This episode features Floortime parent advocate Kim Kredich who has served as a volunteer advocate for hundreds of students with disabilities in East Tennessee, working with families to help their children gain rightful, supported inclusion in the general education environment in public schools through the IEP process. She has worked closely with attorneys in Tennessee to promote systemic change and awareness of the rights of people with disabilities.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/04/26/inclusion/

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This episode features DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader Nagwa Khedr, who is an early intervention specialist in Cairo, Egypt. She's been practicing DIRFloortime® since 2014 and was involved recently in opening a DIRFloortime® Center there called Etwasel, which means 'Connect' in English. We met in person last year at the in-person DIR® International Conference in New York City and have been planning to do a podcast ever since. Our topic is affect and regulation in the Middle Eastern culture as part of the I in the DIR® Model, Individual differences.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/04/12/middle-east/

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This episode showcases  If I Need Help, a non profit that reunites those who might become lost, disoriented, or need assistance in a critical moment with their families, loved ones, and caregivers using modern technologies in practical, accessible, and affordable ways--so providing assistance for our loved ones with communication differences. I have purchased their products since 2016 and I welcome Bruce Wilson today to tell us more about If I Need Help.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/03/29/if-i-need-help/

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This episode features returning guests, Special Educator Jackie Bartell and Speech Language PathologistBridget Palmer who are both DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leaders and teach courses at ICDL. Amy McMunn is the mother of two young adult autistic sons and a Spelled Communication Practitioner. The topic is presuming competence, one of the pillars of the DIR® model and DIRFloortime®.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/03/15/presuming-competence/

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This episode, returning guest and Occupational Therapist Stephanie Peters, DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader and Clinical Director with Kinder Growth, discusses the developmental considerations around sharing.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: http://affectautism.com/2024/03/01/sharing

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This episode, Speech-Language Pathologist Sabrina O'Keefe, DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader, discusses Gestalt Language Processing within a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) framework, which listeners have been requesting for a long time!

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/02/16/glp/

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On this edition of Parent Perspectives from Affect Autism, we have a discussion with a mother and grandmother of an autistic son and grandson about navigating her support roles.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/02/02/roles

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

On this edition of Parent Perspectives from Affect Autism, we have a parent discussion with an autistic parent of two autistic daughters about parent self-regulation with some great examples.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/01/19/self-care

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This episode, I bring you the live recording we did at the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) 2023 International DIRFloortime® Conference where I interviewed Dr. Ira Glovinsky who is a Clinical Psychologist in Michigan at The Glovinsky Center for the Child and Family, using a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) framework. We discussed the component parts of a relationship, including the interoception that accompanies the development of a relationship, and how disruption or discord in any component aspect of the relationship influences its development, and how to tune into these inner signals, including the role of sensory experiences in this process.

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2024/01/05/revisiting/

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This edition of Parent Perspectives covers content discussed in ICDL’s parent support meeting from Monday, October 2nd, 2023 with guest Autistic Self-Advocate, Kieran Rose. Kieran fielded questions from parents, providing a self-advocate’s perspective, which the group found very helpful and empowering. I invited autistic parent, Cass Griffin Bennett, who attends the parent support meetings regularly to join me in relaying what was discussed at the meeting. I hope you enjoy it!

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: https://affectautism.com/2023/12/22/listening

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