challenging behaviors with clarity and ease. (Our decades of experience have taught us that remaining comfortable and calm is the number one factor in turning tantrums around.)
- Enable your child to move through their tantrums.
- Inspire your child to be calm and gentle.
- Customize your response to your child’s unique personality and situation.
- Get answers to your “hardest” questions. (We are un-stump-able!)
NOTE: You will also get informational handouts, activities, and demonstration videos in-between classes. Please, you will need to finish your forms before the class.
Sep
14
Tue
2021
Advanced Training Course
September 14 ,21, 28th and October 5, 12th | Live Session Times 9am – 3pm EST (UTC-5)
The Son-Rise Program Maximum Impact: This advanced program will enable you to continue to deepen your Son-Rise Program Training to further enhance your focus and effectiveness with your son, daughter or children you work with.
You Will Learn to:
- Be a clear, incisive and powerful team leader and team trainer.
- Re-establish baselines for your child based on their current skill level and create a new direction for your child’s future achievement.
- Keep your energy, excitement and enthusiasm at peak levels.
- Take your ability to challenge your child to the next level.
- Run effective and powerful group meetings
- Stand strong in the face of adversity and maintain an unwavering commitment to your program
Program Features:
Inspiration from the source.
Bears and Samahria Kaufman teach throughout this program. They bring their 80+ years of combined experience with families to each and every encounter with our participants. They provide great caring and respect for each parent and child along with strong attitudinal guidance and concrete suggestions.The Keys to Powerful Program Leadership.
We give you the tools to become a powerful Force of Nature™ for your child. These tools include: strong clarity of purpose so your program remains on course; unwavering conviction to ensure that your motivation and confidence maintain peak effectiveness; and the most amazing ability to persist so that your child is given every opportunity to meet the goals you have created.Answers to Every Question.
This week offers the most time for questions (and answers)! We apply the best of what we know to support your program and help you achieve the greatest possible benefit for your child.Oct
25
Mon
2021
*This in-depth program will give you the tools to help you begin your
Son-Rise Program journey with your child on the Autism Spectrum.
Foundational Course
October 25th – 29th | Live Session Times 9am – 3pm (UTC -5)
Foundational Course
What distinguishes The Son-Rise Program Start-Up from other autism therapies is our guiding principles… to respect our children and with love and care, seek to understand their behaviors and why they do the things they do, to lovingly encourage their learning and growth in ways that they can digest, to be a source of safety and solid ground in whatever we do for our children. We will teach you everything you need to know and want to know to create the most caring and creative universe for your child to be embraced, nurtured, and encouraged to learn and grow. A special bonus is you will be in the company of other parents just like you who share similar situations and understand what you are going through. We will also help you to deal with the overwhelming family challenges and stresses that accompany having a child with Autism.
Exciting, inspiring and diverse presentations by a group of seasoned and dedicated teachers will provide you with hands-on Autism strategies, expertise, motivation and knowledge honed through years of working with thousands and thousands of families and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. At the end of this course, you will have the tools necessary to design and implement a home-based Autism program, as well as the skills and attitude to impact your child’s growth in all areas of learning, communication, development and skill acquisition.
Nov
1
Mon
2021
What comes after The Son-Rise Program? – Let’s go Beyond the Playroom
November 1st , 8th, 15th, 29th, December 6th and 13th | Live Session Times 12pm – 3pm (UTC -5)
One LIVE Session via Zoom each week!
Beyond the Playroom is a BRAND NEW CONCEPT! An opportunity to take a deep dive into multiple topics of challenge you may be facing with your child and with other aspects of your own life and future. Join a group of other Moms, Dads and caregivers who will be able to understand EXACTLY what you are going through because they are facing the same, or similar, issues that you’re facing!
Get practical solutions and attitudinal support …
- Do you fear the future? Wouldn’t it be liberating to be able to replace any concerns and challenges you have about you and your child’s future with a concrete action plan to nurture you and your child?
- Neutralize Burnout! Discover the antidote for feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm about your situation.
- Restore your confidence. We understand you may sometimes experience feelings of doubt or self-judgment about your journey with your child…learn tools that will give you a new way of believing in yourself (and your child).
- Learn how to take care of YOURSELF so you can take care of your child. Imagine if you could give yourself the same nurturing and attention you have given your child over the years…we’ll show you how.
- Who are you now? You may have defined yourself as the major director, supporter, caregiver and advocate for your child, and those functions might still be applicable…but in a different way.
- Planning for the future? You did the playroom…now what? Explore questions that have come up for you such as “What will happen to my child if I am no longer here to take care of him/her?”, “How will my child express his/her wants and needs?”
- Create a support network and brainstorm with other parents and caregivers to create a schedule of meaningful activities that will bring enjoyment and stimulation to your child.
*There are pre-requisites for this course. Please contact a program advisor for more info.
Nov
2
Tue
2021
Advanced Training Course
November 2, 9, 16, 30th & December 7th | Live Session Times 9am – 3pm EST (UTC-5)
The Son-Rise Program New Frontiers: This advanced program is essential for any parent using the Son-Rise Program with their child. Get the support, guidance and “real life’ tools to make your program soar.
You Will Learn to:
- Know and see your child’s hidden motivations.
- Inspire your child to engage more fully in current activities and expand their areas of interest.
- Incorporate your child’s Social Developmental Goals into all activities.
Program Features:
Inspiration from the source:
Bears and Samahria Kaufman teach throughout this program. They bring their 80+ years of combined experience with families to each and every encounter with our participants. They provide great caring and respect for each parent and child along with strong attitudinal guidance and concrete suggestions.Attitude Boost:
Reignite (or grow stronger!) your comfort level and sense of optimism about where your child is today and where you want to help them to go.Ask Your Questions:
Participate in multiple, open-ended Question and Answer periods with our highly experienced teachers – who will address your ‘real life’ questions.Help Others Help You:
Learn specific tools to help those who engage with your child to implement and use the Son-Rise Program principles and techniques.Dec
1
Wed
2021
Toilet training without pressure
December 1st & 3rd | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
Two Live Sessions Plus…
Demonstration videos, printable resources, and after-class activities throughout the course
Are you ready to toilet train your child….. but feel unclear or confused about how to achieve this important milestone successfully? Or perhaps your child had begun using the toilet, and now appears to be either resistant or avoiding your attempts to help them use the toilet more consistently and successfully.
Whatever toilet troubles you are currently facing, let The Autism Treatment Center of America® help you remove the push, inspiring your child to actually enjoy using the toilet. No matter your child’s current age, or toileting history, we know how much it means to you to be able to witness those amazing toilet triumphs. So get ready to hop aboard the train to destination Toilet Triumph!
In Toilet Trouble to Toilet Triumph, we will help you to:
- Find out why other toilet training protocols you have tried have fallen short with your child.
- Gain Son-Rise Program tools to make toileting fun and motivating for your child, and for you
- Learn what’s preventing your child from learning this skill in contrast to their Neuro-Typical siblings and peers, who mastered toilet training more easily.
- Create a household culture of success around the toilet, one that the whole family will love
- Join a community of other Son-Rise Program parents and care-givers who are in the exact same situation as you and your child.
NOTE: You will also get informational handouts, activities, and demonstration videos in-between classes. Please, you will need to finish your forms before the class.