Redefining Each Child's Potential

If DIR/Flortime has helped your child redefine his or her potential, please share your story with other parents who need hope! You can send your story (1 page essay) to nlabbe@icdl.com , and we will post it on this page. Many thanks!

The following quotes are from the ICDL 10th Anniversary Tribute book  and are personal reflections on how the DIR® model and Floortime™ has changed the lives of the children and families dealing with autism and other special needs. This publication gives a voice to the parents, children, siblings, educators and professionals who have pioneered this model to promote and improve the potential for children and families everywhere who face the daily challenges of developmental, learning and mental health disorders. To order a copy on the ICDL 10th Anniversary Tribute book please visit the ICDL Online Bookstore.

• "We live in a rural village in a remote part of Ireland. The fact that Stanley Greenspan was reached us here, in the middle of nowhere, is pretty amazing. That is the part of the beauty of the DIR/Floortime model: it can cross cultures and travel so effectively, so far away." 
  • Ellen Nee, Parent, Balleyconneely West of Ireland

I have been amazed at my son's response and immensely grateful to those who saw the light after the tunnel and am enjoying every ray of light that touches our lives through floor play"

- Margarita Aguirre, Parent, Goleta, California

"They have created a standard for child development that nurtures respect, hope and improvement for children"

- Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, PA

"Thanks to Dr. Greenspan and Dr. Weider for coming up with a great way of teaching adults how to play better with me. They (My parents) still got a long way to go, but I'm sure with your help they'll get there one day and we'll really be cooking"

- Callum Rotherham, Six years old, Perth, Western  Australia

"We played and we read, we played and we studied, we traveled to the United States of America and played our way there, we continued playing, playing, and playing. We were amazed everyday and we still are. We got our Dessiree back and in the process we transformed ourselves so deeply that our whole life changed. We became better parents, but above all we became better human beings"

- Cecilia & Juan Manuel, Parents, Lime, Peru

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