Presuming Competence
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1w ago
Photo credit: Kat Wilcox  What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary This Week’s Podcast This week’s podcast features returning guests, Special Educator Jackie Bartell and Speech Language Pathologist Bridget Palmer who are both DIR Experts and coaches in ICDL’s DIR Home Program, and who both teach courses at ICDL. Amy McMunn is the mother of two young adult autistic sons and a Spelled Communication Practitioner. Today’s topic is presuming competence, one of the pillars of the DIR Model and DIR/Floortime. Presuming Competence by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp ..read more
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A Developmental Perspective on Sharing
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
1w ago
Photo credit: Vika Glitter  What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary This Week’s Podcast This episode, returning guest, Occupational Therapist, Stephanie Peters, DIR Expert & Training Leader and Clinical Director with Kinder Growth discusses the developmental considerations around sharing. A Developmental Perspective on Sharing by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-03-01-Sharing.mp3  Bonus Insights DOWNLOAD KEY TAKEAWAYS Key Takeaways PDF for Members We will never share your e-mail. Download Success! A Closer Look ..read more
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Parent Perspectives: Navigating Our Different Support Roles
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
1M ago
Photo credit: James Gana What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary Parent Perspectives: Navigating Our Different Support Roles by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-02.mp3 Parent Perspectives 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. Parent Perspectives is an addition to the usual podcasts. This Week’s Guest This edition of Parent Perspectives features returning guest, Mi ..read more
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Parent Perspectives: Parent Self-Regulation
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
2M ago
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary Parent Perspectives: Parent Self-Regulation by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2024-01-19-PP.mp3 Parent Perspectives 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. Parent Perspectives is an addition to the usual podcasts. This Week’s Guest This edition of Parent Perspectives features Cass Griffin ..read more
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Revisiting the ‘R’: Hidden Regulators in the Development of Relationships
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
2M ago
Photo credit: Royal Opera House What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary This Week’s Podcast 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 ..read more
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Parent Perspectives: Parents Listening to Autistic Self-Advocates
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
3M ago
What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary Parent Perspectives: Parents Listening to Autistic Self-Advocates by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-22-PP.mp3 A New Podcast! This week is another edition of Parent Perspectives from Affect Autism! I thought it would be helpful for parents and practitioners to hear some of the things we discuss at ICDL’s parent support meeting, which happens Mondays at 1pm Eastern time, and in the evenings as well at 9pm once each month. Parent Perspectives is an addition to the usual DIR-related podcasts. I hope y ..read more
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Regulating through Trauma
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
3M ago
What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary This Week’s Guest Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Expert Training Leader and Clinical Social Worker in Psychotherapy Private Practice, Galina Itskovich, is the Director at the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC) Refugee Support Project “On The Move“ and recently presented “AFTER TRAUMA: Promoting co-regulation through parent-child play” (which can be viewed until December 10th, 2023) at the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) DIR/Floortime conference in October. This Week’s ..read more
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Revisiting the ‘R’: Hidden Regulators in the Development of Relationships
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
4M ago
Photo credit: Royal Opera House What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary This Week’s Podcast 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 ..read more
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Autistic Masking or Impression Management?
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
4M ago
Autistic Masking or Impression Management? by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2023-11-24.mp3  Bonus Insights DOWNLOAD KEY TAKEAWAYS Key Takeaways PDF for Members We will never share your e-mail. Download Success! This Week’s Topic In this episode, we discuss Dr. Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose’s newly published book entitled, Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma. We discuss what Autistic Masking is, compare the topic of Impression Management in Personality Psychology with Autistic Masking, talk about state v ..read more
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Parent Perspectives: Retrospective Perspective
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by Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
4M ago
What is DIR? What is Floortime? DIR Glossary Parent Perspectives: Retrospective Perspective by Affect Autism https://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2023-11-10.mp3 Parent Perspectives On this edition of Parent Perspectives from Affect Autism, we have another parent panel! Parent Perspectives is an addition to the usual podcasts. This Week’s Guests This edition of Parent Perspectives features three mothers of autistic daughters, including one who is autistic herself, and one mother of an autistic son. We discuss finding DIR/Floortim ..read more
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