Raun
K. Kaufman
Biographical Information
 Raun
K. Kaufman is an international speaker, writer and
teacher for The Son-Rise Program®
at the Autism Treatment Center of America™.
In his work with families, children, and professionals
from around the world, Mr. Kaufman brings a distinctive
qualification to the realm of Autism treatment—his
own personal history.
At 18 months, Raun was diagnosed
as severely and incurably autistic. Although advised
to institutionalize Raun, his parents, authors/teachers
Samahria and Barry Neil 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 his 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a mute, withdrawn child with a tested I.Q. of less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 by his father,
Barry Neil Kaufman, in the best-selling book Son-Rise:
The Miracle Continues, and was also
the subject of an award-winning NBC television movie,
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.
After graduating from an Ivy League
university (Brown University) with a degree in Biomedical
Ethics, Raun K. Kaufman continued his professional
development as the director of an educational center
for school-aged children as well as a presenter and
lecturer at conferences and symposia worldwide. Now,
Mr. Kaufman works at the Autism Treatment Center of
America™ and is an integral member of The
Son-Rise Program® that began with
him.
 Mr.
Kaufman has discussed The Son-Rise Program®,
Autism treatment and his own perspectives as a person
recovered from Autism in numerous radio, television,
Internet and print interviews. He is the author of
several journal articles, including Building The Bridge:
Strategies for Reaching Our Children published in
the first international edition of Good Autism Practice
Journal; From Autism To Recovery for the British publication
Autism File, and The Journey Out of Autism for Autism/Asperger’s
Digest. He has also written about his experiences
in the essay “Unchain Your Dreams' featured
in the book Silver Linings: Triumphs of The Chronically
Ill and Physically Challenged edited by Shaena Engle.
 Mr.
Kaufman has completed 4 fully booked lecture tours
of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway. Over 4,000
parents and professionals in 15 cities attended his
presentation. He will be returning to the United Kingdom
in September 2005 for another comprehensive tour.
He presented at the National Autism Society of America
Conference in Indianapolis and was asked to return
to speak in Pittsburgh the following year. Most recently,
Mr. Kaufman was the keynote speaker at the Sixth Annual
Mississippi Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders
and for the Southwest Chapter of the Autism Society
of America in El Paso, Texas. Last fall, Mr. Kaufman
met with NASA dignitaries in Washington, D.C. to present
a lecture on Autism and The Son-Rise Program®.
Raun K. Kaufman
- CEO of The Option Institute and
the Autism Treatment Center of America™
- International Lecturer, Teacher
and Group Facilitator.
If you would like to request a speaking
engagement contact pr@option.org
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