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Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Expert Training Leader and Clinical Social Worker in Psychotherapy Private Practice, Galina Itskovich, is the Director at the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC) Refugee Support Project “On The Move“ and recently presented AFTER TRAUMA: Promoting co-regulation through parent-child play at the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) DIRFloortime® conference in October.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/12/08/trauma/

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In this episode, we discuss Dr. Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose’s newly published book entitled, Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma. We discuss what autistic masking is, compare the topic of “impression management” in Personality Psychology, talk about state versus trait theories and how autistic masking is different and can be a lot more serious, about intersectionality and trauma, and about how all of this impacts autistic identity and the need for research in this area.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/11/24/masking/

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This edition of Parent Perspectives features three mothers of autistic daughters, including one who is autistic herself, and one mother of an autistic son. We discuss finding DIRFloortime®, and their retrospective perspectives including their insights as they reflect on their Floortime journey.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/11/10/panel3

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Thank you to Toronto recording artist Ayria for the intro/outro song permission.

In this episode, we discuss the ViSPA, the Visual Spatial Planning & Assessment, which is a tool used to organize activities from the book Thinking Goes to School by Dr. Hans Furth and Dr. Harry Wachs. The ViSPA follows the Thinking Goes to School book, starting with general movement thinking activities, then it gets more specific with activities such as ocular convergence where you work on your eyes coming together to look at a board, focus on a word, read it, re-adjust your eyes, look down at your paper, and write it down.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/10/27/vispa/

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I’m especially excited about this episode’s topic, visualization and imagination, because it’s where I’m currently at with my son. We will discuss the complexity of visualization and imagination, and the role the functional emotional developmental capacities (FEDCs) in the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/10/13/visualization/

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This edition of Parent Perspectives features four mothers of autistic children, including one who is now a grandmother of an autistic child. We discuss their journeys, finding DIRFloortime®, the power of relationships and play, and the growth they and their families have experienced.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/09/29/panel2/

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Thank you to Toronto recording artist ⁠⁠Ayria⁠⁠ for the intro/outro song permission.

This edition of Parent Perspectives features two professionals and mothers of autistic children.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/09/15/panel1

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Thank you to Toronto recording artist ⁠⁠Ayria⁠⁠ for the intro/outro song permission.

This episode, we’re discussing personal narratives and harnessing their power to impact the Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) including expanding emotional language, the concept of hindsight (e.g., should I have reacted that way), self-reflections, and more.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/09/01/narratives

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Compliance is often mistaken for readiness to learn, but compliance does not equal regulation, and regulation is necessary for learning. On the flip side, dysregulation is often seen as noncompliance. In this podcast, we discuss the connection between regulation and compliance.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/08/18/noncompliance/

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This episode’s guest is Amanda Binns, a clinician scientist who has her PhD and is also a Speech and Language Pathologist. She’s currently the co-lead at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital of a student-led environment designed to support autistic children and families across the province of Ontario. She’s also an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and an adjunct researcher at Western University. She’s with us to introduce us to the new MAPs (Meeting the needs of Autistic People) resource designed to support Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) who are working with autistic clients and their families.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/08/04/maps/

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