This online article from Raising Children Network’s Parent Guide to ASD Therapies describes and evaluates the Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) approach, which aims to promote social skills through strengthening children’s relationships with others. The article concludes that the approach is promising, but that more research is needed to evaluate it.

Raising Children Network is an information resource maintained by a partnership of agencies in Australia. Its website offers “evidence-based content you can trust on hundreds of topics about raising children and looking after yourself as a parent.” [Website]