by D. Brown | Oct 8, 2018 | DIR Practice
Photo Copyright Affect Autism This week we have another great Floortime example with the young adult and his father whom we featured a few months ago. If you recall, Dad has been receiving parent coaching in the Developmental, Individual differences,...
by D. Brown | Sep 24, 2018 | DIR Practice, DIR Theory, Podcast
Photo: Jonathan Daniels Key Take-Aways Maude Le Roux returns this week to discuss Theory of Mind: what it is, why it’s important, and how to foster its development in our children with developmental differences. Maude is an occupational therapist who runs a DIR...
by D. Brown | Sep 10, 2018 | DIR Practice, Podcast
Photo: Tim Goedhart Key Take-Aways Last time, Dr. Stuart Shanker shared that the missing piece in the DIR/Floortime randomized controlled trial study at York University was the mental health professional’s work with the parents about their own stress. This week,...
by D. Brown | Aug 27, 2018 | DIR Theory, Podcast, Video podcast
Photo Copyright The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. Key Take-Aways Today Dr. Stuart Shanker speaks with us about how Self-Reg came about. Self-regulation is the first functional emotional developmental capacity in DIR/Floortime, and Dr. Shanker was the lead researcher on the...
by D. Brown | Jul 16, 2018 | DIR Theory, Podcast
Photo Copyright Affect Autism Key Take-Aways AUDIO Do you find it hard to keep your child engaged with you? Is it hard to have an ongoing back-and-forth interaction without them losing interest or moving away? It could be that you struggling to connect with your child...
