Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over the World, by Raun K. Kaufman
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As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate autism expert and educator with no trace of his former condition. So what happened?
Thanks to The Son-Rise Program, a revolutionary method created by his parents, Raun experienced a full recovery from autism. (His story was recounted in the best-selling book Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues and in the award-winning NBC television movie Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.) In Autism Breakthrough, Raun presents the ground-breaking principles behind the program that helped him and thousands of other families with special children. Autism, he explains, is frequently misunderstood as a behavioral disorder when, in fact, it is a social relational disorder. Raun explains what it feels like to be autistic and shows how and why The Son-Rise Program works. A step-by-step guide with clear, practical strategies that readers can apply immediately―in some cases, parents see changes in their children in as little as one day―Autism Breakthrough makes it possible for these special children to defy their original often-very-limited prognoses. Parents and educators learn how to enable their children to create meaningful, caring relationships, vastly expand their communications, and to participate successfully in the world. An important work of hope, science, and progress, Autism Breakthrough presents the powerful ideas and practical applications that have already changed the lives of families all over the world.
Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over the World, by Raun K. Kaufman - Amazon Sales Rank: #21561 in Books
- Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
- Published on: 2015-03-31
- Released on: 2015-03-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.24" h x 1.01" w x 5.48" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over the World, by Raun K. Kaufman Review
“Limitless hope . . . his personal faith in the program, his warmth, and the targeted application of principles will encourage readers to try his methods.” ―Publishers Weekly
“An innovative, alternative approach to creating a child-centered environment that directly empowers parents and caregivers.” ―Kirkus
“His voice is warm and fascinating, his experience is one that will bring confidence to families new to their diagnosis, or who may be struggling to find hope.” ―Library Journal
“Reading Autism Breakthrough brought chills to my body and tears of joy to my soul. This book must be read by every parent of a child with autism who wants a step-by-step plan to reach and transform their child. I was there in person when Raun K. Kaufman's miraculous story began. His full recovery from severe autism -- through The Son-Rise Program that his parents developed to reach him -- changed my life and the life of my daughter, who showed all the signs of early stage autism. Today she thrives because I knew exactly what to do: ignore all of the dire predictions and immerse her in precisely the principles and techniques described in Autism Breakthrough. I couldn't recommend this book more enthusiastically - not only for those who love a child or adult with challenges, but for all parents and professionals. This book turns the all-powerful principle of unconditional love into a practical blueprint that anyone can follow.” ―Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Power of Intention and thirty other books
“I learned more about my daughter by reading this book than I have through all of the others I've read over the 11 years since her diagnosis. If you're a parent of a child with Autism, this book truly is a must-read. With case studies, step-by-step instructions and an accompanying website, it's an invaluable resource that may prompt you to rethink what - and how - your child can best learn and progress to meet their full potential. No matter how old your child is, Autism Breakthrough can help you to connect with them in ways you may have never thought possible.” ―Wendy Fournier, President, National Autism Association (NAA)
“Raun K. Kaufman's book, Autism Breakthrough, is an amazing resource to help you right here and right now to make a huge difference in your child's progress. His super easy-to-digest guidance on using the techniques of The Son-Rise Program is a game-changer. Given the program's record of success, the Autism Hope Alliance has funded families to take Son-Rise Program courses at the Autism Treatment Center of America. If you are the parent of a child on the autism spectrum, Autism Breakthrough will give you a whole new way to help your child and take away that nagging fear that so many of us parents feel. My own son is the beneficiary of the principles explained in Autism Breakthrough. I gave birth to my son, but The Son-Rise Program gave him life. ” ―Kristin Selby Gonzalez, President, Autism Hope Alliance (AHA)
“I am a physician who treats thousands of children and adults with all types of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from mild cases to those that are that are very severe. My own son is also living with autism. I highly recommend Raun Kaufman's new book Autism Breakthrough to all parents, to family members, and to practitioners of persons on the autism spectrum. It combines the scientifically validated therapies of The Son-Rise Program with an easy-to-read approach that makes it very informative and highly useful to everyone. I frequently refer our patients to The Son-Rise Program, and I have seen the objective improvements in my patients with my own eyes. It has also helped my own son and our family tremendously. Autism Breakthrough will help you make huge impact in the lives of persons of all ages with ASD's, and it will provide great benefit and comfort to the families and to practitioners.” ―Phillip C. DeMio, M.D., Executive Director, American Medical Autism Board, & Chief Medical Officer, US Autism & Asperger Association
