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This episode we have a new guest from Fresno, California. Kristy Gose is an Infant Family Mental Health Specialist, a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Floortime Expert Training Leader, and a professor at Fresno City College where she co-ordinates the Early Intervention Certificate Program. She also owns and operates the Touchstone Family Development Center in Fresno, which is a DIR® centre. We discuss how to do Floortime with groups–including with siblings and neurotypical children.

Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: http://affectautism.com/2019/09/02/groups

Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

Dr. Ira Glovinsky provides wonderful examples and analogies for parents and professionals working with children on the autism spectrum, or with emotional and behavioural challenges, on how the developmental approach honours each child's individual differences through relationship to invite out each child's potential.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠https://affectautism.com/2017/08/22/developmental/

Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/

DIR-Expert Jackie Bartell returns this episode to discuss how to provide expectations for children with developmental differences in order to foster independence and developmental progress using a ⁠Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®)⁠ approach. I present a few challenges we are currently facing at home and Jackie coaches me on how to implement some straight-forward practices to provide some relief for our family.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/2019/08/19/fostering-independence/⁠

Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/⁠

Returning this episode is Dr. Joshua Feder, a child and family psychiatrist in Solana Beach, California using the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) model, an Expert DIR Training Leader, and an advocate with the DIR Coalition of California. We discuss how a behavioural approach can fit in with a developmental approach, such as DIR, as the autism world is moving away from Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) as the only option and towards family choice.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠https://affectautism.com/2019/08/05/shift/

Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/

Joining us this episode is developmental, behavioural pediatrician Dr. Rick Solomon who is the medical director and founder of the P.L.A.Y. Project, which is derived from the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model. He discusses what the P.L.A.Y. Project is, how it came about, the research behind it, and how it is a solution for the huge wait lists for autism therapies.

Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2019/06/24/play-project/

Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents

Joining us this episode is Jehan Shehata-Aboubakr, a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Clinical Communication Consultants in Thornhill, Ontario (just north of Toronto) where she practices with a functional pragmatic and DIRFloortime® approach. She is a DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader with the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) and faculty with Profectum. We have been working together on advocacy, trying to get developmental approaches funded here in Ontario and it’s a pleasure to finally feature Jehan on the podcast!

Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: http://affectautism.com/2019/05/27/scripting

Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents