Breakthrough Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders

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About the Actor --------------- As CEO, writer and teacher at The Option Institute and the Autism Center of America, Raun K. Kaufman works with individuals, families and groups as well as lectures internationally on autism . In his work with people from around the world, Mr. Kaufman brings a distinctive qualification to the realm of autism - his own personal history. At 18 months, Raun was diagnosed as irreversibly autistic. Though advised to institutionalize Raun, his parents, authors/teachers Barry Neil Kaufman and Samaharia Lyte Kaufman, instead created an innovative home-based, child-centered program in an effort to reach their son. Their work, which developed into a unique methodology now know as The Son-Rise Program, enabled Raun to recover completely from autism - transforming him from a mute, withdrawn child with a tested I.Q. of less than 30 into an outgoing, social boy with a near-genius I.Q. Raun's story was recounted in Barry Neil Kaufman's best-selling book, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, and was also the subject of an award-winning NBC-TV movie, Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love, which has been viewed by 300 million people worldwide. After graduating from Brown, a leading Ivy League university, with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Kaufman served as the director of an educational center for school-aged children. Now, as a certified Son-Rise Program Teacher, he presents and lectures worldwide, teaching the very techniques and tools responsible for his own recovery. Articles and chapters by Raun K. Kaufman have been featured in autism journals, various newspapers, magazines and books, both nationally and internationally. Mr. Kaufman, who brings a rare combination of inspiration, compassion and technical expertise, has spoken at universities and conferences, and completed lecture tours in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. His interactive lectures, designed for parents and professionals, focus on effective methods of autism , including an introduction to the techniques of The Son-Rise Program - thus enabling participants to put their newly-acquired tools into practice immediately.