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Friday, March 20, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
Registration: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
Opening Remarks: 8:30 - 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks: 8:30 - 9:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
OPENING remarks 9:00 - 9:25 AM
OPENING remarks 9:00 - 9:25 AM
Speaker: Colin Killick, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Executive Director
Speaker: Colin Killick, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Executive Director
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
OPENING remarks 9:25 - 9:30 AM
OPENING remarks 9:25 - 9:30 AM
Speaker: Daria Brown, MA, Parent Advocate, DIR-Advanced
Speaker: Daria Brown, MA, Parent Advocate, DIR-Advanced
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
opening keynote 9:30 - 10:30 AM
opening keynote 9:30 - 10:30 AM
The Science of Being Together: Co-regulation, S-A-M, and the epigenetics of flourishing
The Science of Being Together: Co-regulation, S-A-M, and the epigenetics of flourishing
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
Workshop Session one: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop Session one: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Improv Comedy and the FEDC's: Yes And your way to better play
Improv Comedy and the FEDC's: Yes And your way to better play
Walking My Child’s Path: How DIRFloortime® aligns with conscious parenting- An Autistic mother’s journey
Walking My Child’s Path: How DIRFloortime® aligns with conscious parenting- An Autistic mother’s journey
Speaker: Princess Owens, Certified mindfulness facilitator, Parenting educator, Self-Advocate, and childhood development professional
Speaker: Princess Owens, Certified mindfulness facilitator, Parenting educator, Self-Advocate, and childhood development professional
The Art of Being Seen: How clinicians’ cue reading shapes attachment and growth
The Art of Being Seen: How clinicians’ cue reading shapes attachment and growth
"Get It On the Floor": Promoting togetherness in DIRFloortime® with hip-hop dance
"Get It On the Floor": Promoting togetherness in DIRFloortime® with hip-hop dance
Speaker: Sophie Barreto, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Dance/Movement Therapy (in progress), DIR-Basic
Speaker: Sophie Barreto, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Dance/Movement Therapy (in progress), DIR-Basic
Applying DIRFloortime® to Clinical Practice: Evidence-informed strategies for emotional dysregulation in children with aggression (From theory to therapy: advancing relationship-based clinical intervention)
Applying DIRFloortime® to Clinical Practice: Evidence-informed strategies for emotional dysregulation in children with aggression (From theory to therapy: advancing relationship-based clinical intervention)
Prioritizing Relationship-Building Before Communication and Cognition: Integrating Floortime, semi-structured problem solving, and limit-setting in a unified DIRFloortime® service
Prioritizing Relationship-Building Before Communication and Cognition: Integrating Floortime, semi-structured problem solving, and limit-setting in a unified DIRFloortime® service
Developing and Improving Sense of Self Through Meaningful Interaction: How DIR® supports the process of embodiment
Developing and Improving Sense of Self Through Meaningful Interaction: How DIR® supports the process of embodiment
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Workshop Session Two: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Workshop Session Two: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
DIR 101 Track Session
DIR 101 Track Session
Speaker: TBD
Speaker: TBD
How Can Communication and Language Samples Help a DIRFloortime® Provider Promote a Continuous Flow of Circles of Communication?
How Can Communication and Language Samples Help a DIRFloortime® Provider Promote a Continuous Flow of Circles of Communication?
Sharing Our Inner Music: Analytical music therapy techniques with neurodivergent children and adolescents in a DIRFloortime® School Setting
Sharing Our Inner Music: Analytical music therapy techniques with neurodivergent children and adolescents in a DIRFloortime® School Setting
Speakers: Anne Koehler-Crean, MS, LCAT, MT-BC, Analytical Music Therapist, DIR-Proficient
Speakers: Anne Koehler-Crean, MS, LCAT, MT-BC, Analytical Music Therapist, DIR-Proficient
Who Am I?- When a Floortimer holds a professional and a parental role
Who Am I?- When a Floortimer holds a professional and a parental role
Rooted in Reflection, Centered in Connection: FEDC 9 and mindfulness in action
Rooted in Reflection, Centered in Connection: FEDC 9 and mindfulness in action
Praxis as an Individual Difference: Integrating the "D" and "I" of DIR® through interdisciplinary practice
Praxis as an Individual Difference: Integrating the "D" and "I" of DIR® through interdisciplinary practice
The Dance of Creating a DIRFloortime® Classroom: Our Zürich experiences
The Dance of Creating a DIRFloortime® Classroom: Our Zürich experiences
Workshop Session Three: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshop Session Three: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Caregiver Coaching for the DIR-Curious
Caregiver Coaching for the DIR-Curious
Bridging the Gap: Understanding an Autistic adult
Bridging the Gap: Understanding an Autistic adult
Speakers: Turrell Burgess, Autistic Self-Advocate | Khylil Robinson, Autistic Self-Advocate
Speakers: Turrell Burgess, Autistic Self-Advocate | Khylil Robinson, Autistic Self-Advocate
The Beauty of Collaboration: Bringing DIR’s transdisciplinary potential to life
The Beauty of Collaboration: Bringing DIR’s transdisciplinary potential to life
The Art of Connecting Through Puppets: Supporting families to promote Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIRFloortime® Model
