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Season 11

Episode 303 - DIR® Dialogues: Research Supporting DIRFloortime®
Episode 302 - We Chose Play: Season 1, Episode 2: What did we miss?
Episode 301 - Centering Autism Perspectives in Canada
Episode 300 - We Chose Play: Season 1, Episode 1: In the beginning…
Episode 299 - Parent Perspectives: Developing Resilience
Episode 298 - From Control to Connection: One Educator’s Transformation Through DIRFloortime®
Episode 297 - Parent Perspectives: Watching Siblings Embrace Autism Together
Episode 296 - Shared Joy and Agency in Outdoor Play
Episode 295 - Parent Play Personas
Episode 294 - Neurological Safety and Creating Your Happy Space
Episode 293 - Rewriting the IEP Narrative: The Affirming Village
Episode 292 - Autistic Moms Chatting: Moving Forward with Awareness and Action
Episode 291 - Bridging the Gap Between Home and School
Episode 290 - Let's Talk About Essential Floortime Dynamics

Season 10

Episode 289 - Building a DIR® Community in Latin America and Abroad
Episode 289ES - Construyendo una Comunidad DIR® en América Latina
Episode 288 - A Model of a Medical DIR® Clinic
Episode 287 - Autistic Moms Chatting: Creating Community
Episode 286 - DIR® Dialogues: Gestalt Language Processing
Episode 285 - Individualizing Support Through a Caring Relationship: Supporting PDA
Episode 284 - Senderos: Mexico's First DIR®-Accredited School
Episode 284ES - Senderos: La primera escuela acreditada en DIR® de México
Episode 283 - DIR® Dialogues: An Exploration of Limit-Setting
Episode 282 - Parent Perspectives: Powerful Insights From a Floortime Intensive
Episode 281 - DIR® Dialogues: Becoming a Floortime Practitioner
Episode 280 - Bicycle Lessons 4 All
Episode 279 - Pre-Social Abilities Are Pre-Communication
Episode 278 - Neurodiversity-Affirming Support in DIR®-Informed Music Therapy
Episode 277 - Waves of Connection: Surfing the Floortime Approach
Episode 277ES - Olas de Conexión: Surfeando el Enfoque Floortime
Episode 276 - Let's Talk About Autism Inclusion this April
Episode 275ES - Perspectivas de los Padres: Reuniones de Apoyo para Padres Floortime
Episode 274 - DIR® Dialogues: Floortime Around the World
Episode 273 - Joyfully Together: Collaboration in the DIRFloortime® Approach
Episode 272 - Following the Child’s Emotional Intent
Episode 271 - Parent Perspectives: Finding and Holding on to Floortime
Episode 270 - DIR® Dialogues: Parent Practitioners
Episode 269 - DIR® and the Science of Hope
Episode 268 - Parent Perspectives: Floortime Intensives at the DIR® Institute
Episode 267 - Intensives at the DIR® Institute
Episode 266 - Floortime Supports Parental Self-Efficacy
Episode 265 - Diagnosing Autism in Girls and Women
Episode 264 - Co-Regulation through Affective Signalling
Episode 263 - Gestural Development: The D, the I, and the R
Episode 262 - In-Home Floortime Coaching Supports Families

Season 9

Episode 261 - Bringing DIR Into the Classroom to Accommodate Communication for All
Episode 260 - Trauma through a DIR® Lens
Episode 259 - Developing Through FEDC 4 into FEDC 5
Episode 258 - FEDC 4: Complex Communication and Shared Problem Solving
Episode 257 - Nurturing Intentionality as a Bridge to FEDC 4
Episode 256 - A DIR® Lens on Sleep
Episode 255 - Giant Steps Interdisciplinary Autism Centre
Episode 254 - Reflective Practice in DIR®
Episode 253 - DIR® and Medically Complex Children: Trauma-Informed Care
Episode 252 - Advocating for Rightful Inclusion in School
Episode 251 - Affect and Regulation in Middle Eastern Culture
Episode 250 - If I Need Help
Episode 249 - Presuming Competence
Episode 248 - A Developmental Perspective on Sharing
Episode 247 - Gestalt Language Processing and DIR®
Episode 246 - Parent Perspectives: Navigating Our Different Support Roles
Episode 245 - Parent Perspectives: Parent Self-Regulation
Episode 244 - Revisiting the R: Hidden Regulators in the Development of Relationships
Episode 243 - Parent Perspectives: Parents Listening to Autistic Self-Advocates
Episode 242 - Regulating through Trauma
Episode 241 - Autistic Masking or Impression Management?
Episode 240 - Parent Perspectives: Retrospective Perspective
Episode 239 - Visual Spatial Planning and Assessment (ViSPA)
Episode 238 - Visualization Leads to Imagination
Episode 237 - Parent Perspectives: Relationships, Play, and Growth
Episode 236 - Parent Perspectives: Navigating our Health and Education Systems