“If you are the parent of an child on the autism spectrum,Autism Breakthroughby Raun K. Kaufman was written just for you. It describes a fantastic treatment method – The Son-Rise Program – for families dealing with the challenges of autism.In my practice of psychiatry in a teaching hospital over several decades, I have never been introduced to a set of clinical principles as powerful, elegant and effective.The outcomes are truly stunning: children make concrete and sweeping progress, often far outstripping their original prognosis, and parents overcome feelings of devastation and learn to accept, enjoy, and meaningfully help their children.With humor and caring, Kaufman answers the question "What do I need to do to create a wonderful relationship with my child?"Autism Breakthroughnot only provides the reader with clear techniques anddocuments amazing clinical outcomes, it is a testament to the impact of hope, love and acceptance in our lives!I personally see applications of the principles in all clinical endeavors.” ―Ted McCarthy, M.D., Former Chief of Psychiatry, Mercy Hospital
“With Autism Breakthrough,Raun K. Kaufman has done what few else in the field of autism treatment today would dream of doing. He has empowered parents to take charge again, given them real hope for positive change, and armed them with specific tools and techniques to make those hopes a reality for their children. Our children are not ‘stuck' with neurological problems. Autism is not hard-wired. Iknow this as fact, for my own son fully recovered from autism to become the president of his 6th grade class today (in a regular, mainstream school) thanks to my family's adoption ofthe very principles of The Son-Rise Program that Raun explains inAutism Breakthrough. As a medical professional, I know that medicine today offers little to these children other than a dismal prognosis. It doesn't have to be that way!Not only do many children completely recover using this program, but whole families change and grow and thrive.” ―Wendy Edwards, M.D., Pediatrician, B.Sc.N., F.R.C. P. (C).
“Autism Breakthrough truly breaks through the 'autism is a life-long condition' paradigm and shifts hopelessness to hope. As occupational therapists and international lecturers, we will be highly recommending this wonderful "user-friendly" resource with all the principles, strategies, and techniques needed to support children and adults with social-relational challenges. A must-read, not only for parents but for all teachers, therapists, and staff who support those on the autism spectrum!” ―MarySue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger, Creators of Alert Program, Authors of Alert Program books, games and trainings
“Insightful, personal, and accessible. A hopeful message and one which only a person that has looked through the eyes of an autistic child could offer. Autism Breakthrough is a must read for all parents of special children, its depth will touch you, and practical advice will empower you to join your child on their journey toward achieving their unique and limitless potential.” ―Alex Doman, Author of Healing at the Speed of Sound,Founder & CEO Advanced Brain Technologies, creators of The Listening Program
About the Author RAUN K. KAUFMAN is the Director of Global Education for the Autism Treatment Center of America. As the key spokesperson for ATCA and the Son-Rise Program, he conducts lectures and seminars worldwide and has worked with families and professionals for over 15 years. Kaufman and his work have been covered on NPR, BBC, Fox News, and People Magazine, among other outlets. He co-hosts the radio show Raun & Kristin: Bringing Hope Into Your Home on Autism Approved Radio and is currently serving as the Director of Global Education for the Autism Treatment Center of America. He lives in Sheffield, Massachusetts and Portland, Oregon.
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92 of 100 people found the following review helpful. THE Autism guide for reaching your child. By Teri L. Hoben I have to tell you, I've read many autism help books. Researched many websites. Nothing compares to the insight Raun Kaufman gives in this book. I am a mother to a 5 year old boy, Lincoln. We have been on this autism journey since he was 1 1/2, although he was officially diagnosed ASD a month before he turned 4. He has been in speech therapy since the age of 1 1/2, early childhood special education since 3. He started occupational therapy at 4, as well as ABA. He started out with no communication other than screaming/tantruming/meltdowns. He threw things, bit, hit, kicked, you name it. He loved lining his toys up, had poor eye contact and rarely responded to his name. Picky food choices and extremely sensitive to crowds. We've come a long way since the beginning. He has a much broader vocabulary and is even speaking in 3-4 word sentences at times. The tantrums went from 3-4 a day to 3-4 a week. He still is aggressive, but tries his best to control it and not hurt others. Most of this is thanks to the hard work his therapists put in. And honestly, the hard work, I, his mother have put in.When we began ABA, I thought of it as the answer to all of our worries. Potty training, aggression, eating new food, the works. At first, it seemed that way. They got him to curb his aggression down by prompting him to use words instead. Their primary focus was academic goals, such as cutting, writing & learning to read. ABA teaches our children how to follow directions. I have watched it 3 days a week for 4 hours a day for the last 6 months. Lincoln, go get your coat. Lincoln, share your toy. Lincoln, write an L. All important, but what is he learning? Not how to share a toy, or why he should share it. Because playing with others is fun. No, he is learning how to comply. He needs help learning how to interact appropriately and meaningfully with others. He has no friends. Whenever he is around other children, he "plays" beside them. Mostly running back & forth. When I think of what I want for Lincoln, it's simple. To develop meaningful relationships in life. Not to grow up just doing what people say like some robot. Raun says in his book, "Autism isn't a math disorder. It isn't a color-naming disorder. And it isn't a reading disorder. It's a social, relational, interpersonal, interactional disorder."I had the honor of seeing Raun speak at a lecture he offered during the NAA Conference in St. Petersburg last year. It was astounding to hear his method, see videos of the children being enriched by the Son-Rise program and to gain a new outlook on how our children should be approached.My husband is active duty military and we also have a 3 year old and 10 month old at home. I would love to go to the Son-Rise program, but it's not something we will be able to do in the immediate future. This book gives us an insight into the program without ever stepping foot outside our home. And it WORKS. Before I join Lincoln, it can seem like I am on the other side of a door, just banging and banging on it, but no one is answering. The second I join him, it's as if he opens it and says, Hi Mommy, I've been waiting for you. Communication, spontaneous play, pure joy comes out of him. And guess what, sometimes, if I ask him to step through the door and come into my world, he does. We've only just begun following Raun's program, and if this is the reaction I'm getting now, I know that his future looks amazing. Do yourself a favor, read the book. Open your eyes. Your child deserves it and is waiting for the door to open.
52 of 62 people found the following review helpful. Not a breakthrough but motivating By Fosta Firstly, this book, in my opinion, covers what I consider is the "Floortime" method by Stanley Greenspan (See Engaging Autism by Stanley Greenspan) who released a book about this method in the 1990s. So firstly its not a breakthrough, the method has been around for a while. Which makes the title misleading, however I believe the "break through" refers to Kaufman's parents coming up with the "sonrise" method when he was a child years ago but you dont know that until you read the book.The floortime method is definitely worth pursuing and I think the Greenspan book above is the best to start with or purchase to use as a guide. This one is more a one time read. The best thing about the floortime method is that the parents can do it by themselves (since you get on the floor with your child and spend time with them, or "joining" in Kaufman jargon). It takes a lot of perseverance and fine tuning. Also interesting is that a some of the techniques you may already have been doing before learning about floortime,Having read both books, it often seems like Kaufman has based much of his content from Greenspan. To me the Greenspan book is the Real McCoy, and this perhaps a bit of a copy/scam/advertisement for the Son-rise program. Greenspan being a qualified MD, Kaufman isnt really qualified, but went through the 'method' with his parents did his own thing for a while, then ended up running this 'clinic'...then writing this book. Personally I dont really believe Kaufman had autism either (he even talks about how people think this in his book), since the examples he comes up with as a child dont seem like a child with autism...an example coming to mind, when he thinks a toilet is going to overflow and drown him (or something) around age 4 and he manages to explain this to his parent who soothes him... what a load of rubbish I thought, there is no way an autistic child around this age can explain this to their parentHowever, this book is still valuable! It is very motivating (especially the audiobook), although a bit like an 'infommercial' it does leave you feeling motivated, which any parent with an autistic child needs plenty of. Theres a lot of focus on the parent and how to parent an autistic child and quite a few examples, which you need as many as possible to try to get the hang of using this method. The are also some very good analogies and information on building trust and getting your child's attention. Also I find myself agreeing with the Author's opinion on other methods (ABA) which is a bit like programming your child like a robot, rather than making them "want" to do these things. Also the engaging autism book is a little dry, this one more fresh and invigorating and an easy read.Another idea- check out your local library and get out as many books as you can on the subject. Save your resources for what works for you, get some kids books too while you are there.Furthermore, based on the comments on this review, it would seem that this book may be missing critical information which you only get when you take the program. Maybe something else to be aware of.Also, it seems worthwhile to do some critical research on the son rise such as- http://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_your_experience_with_the_Son-Rise_therapy_in_treating_autismhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021992413000518Without having been on the program, like the book, it does seem a little like a scam to me, little research to back up the claims, some immediate 'wow!' results of initial interaction but maybe not the continuing improvement. At least not any improvement that would be gained on top of general persistence and patience and proven strategies which professionals or state type help would provide.Now for the real break through in my opinon-...(.And completely unrelated to this book), but much so to Autism, which people reading these reviews may be interested to hear about some recent research that I found interesting: There is research that suggests that children with Autism have extra synapses (ie the links between brain cells which I assume are responsible to forming memories and behaviours) in the brain, where a non-autistic child'd brain prunes the synapses to something like 50% of synapses of an autistic child by age 2-3. An autistic childs brain seems to hold on to synapses, they can become 'corrupted' but some may hold on to memories that my have otherwise been lost. This makes a lot of sense to me, since it seems to explain the seemingly normal child to age 1-2 then gradual to sudden regression after this. Also it explains the great intelligence and memory some autistic children have...... Also interesting is some research on mTOR (mechanisitic target of rapamycin, rapamycin being the chemical that was found to effect the mTOR and thus changing mtor's affect on an organism and giving it its name), which is a hormone/chemical or something in the body that regulates cell renewal. It seems to be overactive in the autistic child which I suppose means synapses dont get "pruned" as much as they should. Rapamycin being an extremely potent chemical with harmful side effects probably only makes it good for research. There seems to be less harsh alternatives which can affect mTOR, such as curcumin (turmeric extract), and resveratrol (grape extract), seems that curcumin has already been tried by some parents with positive effects. To find more info you can google mTOR and autism and synapse and autism, mTOR inhibitor natural.... I'd be very interested in any comments that anyone may have on this... (And as a disclaimer- this is just a laymans explanation of it, please do your own research to get a better picture and seek professional advice before acting on any of it).
