DIRFloortime® Addresses Patient-Centered Outcomes, Offers Parent Choice, and is Aligned with Disability Rights
What is DIR®? What is Floortime? DIR® Glossary Episode 35 “Early intervention” for Autism in Ontario (Canada) has been in the news non-stop in 2016. The focus has been on who gets funding, but the most important topics have been left out of the...
What is Attunement in a Developmental Approach?
What is DIR®? What is Floortime? DIR® Glossary Episode 34 Attunement in a developmental approach to autism and developmental differences, like DIRFloortime®, is being emotionally connected with your child and all that they seem to be experiencing in the moment,...
Scaffolding in Floortime: Supporting your Child While Encouraging Development
What is DIR®? What is Floortime? DIR® Glossary Episode 33 This episode we’re talking about a practice in Floortime. Scaffolding is a technique common in developmental practices and teaching. Scaffolding means that you support your child, providing just enough...
Setting Appropriate Limits and Expectations by Respecting Where Your Child Is At, Developmentally
What is DIR®? What is Floortime? DIR® Glossary Episode 31 A few episodes back, we discussed the developmental approach to setting limits. This time we delve into developmentally appropriate expectations of behaviour and also developmentally appropriate limit setting....
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