The Davis Autism Approach works in harmony with the autistic individual's way of being. Its purpose is to allow autistic individuals to participate more fully in life.
​People on the autistic spectrum are not broken – they do not need fixing.  They have their own unique gifts and talents and they have the right to retain their beautiful uniqueness.

Often, though, what these individuals want is an understanding – they want to have a sense of self, to be able make sense of the world and relate positively to others.

It is widely agreed that individuals on the autistic spectrum do not undergo childhood development at the same harmonious rate that their non-autistic counterparts do. They may be extraordinarily developed in one particular area whilst considerably challenged in another. 
[Cited from Davis Autism International website]  
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Ron Davis defines three childhood development stages that ‘neurotypical’ people naturally go through:  
  • Individuation
  • Identity Development
  • Social Integration 

The Davis Autism Approach is Ronald Davis’s way of providing a type of road map for an autistic individual to be able move through these three stages in a way that is harmonious with their way of being.

STEP 1:  INDIVIDUATION - Creating an awareness of 'Self' 
The starting point in a Davis Autism Approach program is to assist the individual in the Individuation process by becoming oriented to the world, creating accurate perception and gaining self-awareness. This is achieved through the Davis Tools of Orientation, Release and Dial.

STEP 2:  IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT - Exploring life concepts
When Individuation is complete, we can then begin to look at Identity Development.  Developing a core identity is the foundation for new knowledge, experiences and behaviours.  Because autistic individuals have not yet completed identity development, we provide a gentle, structured way to do this by having them explore’ ‘life concepts’.  This is done by guiding the individual through making a simple clay model of each concept, followed by many hours exploring that concept in their environment.

STEP 3:  SOCIAL INTEGRATION - Relationship concepts
Social Integration is the final stage of the program. Individuals need to have a sense of self and a functioning identity to provide the foundation for building an understanding of relationships.  The relationship concepts are also explored in clay, allowing the individual to explore different types of relationships they can have with others.

None of the concepts explored are a set of ‘rules’ – they are a framework for the individual to be able to make sense of their experiences, and begin to establish order, take responsibility, and form and maintain successful relationships. 
​PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Davis Life Concepts for Autism is a flexible program, depending on the needs of the individual.  Options include:

Fully Facilitated
Tracy can take the autistic individual through the full Davis Life Concepts for Autism program.

Part Facilitated
Tracy will facilitate the initial part of the program and coach you through part of it, with her support, so that more of the program is integrated into the home environment.
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