Season 8

Episode 235 - Harnessing the Power of Narratives to Impact Development
Episode 234 - (Non)Compliance Does Not Equal (Dys)Regulation
Episode 233 - A New Community-Created Resource: SLP MAPs
Episode 232 - Parent Perspectives: How Do We Handle Fears and Anxiety?
Episode 231 - Adapted Spiral Praxis and Movement for the Bodymind Process
Episode 230 - All About Praxis: Part 2 of 2
Episode 229 - All About Praxis: Part 1 of 2
Episode 228 - A Floortime Approach to Fears and Phobias
Episode 227 - Floortime Coaching for Different Parenting Styles
Episode 226 - The Somatosensory System and Tactile Perception
Episode 225 - Physical Therapy is Enhanced Using a Floortime Lens
Episode 224 - Our Differences are Our Strengths
Episode 223 - Autism and Medication: Part 2
Episode 222 - Emotional Playgrounds Foster Emotional Well-Being
Episode 221 - Curiosity as a Driver of Connection and Interaction in Adolescence
Episode 220 - Empowering Ability
Episode 219 - The Dynamic Process of Transitions
Episode 218 - Giant Steps School in Montréal, Québec
Episode 217 - Part 2: Adult Diagnosis and What it Means
Episode 216 - Part 1: To Whom Should Parents Listen?
Episode 215 - The Process of Parenting our Neurodivergent Children
Episode 214 - Part 2: Bridging the Gap in Understanding
Episode 213 - Part 1: Taking that Step on the Red Carpet
Episode 212 - The Complexity of Vision and Visual Processing
Episode 211 - Kinder Growth DIRFloortime® Medicaid Services
Episode 210 - Unpacking "Aggression"

Season 7

Episode 209 - The Conversation
Episode 208 - The Impact of Vestibular Processing on Development
Episode 207 - Good Intentions Creating Unseen Stigma
Episode 206 - Parents can Connect with their Children Through Musical Interactions
Episode 205 - My Autism, My Story
Episode 204 - Your Growth is your Child's Growth: Strength in Relationships
Episode 203 - The World’s First International Concert to Celebrate Neurodiversity
Episode 202 - Gauging our Developmental Capacities: Part 2
Episode 201 - Gauging our Developmental Capacities: Part 1
Episode 200 - DIRFloortime® and Physical Therapy
Episode 199 - Creating Opportunities for Co-Regulatory Support
Episode 198 - Access and Choice in NY State for Autism Supports and Services
Episode 197 - A Developmental Approach to Toileting: Part 2
Episode 196 - A Developmental Approach to Toileting: Part 1
Episode 195 - Gross Motor versus Fine Motor Functions
Episode 194 - The Impact of Cognitive Load on Relating, Communicating, and Thinking
Episode 193 - The Rubber Band Metaphor in Floortime
Episode 192 - Sensorimotor Profiles in Floortime
Episode 191 - Identity Exploration and Finding Your Voice
Episode 190 - Going Slower to Move Faster
Episode 189 - Critical Core: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game
Episode 188 - KultureCity: Sensory Accessibility and Inclusion
Episode 187 - DIR® Child & Family Counselling
Episode 186 - Feeding and Floortime
Episode 185 - Creative Arts Through Music and Drama
Episode 184 - Constrictions in Developmental Capacities

