Beyond Behavior · Fri Sept 11 or Fri Sept 18 · 11:00 AM ET
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Free live webinar · Two dates
Helping autistic children develop the thinking brain
A developmental approach to building flexibility, problem-solving, resilience and real-world independence — guided by Lisa Palasti, Director of RDI® in Canada.
Session one
Friday, Sept 11
11:00 AM ET
Session two
Friday, Sept 18
11:00 AM ET
Free to attend · Live on Zoom · Link and reminders sent by email
Why this webinar
When a child is struggling, the behaviour is usually what gets addressed first — the meltdown, the refusal, the rigidity around a routine. It is the visible part, so it becomes the target.
But behaviour is the surface. Underneath it sits a set of capacities that are still developing: reading a situation, holding two ideas at once, tolerating that a plan has changed, borrowing a parent’s calm until your own arrives. Build those, and a great deal of the behaviour resolves on its own.
This session is about how that development actually happens — not in a therapy room, but in the ordinary moments you already share with your child every day.
“Flexible thinking is built moment by moment — in everyday experiences with the people who love them most.” Lisa Palasti
What we’ll cover
The difference between a child who has learned the right answer and a child who can work out what to do when the situation shifts. Why static skills don’t transfer, and what growing dynamic thinking looks like week to week.
How guided participation works: slowing the pace, sharing the problem rather than solving it, and using productive uncertainty — small, manageable challenges — so your child gets practice thinking rather than practice complying.
What this looks like in a real household with limited time and other children in it. Where to start, how to tell it’s working, and how RDI® consultants support families through it.
Who it’s for
Your guide
Lisa is the Director of Relationship Development Intervention (RDI®) in Canada and the founder of Mindful Guide Consulting. She works directly with families and trains the consultants who go on to do the same.
Her practice sits with parents rather than around them — the premise being that the person best placed to guide a child’s development is the one already in the room for the thousand small moments a week where it happens.
From families Lisa has worked with
“We truly feel that under the guidance of our consultant, Lisa Palasti, we have created for Jack and our family a true quality of life. Jack is doing very well — it’s amazing to see how able he is to self-regulate compared to where he was when we started RDI.”
“This morning my jaw dropped when saying goodbye to my daughter. She stopped eating her breakfast, looked up at me — I mean truly looked at me — and said ‘I love you too!’ This was a first.”
“After doing RDI for a few years, we seemed to just ‘get it’ — more importantly, to ‘get’ Liam, and to incorporate all that we learned naturally into our everyday lives. I suppose that’s the beauty of RDI.”
Before you register
Lisa walks through Relationship Development Intervention (RDI®) — a developmental approach for autistic individuals and people with other developmental differences — with time for questions at the end.
Yes. The webinar is free of charge and educational. There is no pitch to sit through.
Online, on Zoom. You’ll get the meeting link as soon as you register, plus two or three reminders in the days before the session.
The same session runs twice — Friday, September 11 and Friday, September 18, both at 11:00 AM ET. Register once and come to whichever suits you.
Roughly monthly, with a changing topic each time. If you’re considering becoming a certified RDI® consultant, attending one is the best way to see the model before you commit.
Free live webinar
Helping autistic children develop the thinking brain. Pick the Friday that works and we’ll send you the link.
Session one
Friday, Sept 11
11:00 AM ET
Session two
Friday, Sept 18
11:00 AM ET
Free to attend · Live on Zoom · Link and reminders sent by email