The following is a portion of a beautiful presentation given by Dina Dadian at an Autism Awareness night at her son, Andrey’s, school. I have been deeply impressed – and humbled – by how Dina and her husband, David, have applied the frameworks of TED* to their parenting of Andrey, as well as in their …
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TED* Behind Bars
Arriving in the mail today was a letter from Ron, a federal prisoner with whom I have corresponded off-and-on for over four years, and who signed his letter “TED* behind bars.” His is an amazing story and, as far as I can discern, he is a model inmate. Before being transferred to the facility in …
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A New “Game”
TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) offers a unique escape from the “Dreaded” Drama Triangle (DDT), first described by Stephen Karpman, M.D. Dr Karpman was an early student of Transactional Analysis pioneer, Eric Berne. Berne’s book, Games People Play, established the idea of “transactional games” that we play in our relationships. According to Berne’s website: In Games …
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