Affect Autism: 10 Years and Counting!
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Parent Play Personas
PHOTO CREDIT: @TherapyKeeperEpisode 295On this episode, number 295, DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader Kerri Ciskowski joins us to discuss different parent play personas she sees in her clientele. Kerri has been an occupational therapist for 20 years. She does...
Neurological Safety and Creating Your Happy Space
PHOTO CREDIT: Clare KumarOn Episode 294...Clare Kumar is a late-diagnosed AuDHD mother of two young adults in Toronto, Canada. After twenty years as a productivity and organization coach, today, Clare spends her time and energy thinking more collectively about...
Rewriting the IEP Narrative: The Affirming Village
PHOTO CREDIT: The Affirming VillageOn Episode 293...This episode features a new empowering podcast called The Affirming Village which focuses on creating more neuroaffirming spaces for neurodivergent and disabled learners--a topic that comes up regularly at ICDL's...
We Advocate for the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Approach for Children with Developmental Differences
Developmental
This approach is developmental in nature, not behavioural. We meet others where they are, developmentally, in order to support and guide their developmental trajectory, which is different for everyone.
Individual Differences
We all have individual circumstances and sensory processing differences that vary greatly from one another which inform our understanding of how we interact with the world and with others.
Relationship-based
With genuine affect, we create those warm and nurturing relationships that are tailored to each of our individual differences and will help support us moving forward in our development.
Floortime
Floortime is joining others in their interests to respectfully and playfully support their individual development through shared, joyful, spontaneous interactions. We all need to feel safe to play to grow and learn.
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