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How do I motivate my child?
Discussion: “You always want to be following the child’s lead during Floortime and throughout the day,” says Dr. Greenspan. It’s important to remember to “never say no to a child with autism unless they are in danger; otherwise, we block the interaction, and that is where the affect is.” You don’t want to prevent the…
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How do I set limits or discipline my child with autism?
Discussion: “What if you’re in a situation where you need to set a limit?” asks Dr. Greenspan. With Floortime, it’s very important for limit setting to take place under the umbrella of calm, back and forth interaction. “The child with autism should learn in a negotiated way,” reminds Dr. Greenspan. The ideal way to set…
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How do I track and document a child’s short-term goals in Floortime?
Discussion: It can often seem difficult to quantify Floortime progress, but it doesn’t have to be.The question we seem to be asking ourselves is: “how do we use the DIR model in terms of getting funding when the funding agency wants you to earmark ‘short term goals’?” notes Dr. Greenspan.One way of thinking about this…
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How do I track and document a child’s short-term goals in Floortime?
How can a therapist identify short-term goals when implementing the Greenspan Floortime approach? Discussion: It can often seem difficult to quantify Floortime progress, but it doesn’t have to be. The question we seem to be asking ourselves is: “how do we use the DIR model in terms of getting funding when the funding agency wants…
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How Floortime Works: A Parent Review of Engaging Autism
In her book review of Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think, Dr. Karen Zelan says the following: The authors devote several chapters explaining to parents how the Floortime model works. Much of what the authors describe represents informed, effective play psychotherapy. What’s more, the model was devised so…