Affect Autism

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

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Mary Beth Crawford is a licensed Physical therapist and DIRFloortime® 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 talk about how she practices Physical Therapy within a Floortime 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/2022/04/09/pt/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

Sometimes the biggest challenge parents have with their autistic children who have meltdowns is meeting the child emotionally and connecting. Here, we need to find the affect they’re having in that moment in order to support them to feel heard and understood. ⁠Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®)⁠ Expert and Training Leader, ⁠Kasheena Holder⁠, joins us to discuss this process of providing co-regulatory support for our children. Kasheena is a Special Education Teacher in Barbados and works with the ⁠International Council on Development and Learning⁠. She owns a local private practice in Barbados called First Step where she supports children with neurodiversities and their families.Sad note: Kasheena passed away in December of 2024 and is fondly remembered for her generous spirit.Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/2022/03/26/feel/⁠Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an