Affect Autism

Dr. Karen Levine is a Developmental Psychologist and a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model Expert based in Maine. She has a private practice specializing in treating young children, both neurodivergent and neurotypical, with a focus on anxiety and phobias. She also has a part-time appointment as a lecturer in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She teaches a course for the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) called Treating Fears and Phobias in Young Children: An Individualized, Interactive, Joyful, Play-Based Approach. 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/2023/05/26/fears/ Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

This episode I welcome Gabriela Michaca who is a licensed school neuropsychologist and also just received her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and is a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Model Expert Training Leader in Los Cabos, Mexico. She recently presented at the International DIR® Conference in New York City about parenting styles and how to apply Floortime coaching with each style. As a parent advocate and with so many listeners of this podcast coaching parents when they do Floortime with their clients, I thought, what a great topic!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/2023/05/12/parenting-styles/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimershere: https://www.icdl.com/parents

Occupational Therapist Maude Le Roux is back again this episode to discuss the sense of touch, or tactile perception, part of the I, individual differences in the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model. Maude is a DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader and has a DIR® clinic, A Total Approach, in Glen Mills, PA, just outside Philadelphia where I’ve brought my son many times. She is a trainer in many other modalities of remediation and can be found training at her Maude Le Roux Academy both online and in person around the world.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/2023/04/28/touch/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here:https://www.icdl.com/parents

Mary Beth Crawford is a licensed Physical therapist and Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Expert Training Leader who founded Baby Steps Therapy in 2008. Mary Beth regularly provides lectures and in-service training to numerous parent groups, and medical professionals and allied health groups on the foundations of motor development, and on her unique approach to pediatric physical therapy. She is here to expand on how Physical Therapy is enhanced using a Floortime lens.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/2023/04/17/physical-therapy/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here:https://www.icdl.com/parents

Sari Levin is a Special Educator who has worked with families for a long time and is the Clinical Supervisor of Kinder Growth where they provide home-based DIRFloortime® services throughout New Jersey and are the first accredited DIR® organization in the state of NJ. Sari has her Advanced DIR® certificate. Also with us today is returning guest, Occupational Therapist Stephanie Peters who is the Clinical Director with Kinder Growth and teaches certificate courses as a DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader. This episode we discuss the parent support services that Kinder Growth provides including direct coaching, and what their accreditation means to them.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/2022/09/24/kinder-growth/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here:https://www.icdl.com/parents