Over 3 million copies of Barry Neil Kaufman's books, including Happiness Is A Choice, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, and No Regrets, are in print.
Has been published by all major book clubs, including Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild, Doubleday, and more.
Over 200 colleges and universities have used Kaufman's books as required or recommended reading.
Kaufman co-founded and teaches at The Option Institute International Learning & Training Center which offers program participants practical tools and strategies for being happier, more self-empowered, closer to those they love and more effective at getting what they want in life.
An international workshop and seminar leader since 1972.
Kaufman's screenplay of Son-Rise, the story of his family's extraordinary work bringing their son completely out of autism, became an award-winning NBC-TV movie, viewed by over 300 million people worldwide.
The Son-Rise Program® at the Autism Treatment Center of AmericaTM (a division of the Option Institute) became the subject of an in-depth BBC television documentary thus far viewed by over 10 million people
Kaufman has been featured in national magazines from People to Family Circle, and in leading newspapers such as The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and The Los Angeles Times.
Featured on major talk shows such as Good Morning America, First Person with Maria Shriver, and Phil Donahue. Kaufman has also been interviewed twice by Oprah Winfrey.
Recipient of the Humanitas Prize, as well as twice recipient of the Christopher Award.
Keynote speaker for national conferences of organizations such as The American Counseling Association, Unity Church, and Weight Watchers International.
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