• Parent Guide to Autism Therapy Research on Greenspan Floortime

    How can a parent learn from autism therapy research to help their child? It can be daunting. This is especially true for psychological research on autism therapy. We have already written a parent-friendly guide for helping make sense of research on applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapies for kids with autism. Here we have translated this…

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  • Permissions

    Level 1 and 2 Permissions:(You will not graduate if you don’t integrate the video feedback you’re given)Once each trainee has, -completed the intensive training, -and their videos have all been approved, Then they will have permission to use The Greenspan Floortime Approach® trademark to support the work they do directly with children. *This part of…

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  • Prioritize Parent Togetherness Time

    Parents and caregivers of children with special needs know without a doubt that caring for special needs children can take a significant toll on their own individual lives and their relationship together. It’s important to prioritize parent togetherness time. Want to learn more about Floortime for parents? Take a look at our Parent and Caregiver…

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  • Questions about Floortime

    I know that Floortime is very helpful for children with autism. Does it work for children with other special needs? YesWe all develop and follow the same general path, just at different rates. Floortime focuses on basic developmental abilities regardless of the rate. It meets all children where they are and builds from there. For…

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  • Respecting Neurodiversity and Challenging Children: The Basics of Greenspan Floortime®:

    (Stanley Greenspan MD Inc. does not support DIRFloortime or its licensor ICDL, read more….) It is said that children on the autism spectrum and autistic individuals live in their own world, or often retreat to their own worlds, especially when under stress. For adults who choose to have alone time, and/or meet their own needs,…

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