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Dr. Ira Glovinsky provides wonderful examples and analogies for parents and professionals working with children on the autism spectrum, or with emotional and behavioural challenges, on how the developmental approach honors each child's individual differences through relationship to invite out each child's potential. Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to v...

DIR-Expert Jackie Bartell returns this episode to discuss how to provide expectations for children with developmental differences in order to foster independence and developmental progress using a ⁠Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®)⁠ approach. I present a few challenges we are currently facing at home and Jackie coaches me on how to implement some straight-forward pra...

Joining us this episode is developmental, behavioural pediatrician  Dr. Rick Solomon  who is the medical director and founder of the  P.L.A.Y. Project , which is derived from the  Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model . He discusses what the P.L.A.Y. Project is, how it came about, the research behind it, and how it is a solution for the huge wait lists for autism t...

Joining us this episode is Jehan Shehata-Aboubakr, a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at  Clinical Communication Consultants  in Thornhill, Ontario (just north of Toronto) where she practices with a functional pragmatic and  DIRFloortime®  approach. She is a  DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader  with the  International Council on Development and Learning  (ICDL) and faculty with  Profectum . We...

Occupational therapist, DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader, and owner of  A Total Approach just outside Philadelphia, Maude Le Roux discusses the difference between remediation and accommodation for children with developmental differences including autism and when and why we remediate or accommodate, under the lens of the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model or...

Licensed Mental Health Counselor and DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader Gene Christian joins us from Spokane, Washington this episode to share how adults with extreme developmental differences can benefit from Floortime. His description of how to bring out the early social-emotional capacities through playful interactions really informs our practice as parents and professionals. He really provid...

Speech-language pathologist and DIR-Expert Training Leader Amanda Binns joins us to discuss the framework and strategies outlined in her new co-authored publication, " The speech-language pathologist’s role in supporting the development of self-regulation: A review and tutorial ⁠ ," giving examples and descriptions. Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view...

Behavioural challenges can pop up from time to time in our children and this is to be expected. But sometimes, even when we read  behaviour as communication , are aware of our child’s unique  sensory processing profile , are  attuned to our child ,  follow their lead , and have a great  relationship , our children can still surprise us with inappropriate behaviour that can be harmful to themselves...

Behavioural challenges can pop up from time to time in our children and this is to be expected. But sometimes, even when we read  behaviour as communication , are aware of our child’s unique  sensory processing profile , are  attuned to our child ,  follow their lead , and have a great  relationship , our children can still surprise us with inappropriate behaviour that can be harmful to themselves...

Maude Le Roux  returns this episode 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® clinic  called  A Total Approach  in Glen Mills, PA and she is also a  DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader  who presents around the world on  DIRFloortime®  and other t...

This episode,  Dr. Stuart Shanker  speaks with us about how  Self-Reg®  came about. Self-regulation is the first  functional emotional developmental capacity (FEDC)  in the DIR® model, and Dr. Shanker was the lead researcher on the  DIRFloortime® brain research study . Dr. Shanker is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the  MEHRIT Centre . He is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus o...

This episode, child and family psychiatrist,  Dr. Joshua Feder , who is also a  DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader ,  returns  to share some insights about how  Floortime  fits in with Buddhist philosophy. This is material that was presented at the  International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL)  international conference last November in Thailand and made into a book as well. Link to t...

Affect  refers to the emotional messaging that expresses our ideas and emotions. It’s our  authentic expression in our communication  such as the tone of voice we use, our gestures, facial expressions and other  non-verbal communication . This is our primary tool in  Floortime ! Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://...