Peter Mardoc:  

prmardoc at yahoo period com Right now I¿m living in West Palm Beach ground zero for the insidious butterfly ballot and all its consequences. My present marriage started in 2005. Cindy, my spouse is a hydro-geologist and very matter of fact. She has a son, Charlie, 7 who is autistic. A large part of my home life revolves around his care. Fortunately at the time of his diagnosis we stumbled upon RDI (Relationship Development Intervention), an empowering therapy developed by the Connections Center in Houston, TX. The therapy teaches parents to consciously re-create the normal learning environment that autistic kids miss because of their sensory issues. I mean, in autism, the individuals cannot process sensory inputs in an organized manner. Light, sound, touch, smell or taste (all or some) become dangers to be avoided and shut out. That exclusion defense also shuts out the leaning of skills needed to develop episodic memory and dynamic th...Expand for more