As a CEO, writer and teacher at The Option Institute
and the Autism Treatment Center of America TM,
Raun K. Kaufman works with individuals, families and
groups, as well as lectures internationally on autism
treatment. In his work with people from around the world,
Mr. Kaufman brings a distinctive qualification to the
realm of autism treatment-his own personal history.
Complete Recovery from Autism
At 18 months, Raun was diagnosed as irreversibly autistic.
Though advised to institutionalize Raun, his parents,
authors/teachers Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria 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 known
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withdrawn child with a tested I.Q. of less than 30 into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.
Post-Autism
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 complete recovery.
Chief Executive Officer of
The Option Institute and the Autism
Treatment Center of AmericaTM:
The worldwide teaching center for The Son-
Rise Program® since 1983-a powerful, effective
and totally unique treatment for children and adults
challenged by autism spectrum disorders and other developmental
difficulties. This educational treatment pioneered the
modality of joining children in their world instead
of going against them, as well as using their particular
motivations as a doorway to learning (rather than forcing
them to learn on someone else's terms). As well, The
Son-
Rise Program® is the only treatment modality
that prioritizes the attitudes and emotions of the parents
and child facilitators as a key factor in effectively
bonding with and teaching children and adults with autism.
Over the last 25 years, the Autism Treatment Center
of America has worked with more than 22,000 parents
and professionals from around the world. The Autism
Treatment Center of America now provides several different
levels of innovative training courses for both parents
and professionals. Each course teaches educational techniques
and principles for designing and implementing a highly
interactive, one-on-one, child-centered program.
Writer
Articles and chapters by Raun K. Kaufman have been featured
in journals such as the Good Autism Practice Journal
and Autism File, as well as in the books, Silver Linings
and Son-Rise:
The Miracle Continues.
International Speaker
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
treatment, including an introduction to the techniques
of The
Son- Rise Program®-thus enabling participants
to put their newly-acquired tools into practice immediately. |
