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Stanley Greenspan, MD - Great Kids, 2007.
The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) offers many opportunities to learn how to create a great world for all children and adults, including those with autism and other special needs. The DIR® Model and Floortime™ intervention, and its scientific evidence, is highlighted this month by CBC Canada. Watch CBC report here.
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Rebecca Shahmoon-Shanok, Dan Siegel, Ari Ne'eman, and Gerard Costa are already confirmed. More details coming soon.
We are pleased to share with you three new studies that bring more evidence of how effective, and culturally appropriate, DIRFloortime™ in helping children and families around the world:
- CANADA: Casenhiser D.M., Shanker, S., Stieben J. Learning Through Interaction in Children with Autism: Preliminary Data from a Social-Communication-Based Intervention. Autism, published online September 26, 2011.
- THAILAND: Pajareya K, Kopmaneejumruslers K. A pilot randomized controlled trial of DIR/Floortime parent training intervention for pre-school children with autistic spectrum disorders. Autism, published online before print, June 13, 2011.
- CANADA: Dionne M, Martini R. Floor Time play with a child with autism: A single-subject study. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie, juin 2011, 78(3)
To read more about research supporting the DIR® model and DIRFloortime™ intervention, click here
- Unique archive of Web Radio Shows recorded by Dr. Greenspan (2004-2009). Thousands of parents and professionals have listened to free mp3 files. Topics include Autism and special needs, comprehensive approach to ADHD, learning and individual differences, parenting, regulatory sensory processing, social groups, maintaining healthy relationships, how to prevent and overcome most mental health disorders, and most recent recordings (2009) on peer play, perseverative behaviors, thinking, being human, copying with stress, fact sheet on educating legislators, new roadmap to early child development policies. Start listening today!
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- Explore www.floortime.org and enjoy many free resources for parents and professionals
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