I really want to get started with a DIR/Floortime program but there are no DIR/Floortime clinicians in my area. Is there anything I can do?

The first step should be to read The Child with Special Needs, which outlines in detail how to implement the home component of the DIR/Floortime approach, as well as how to work with different therapists and the child’s educational program.  Much of the material from this book is also available on this website; you might want to start with the Parents Road Map and the Home Program Guide.  Listen to the weekly Web Radio Show, or read transcripts from earlier shows. Visit www.floortime@yahoogroups.com, a venue for parents seeking to implement the DIR/Floortime approach with their child.

An intensive DIR/Floortime home program can make a profound contribution to your child’s progress, and can be begun very quickly once you understand the basics of Floortime.  In the meantime, The Floortime Foundation, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders, is working hard to train more professionals in all parts of the world to help families with the DIR/Floortime approach.