Relationship Development
Intervention (RDI) for Autism and Other Exceptionalities
Guiding Families with Open Arms
Parenthood is a journey.
Shaped by experiences. Defined by moments. And for many families punctuated by the nuances children with autism, ADHD and other exceptionalities face from day to day.
At Open Arms Consulting, we meet your family where you stand today and walk that path together. Trusted guide. Passionate ally. We employ Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) strategies to cut through the noise, and empower you with resources and skills that strengthen the link between parent and child.
This is how we help you slow life down, to build connections up.
Empowering parents. Fostering connections. Restoring balance.
Connectivity is everything. It creates joy, sparks relationships and shapes the way we experience the world. Autism and other exceptionalities can create gaps between parents and children. But we can bridge them. Together.
Shifting away from the overstimulation that can come from competing interventions and therapies, RDI unites families around a powerful shared purpose: deepen connections between parents and children.
By focusing on building blocks like missed developmental milestones, and re-establishing connections tied to core learning, RDI provides new chances to explore the hidden curriculum that fuels human connectivity.
Through techniques, games and other strategies, RDI offers opportunities to refocus on dynamic intelligence, build bonds, and improve quality of life.
Responding to disappointment. Navigating challenge. Reading body language. Comprehending facial expressions. Families of children with autism and other neurodiversities can make meaningful progress on all these fronts — with the right guide by their side.
Channelling a passion for connectivity into positive change.
Inspired by people, moved by purpose. Robin Metsos is a certified RDI Connect Consultant who blends career experience and extensive training to help build a more inclusive society, one family at a time.
For more than a decade, Robin has worked with children and adults with autism and other exceptionalities. Educator at Giant Steps School for Autism. A collaborator who integrates students into neighbouring schools and provides on-site support for adults navigating the workplace. Invested advocate committed to making positive change. Robin has built her career at the heart of the neurodiverse community, working with children as young as four to adults in their early 20s.
Robin has always sought to create a sense of belonging for those with autism. Now, she’s on a mission to provide meaningful guidance to families through personalized consulting. Her approach makes children the hero of their stories and enables parents to guide them best.
Local to Montreal/Servicing Canada-wide!
“It is my goal that RDI reaches every new parent of a child with autism with a message of HOPE instead of despair.”
Dr Steven Gutstein
OPEN ARMS CONSULTING
OPEN ARMS CONSULTING
Are you ready to embrace a new way forward?
Every family is unique. That’s why we use an ongoing dynamic assessment and intervention model to personalize our approach for you, and your child.
Warm, collaborative conversations in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. Custom-designed intervention programs. Individual action plans. All aligned to your family’s philosophies and values.
Learn how we can help children more easily access a brain-to-brain connection with parents, so families can learn, grow and evolve.