The Art of Connecting Through Puppets: Supporting families to promote Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in the DIRFloortime® Model
Speakers: Carolina Sosa Carrero, MSC, Early Intervention, DIR-Expert | Gabriela Michaca, MA, Physcologist, DIR-Expert
Speakers: Carolina Sosa Carrero, MSC, Early Intervention, DIR-Expert | Gabriela Michaca, MA, Physcologist, DIR-Expert
DIRFloortime® and Health Psychology: Integrating development and care
DIRFloortime® and Health Psychology: Integrating development and care
Complex Case Management from a DIR® Perspective: Harnessing the power of the DIR model to support individuals, families, clinicians through crisis, stagnation, and burn-out
Complex Case Management from a DIR® Perspective: Harnessing the power of the DIR model to support individuals, families, clinicians through crisis, stagnation, and burn-out
Integrating Discipline-Specific Goals Within Transdisciplinary Floortime: Bridging professional perspectives to support holistic child development
Integrating Discipline-Specific Goals Within Transdisciplinary Floortime: Bridging professional perspectives to support holistic child development
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Opening KEYNOTE Presentation: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening KEYNOTE Presentation: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
It All Begins with COMMUNICATION
It All Begins with COMMUNICATION
Speaker: Robert Owens, PhD, CCC-SLP
Speaker: Robert Owens, PhD, CCC-SLP
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
Conference KEYNOTE Presentation: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Conference KEYNOTE Presentation: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Rethinking Autism Through the Body: A sensory–motor architecture of Autistic experience
Rethinking Autism Through the Body: A sensory–motor architecture of Autistic experience
Speaker: Hari Srinivasan, PhD Candidate Neuroscience
Speaker: Hari Srinivasan, PhD Candidate Neuroscience
Room: Auditorium
Room: Auditorium
Workshop Session Four: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Workshop Session Four: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Using AGILE to Tailor the Interaction
Using AGILE to Tailor the Interaction
In Search of Perspective, Nuance, and Shades of Grey: The evolution of political and cultural attitudes in two Autistic men and the impact of DIRFloortime®
In Search of Perspective, Nuance, and Shades of Grey: The evolution of political and cultural attitudes in two Autistic men and the impact of DIRFloortime®
Growing Together with DIRFloortime: Deepening Connections and Lessons Learned
Growing Together with DIRFloortime: Deepening Connections and Lessons Learned
Speakers: Daria Brown, MA, Parent Advocate, DIR-Advanced | Oana Zayic, PhD, Co-owner of We Rock the Spectrum Sensory Gym
Speakers: Daria Brown, MA, Parent Advocate, DIR-Advanced | Oana Zayic, PhD, Co-owner of We Rock the Spectrum Sensory Gym
From Foundations to Flourishing: Nurturing growth through three years of DIRFloortime®
From Foundations to Flourishing: Nurturing growth through three years of DIRFloortime®
DIR®-SM: A transdisciplinary approach to selective mutism
DIR®-SM: A transdisciplinary approach to selective mutism
An Integrated Approach to Child Development: DIRFloortime® and Polyvagal theory
An Integrated Approach to Child Development: DIRFloortime® and Polyvagal theory
Lunch: 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch: 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Workshop Session five: 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM US ET
Workshop Session five: 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM US ET
DIR 101 Track Session
DIR 101 Track Session
Speakers: TBD
Speakers: TBD
A Peer-Mediated Approach to Teach Young Autistic Adults About Relationships and Sexuality
A Peer-Mediated Approach to Teach Young Autistic Adults About Relationships and Sexuality
Speakers: Deborah Klein Hammer, Autism and Low-Incidence Disability Specialist/Self-Advocate, DIR-Basic | Melissa Keyes DiGioia, Sexuality Educator
Speakers: Deborah Klein Hammer, Autism and Low-Incidence Disability Specialist/Self-Advocate, DIR-Basic | Melissa Keyes DiGioia, Sexuality Educator
“From One Center to Many - The CDI Project Journey":The CDI Project multiplied across Brazil, building a more developmental and family-centered model of autism treatment
“From One Center to Many - The CDI Project Journey":The CDI Project multiplied across Brazil, building a more developmental and family-centered model of autism treatment
Bridging Language and Action: Exploring the connection between Gestalt language processing and Affordance-based development through the lens of DIRFloortime®
Bridging Language and Action: Exploring the connection between Gestalt language processing and Affordance-based development through the lens of DIRFloortime®
Things to Consider for the Future of DIRFloortime®
Things to Consider for the Future of DIRFloortime®
Dramatic Difference: Using drama to empower Autistic students in the classroom
Dramatic Difference: Using drama to empower Autistic students in the classroom
Enhancing the DIRFloortime® Approach with an Understanding of Developmental Movement Rhythms and Motor Development
Enhancing the DIRFloortime® Approach with an Understanding of Developmental Movement Rhythms and Motor Development
Family, History and Disability: Telling your story
Family, History and Disability: Telling your story
Speakers: Anne M. DeWan, MSEd., MA, MT-BC, LCAT, DIR-Advanced
Speakers: Anne M. DeWan, MSEd., MA, MT-BC, LCAT, DIR-Advanced
Conference Closing Keynote: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Conference Closing Keynote: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
From Autism Self-advocacy to Advocating for the Broader Neurodiverse Community
From Autism Self-advocacy to Advocating for the Broader Neurodiverse Community
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