Season 6

Episode 183 - Redefining the Autism Narrative: Part 2
Episode 182 - Redefining the Autism Narrative: Part 1
Episode 181 - Positive Development
Episode 180 - Virtual Floortime Coaching for Parents
Episode 179 - A Parent's Experience of DIRFloortime®
Episode 178 - DIRFloortime® Summer Camps
Episode 177 - Am I Neurodivergent Like My Child?
Episode 176 - Creating Opportunities in Floortime
Episode 175 - Communication-Action-Affect in Floortime
Episode 174 - Examining the Experience of Autistic Students in Higher Education
Episode 173 - Floortime Lifestyle
Episode 172 - Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Devices
Episode 171 - The Power of Purposeful Communication
Episode 170 - Enriching Sensory and Motor Experiences at Home
Episode 169 - Sensory Ingredients and Dynamic Responsivity
Episode 168 - Floortime is also Adolescent- and Adult-Led
Episode 167 - ADHD: A VAST Topic
Episode 166 - Affect Depends on Interoception
Episode 165 - Neurodiversity-Affirming Care
Episode 164 - Fostering Friendships Virtually Using Games
Episode 163 - Approaching Pre-Academics with Floortime
Episode 162 - Why Floortime is Child-Led
Episode 161 - Humour Development in Autism
Episode 160 - Combining DIRFloortime® and Sensory Integration
Episode 159 - Co-Regulation is the Driver for Sensory Integration
Episode 158 - Emotion Seeking and Saying "No!"
Episode 157 - Supporting Parents in the Process of Accepting Reality
Episode 156 - A Self-Advocate's Inspiring Journey
Episode 155 - Good Autism Education is Just Good Education
Episode 154 - Building Relationships in the Practice of Palliative Care using DIRFloortime®
Episode 153 - The Heart of DIRFloortime®: The R and Genuine Affect
Episode 152 - Facilitating Emotional and Logical Thinking: Part 3
Episode 151 - Facilitating Emotional and Logical Thinking: Part 2
Episode 150 - Facilitating Emotional and Logical Thinking: Part 1
Episode 149 - Recognizing and Documenting Our Children's Communication Cues
Episode 148 - How Do We Best Prepare Our Multidisciplinary Professionals in the Field of Autism?
Episode 147 - My Biggest Revelations from Being a Floortime Parent: Part 2
Episode 146 - My Biggest Revelations from Being a Floortime Parent: Part 1
Episode 145 - Support for Fathers of Children on the Spectrum
Episode 144 - The Future is Here: Fostering Neurodivergent Students' Media Literacy
Episode 143 - Art with Heart: An Open Studio Approach to DIRFloortime®
Episode 142 - Parent Support Groups
Episode 141 - Navigating our Therapy Teams and Social Circles
Episode 140 - Supporting Parents in DIRFloortime®
Episode 139 - Research Supporting DIRFloortime®
Episode 138 - Floortime in the Pool: A Deeper Dive
Episode 137 - Individual Differences and Floortime in the Pool
Episode 136 - Attention and Executive Function
Episode 135 - Interoception: What is Your Child Feeling Inside?
Episode 134 - Online Schooling and Services During a Pandemic
Episode 133 - What to Expect from a Developmentally-Based Speech and Language Pathologist
Episode 132 - Polyvagal Theory and Regulating Our Bodily State
Episode 131 - The Realization Phase
Episode 130 - Meaning Making
Episode 129 - COVID-19 DIRFloortime® Resources
Episode 128 - Affect Autism's Daria Brown
Episode 127 - Floortime and the Coronavirus
Episode 126 - Anti-Bullying Day
Episode 125 - Promoting Parent Choice
Episode 124 - A Closer Look at Impulsivity
Episode 123 - Strategies Don't Support Growth
Episode 122 - Promoting Symbolic Thinking in Small Group Settings
Episode 121 - From Ambiguous Loss to Acceptance
Episode 120 - Incorporating DIR® Goals into the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Episode 119 - Regulation Challenges through the Developmental Capacities
Episode 118 - The Importance of Preverbal Affective Signalling
Episode 117 - Uniquely Human

Season 5 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Season 4 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Season 3 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Season 2 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Episode 37 - What Does Following the Child's Lead Really Mean?

(* means it includes a Floortime video)

Season 1 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Episode 35 - DIRFloortime® Addresses Patient-Centered Outcomes, Offers Parent Choice, and is Aligned with Disability Rights
Episode 32 - Moving Up and Down Developmentally
Episode 21 - Slowing down and stretching out interactions
Episode 20 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 6: Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 6: Fostering Logical Thinking and Building Bridges between Ideas
Episode 19 - A User’s Guide to the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Model
Episode 18 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 5: Inspiring the Expression of Ideas and Feelings
Episode 17 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 4: Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 4: Encouraging Shared Problem-Solving
Episode 16 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 3: Encouraging Intentional Emotional Interactions
Episode 15 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 2: Facilitating Engaging and Relating
Episode 14 - Motor Planning and Sequencing Challenges in Children with Developmental Differences
Episode 13 - Stumbling Blocks in Floortime at FEDC 1: Facilitating Shared Attention and Regulation
* Episode 12 - Example of a Floortime Session
Episode 11 - Co-Regulation in Floortime: How to Interact with a Dysregulated Child
Episode 10 - The Interaction of the D, the I, and the R in the Floortime Session
Episode 9 - The Nuts and Bolts of the Floortime Session
Episode 8 - Starting DIRFloortime® With Your Child: Where Is Your Child Developmentally?
Episode 7 - Starting DIRFloortime® With Your Child: Step 1 Is the Sensory Processing Profile
Episode 6 - Floortime as a Family Approach
Episode 5 - Introduction to Floortime
Episode 4 - The R in the DIR® Model: Relationship-Based
Episode 3 - The I in the DIR® Model: Individual Differences
Episode 2 - The D in the DIR® Model: Developmental
Episode 1 - It's All About Affect

(* means it includes a Floortime video)

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