Davis Autism Approach

The Davis Autism Approach is a non-invasive, gentle approach. It can be tailored to address the varying degrees of need found within the broad spectrum of autism/ASD, for anyone over the age of 8 years old.

This program was created by a brilliant autistic man who stumbled across a way of understanding his world at the bottom of his garden. Ron Davis who did not speak as a child removed the confusion and chaos from his life by learning to understand behaviors through modeling them in red dirt and water.
These early discoveries proved a foundation to his life’s work and he has now created a method to guide others like him and their families to participate more fully in life.

Davis Autism Approach is a three part program

Firstly: Individuation

Secondly: Identity Development

Thirdly: Social Integration

Creating an awareness of self by assisting individuals in becoming oriented in the world, using a variety of auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods.

Learning about ‘life’s natural lessons’ by creating models in plastalina clay and exploring these concepts in the environment.

Focused on building social awareness through exploring the different types of relationships we have with others, allowing those with ASD to participate more fully in life.

Who can we help?

High functioning autistic individuals who have strong verbal language. Age 8 – Adult
This group of individuals can access the program from the full list of options. Generally it would need around 12-20 days of Facilitator contact time. Working full days with a Facilitator is a popular option.

Lower functioning autistic individuals with good verbal language skills. Age 8 – Adult
This group of individuals often work at a less intensive pace, generally half days, taking breaks throughout the program for the concepts to become fully integrated into daily routines. A part facilitated/part coached program can be a very effective option and 20-30 days of Facilitator contact time may be needed. Alternatively a support person can attend a Davis Life Concepts for Autism Workshop and then be mentored through its application at home by a Davis Autism Facilitator/Coach.

High functioning autistic individuals with little or no verbal language. Age 8 – Adult
Dependent upon the level of receptive language skills,15-30 days of Facilitator contact may be needed. Often these individuals can sustain full days, however concept integration support is needed in the home and breaks throughout the program are often necessary for consolidation. A part facilitated/part coached program can be a successful option. Alternatively a support person can attend a Nurturing the Seed of Change Workshop and then be mentored through its application at home by a Davis Autism Facilitator/Coach.

Low functioning autistic individuals with little or no verbal language
Generally we find this group of individuals are unable to achieve the first step of the journey, Individuation, without the assistance of a NOIT unit. More information on this can be found at www.noitresearch.org. Once this step has been achieved, the Davis Stepping Stones Program can be introduced, and with time, they may be able to participate further with more Davis Autism Approach Concepts.

Autistic individuals. 3 – 8 years old
This age group will generally need to achieve Individuation, the first step of the program, with the assistance of the Davis Auditory Orientation CD for home use or the NOIT unit. This is then followed with the Davis Stepping Stones program and can continue on to the full program as maturity allows.

What are the options?

Fully Facilitated

Part Facilitated/ Part Coached

Workshop and Mentoring

Working one-on-one with a Davis Autism Approach® Facilitator/Coach for the whole program.

Initial one-on-one facilitation, then a support person is coached in the concepts so completion of the program can take place in the client’s own environment.

The support person attends a workshop and then accesses mentoring support from a licensed Facilitator/ Coach whilst conducting the program in the home

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Building Bridges

For one mother, building bridges has been fundamental in the journey with her autistic son, Isaac. What she noticed was that her neuro-typical children seemed to move from one developmental step to the next as though there was a bridge already built for them - and all they had to do was to learn to cross it.

With Isaac, however, the bridges were simply not there. The biggest challenge for her has been how to build those bridges for him. Click here to read about how the Davis Autism Approach has built the bridges necessary for Isaac to work towards full participation in life.

“The program can really transform your life. Before I went through the enlightening and discovering adventure, I was kind of lost. During the program, I learned many skills that I can apply to the real world. The concepts helped me understand more of how the recipe of life works. After the program, I have become a new, updated version of myslef. Because of this program, I truly believe that I am a happier person and participate in life.”
Beth, USA