nationality parents birth_date language image article_title name occupation
american barry neil kaufman samahria lyte kaufman 1973 english 150px raun kaufman
 raun k. kaufman lecturer author
raun kaufman

raun k. kaufman -lrb- born in 1973 -rrb- is a lecturer , author and former ceo of the autism treatment center of america in sheffield , massachusetts , where the autism intervention therapy son-rise is taught and practiced .
kaufman , at the age of two , was diagnosed as severely autistic with an under 30 iq , though questions have been raised whether raun kaufman was actually autistic before being treated .
although his parents , barry neil kaufman and samahria lyte kaufman , were told that their son 's condition was incurable and lifelong , they created a home-based program to reach raun .
subsequently , raun is claimed to have `` recovered '' as a neurotypical person .
kaufman 's autism lectures in the u.s. and europe continue to be controversial because of his stated `` recovery '' and because he advocates the son-rise program 's method of `` joining '' children in their repetitive behavior , which remains at odds with conventional treatments .
kaufman is the author of the book `` autism breakthrough '' , published on april 1 , 2014 , and co-host of the radio show `` raun & kristin : bringing hope into your home '' .
