This series of recorded webinars will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to start to help your child develop mindfulness and establish emotional connections, these are the foundations that need to be in place to work on more specific objectives and goals.

Lesson 1: Communication

  • What is your communication style and is it effective?
  • You will discover the changes you can make to make a difference in the quality of your communication and interactions.
  • We will be exploring the importance of non verbal communication and how you can integrate more of this into your engagements.
  • Strategies to help you and your child connect meaningfully.

Lesson 2: Regulation (patterns)

  • Is your child self regulating?
  • How does your child see the world and is it serving them well?
  • We will discover the reasons why it is crucial that your child feels regulated.
  • This week will provide you with a clear toolkit of helping your child to regulate.

Lesson 3: Episodic Memory and Spotlighting

  • We will discover the power of memory in lesson 3 and how to use it to develop mindfulness, learn from mistakes and establish competence. 
  • You will learn spotlighting techniques to enhance meaningful elements of your interactions so that the stand out more for your child.

Lesson 4: Scaffolding

  • In lesson 4 you will learn how to guide your child effectively.
  • You will discover different strategies to helping your child to feel competent and mindful at what they do. 

Lesson 5: Framing

  • Lesson 5 is about tying it all together and planning activities that will be successful in emotional connection.
  • You will find out about other aspects that need to be considered when planning activities and how to tackle them. 

Throughout the course I share with you video footage and you will receive templates, recordings, exercises and activities to help you on your learning journey throughout this webinar series.


"Thank you for sending us your webinar series. We hadn't planned on watching it, as felt we had covered the material. However it was well worth the effort. There were some excellent reminders and the explanations were concise and easy to understand. Everyone could glean something of value, I wish this had been available when we started RDI" Laura Davis (29th February 2012)

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Thank you for purchasing this course

    • What to expect

  • 2

    Lesson 1 Communication

    • Lesson 1 Communication Webinar

    • Lesson 1 Communication Handouts

    • Lesson 1 Declarative Communication

    • Lesson 1 Speaking Frames for Communication

  • 3

    Lesson 2 Regulation

    • Lesson 2 Regulation Webinar

    • Lesson 2 Regulation Handouts

    • Lesson 2 Understanding Regulation

  • 4

    Lesson 3 Spotlighting

    • Lesson 3 Spotlighting Webinar

    • Lesson 3 Episodic Memory and Spotlighting Handouts

  • 5

    Lesson 4 Scaffolding

    • Lesson 4 Scaffolding Webinar

    • Lesson 4 Scaffolding Handouts

    • Lesson 4 Scaffolding

  • 6

    Lesson 5 Framing

    • Lesson 5 Framing Webinar

    • Lesson 5 Framing Handouts

About the instructor

Autism Consultant and Trainer

Elisa Ferriggi

Owner and Consultant of Think Autism BSc (Hons) Psychology, Dip.Couns, RDI® Certified Program Consultant, Certified HANDLE® Screener, Accredited Triple P Provider and NLP Practitioner, Sleep Scotland Practitioner, PROACT-SCIPr UK, Education and Training Level 3 Award, Working with Parents Level 4 Award, plus attendance and participation to numerous short courses. Since June 2003, Elisa Ferriggi has been working with autistic children and their families.  As an autism consultant and trainer, Elisa Ferriggi is dedicated to empowering parents and professionals to feel competent in guiding children with autism to improve quality of life. By addressing the core features of autism and unlocking potential, children are able to develop milestones required to connect with others and establish true relationships. She understands the complex demands made on parents in helping their children and developing their relationship and the emotional journey many are going through. Her enthusiasm and commitment shine through in helping families be the best they can be. She admires the persistence of parents in helping their children with the challenges they face. She has created, designed and delivered multiple presentations and workshops to both parents and professionals. She has worked with many schools and colleges over the years, charities and organisations such as Autism Anglia, Little Miracles and Pinpoint-Cambridgeshire.

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