How often do parents feel that they have to choose between a happy child and a smart child? When should we stop the hugs and pull out the book? Why do we seem to feel like there’s never enough time? Dr. Greenspan’s research and experience showed him that the key is in valuing and treasuring...
How are ideas formed? What is the process that leads to the development of a child’s first idea? What is the role of affect and social interaction in this process? Dr. Stanley Greenspan developed and wrote about idea formation in his First Idea book that he wrote with Dr. Stuart Shanker: The First Idea: How...
This Greenspan Floortime advice is about helping children develop new ideas. One of the challenges many children with communication difficulties experience is coming up with new ideas or expanding on ideas they may already have. One of the best ways that we find to assist children in developing new ideas without giving them a new...
Don’t worry–many children experience temporary behavioral regressions. These regressions can happen at different times of year—sometimes the Fall or the Spring or at different moments in life where the child might be going through internal physiological or with changes in their environment. When we see one of these regressions it’s important to understand this is...
For Speech-Language Pathologists: ASHA has approved The Greenspan Floortime Approach® as a CE Provider. SLPs who successfully fulfill the requirements and who are members of ASHA will earn their CEUs with the Professional Course. New York State Education Department also accepts this course for CTLE credits for SLPs. You must be logged in to access...
Is medication a good autism strategy? More often than not, the parent of a child on the autism spectrum, or of one who’s been diagnosed with a learning disability, has faced the question of whether medication is a good autism strategy. The same question holds true with professionals–‘Is medication a good autism therapeutic intervention tool?’....
Which autism intervention strategies are best for your child? Here are three things to avoid. Discussion: To help your child relate, communicate, and think, it’s important to create the best intervention program available. There are a number of strategies that your child may respond positively to, but there are also interventions that you should avoid....
How should a parent integrate different autism treatment strategies? How can a parent know whether an autism treatment strategy is right for their own child? Discussion: In addition to the Floortime therapy, you may want to consider new and innovative interventions that are coming to the fore, suggests Dr. Greenspan. “No one intervention, no matter...
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...
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...