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Mom of autistic son By Sandra Sinclair I've taken three Son-Rise courses at the Autism Treatment Institute of America in Sheffield, MA, and I can say that if the lessons are applied as they are taught (which includes a good long look at your own heart in this process of bringing up a child with ASD), it may be the most effective intervention out there. Over time, you will likely see an improvement in the social and communication aspects of your autistic child. However, you do have to bring some time, energy, love, and enthusiasm to the process for it to have an effect.I've also received training in Verbal Behavior (a type of ABA) and Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), and we have done a number of other interventions with our child. I can say from experience, that even though it is my favorite intervention, Son-Rise is not the ONLY good intervention out there. Almost EVERY intervention is helpful when done correctly and with the right mindset. Bottom line is if you spend a lot of time playing with a child with love in your heart and without feeling impatient, critical, nervous, or super pushy, you will probably help them. That is the most important thing you can bring to your child, no matter what intervention you choose.People in the autism world love to judge each others' interventions as ineffective for some reason, and the Son-Rise team is no exception to this industry-wide flaw. I took off one star for this bias. There was a lot of criticism specifically regarding ABA. I'm assuming it's because the Kaufmans were introduced to ABA at a time when Lovaas was doing things like administering punitive electric shocks and tying people to chairs. I understand why they would hate that, but come on, it's 40-50 years later now and that doesn't happen anymore. The newer style of ABA is reward-based and can be very effective for shaping behavior when done by a person with a good mindset and some flexibility. Plus there are a lot of behavioral principles both interventions have in common.This practice of presenting a divided front among intervention providers leads to confusion among parents as to which intervention to choose. As for our family, we have tried almost every intervention out there- ABA, Son-Rise, Floortime, RDI, speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education, and I can say that EVERY intervention has been helpful for our child when done by someone with a loving and flexible heart for children. That's the most important part- the heart of the person doing the therapy, not the intervention itself. The person needs to like to play with children, have integrity, and have the right mindset. If they have those things, you're 90% there. The intervention choice is about 10% of the equation. Seriously. Good attitude gets good results, negative attitude gets negative results.Back to Son-Rise- this is my favorite intervention, for two reasons- 1 it's effective, and 2. it empowering and gets your head and heart into the right place. What do I dislike about Son-Rise? It takes time, but they all do, I guess, lol. My head is isn't always in the right place all the time after all, but that's ok. I'm a work in progress, like my son. How do I know Son-Rise is effective? Because my son responded positively and improved his communication, eye contact, and ability to be around people without losing it. There were immediate results, such as increased eye contact and a happy play experience, and also results down the road, such as better communication and increased tolerance of change and stimuli.Note regarding the word "cure". The Kaufmans like this word because they are laypeople. The medical community hates the "cure" word because it is nearly impossible to quantify. This is why medicine hardly ever uses the word "cure". For example, when you get better from say, a cold, doctors never say "cured", but "better". So to all you medical people, when the Kaufmans say "cure", just think "better" or "we can't detect it any more". Don't get tied up in a pretzel over it. Their son is better now. You can't detect the autism any more, so they of course, say he's cured. However, Raun is an anomaly. Most people who do this intervention or any other, are still autistic afterward. Most do not get to the point of no symptoms like Raun Kaufman did. But over time, most people do improve- some marginally, some dramatically. You just have to get some good people and try for a long time.
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