Affect Autism

Virginia Spielmann from the Star Institute discusses the progression of cause and effect play in a child with developmental differences. Where it can seem to parents that the play is not progressing, Virginia walks through the many ways in which this play is evolving developmentally and how we can foster this development and growth through Floortime.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: http://affectautism.com/2018/04/09/cause-and-effect-play Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

How and when visual aids can be helpful in a developmental approach with autistic children or children with developmental differences and/or motor planning challenges is discussed.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2018/03/26/visual-prompts/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

Those using the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model for children with developmental differences, including autism, in a school-setting use process-oriented and affinities-based learning to inspire thinking in their students. Presented are examples of this from Dr. Gil Tippy of the Rebecca School in Manhattan, and Dave Nelson from Threshold Community Program (formerly The Community School) School in Atlanta.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2017/11/13/process-oriented-learning/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

With our focus on schools that incorporate the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model, we spoke with the Educational Supervisor of the Rebecca School, Rae Leeper, who has worked at the School since it opened in 2006.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2017/10/02/rebecca-school/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

In DIRFloortime® we “follow the child’s lead”. This statement has been one of the most misunderstood aspects of the practice. It does not mean that we just follow whatever the child is doing. We talked about this before, but now we will explore what it means in a bit more depth.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2016/11/15/follow/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents