The Heart of Growth: Inside the Relationship Development Assessment

About this episode

This episode discusses the emotional challenges of assessments for children with autism and features a conversation with Claudia Andreessen about the Relationship Development Assessment.

For many parents, the word “assessment” brings up hard memories. Long reports that list everything your child cannot do. Scores that seem to define your child’s future. Professionals who study your child while you sit in the hallway and wait. In this episode of Autism: A New Perspective, Kat Lee talks with Claudia Andreessen, Professional […] The post The Heart of Growth: Inside the Relationship Development Assessment first appeared on RDIconnect.

People in this episode

Host: Kat Lee

Guest: Claudia Andreessen

Topics covered

• assessment
• child development
• parenting
• autism
• relationship development

Keywords

• autism
• assessment
• parenting
• child development
• relationship development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RDIconnect

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