Affect Autism
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Affect Autism was created to help parents and practitioners apply the Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) model to respectfully promote relating, communicating, and thinking in autistic children in order to invite out their highest potential. Research in neuroscience has supported a developmental approach over traditional behavioral approaches like Applied Behaviour..
Affect Autism
1w ago
What is DIR?
What is Floortime?
DIR Glossary
This Week’s Podcast
This week’s podcast features DIR Expert Nagwa Khedr, who is an early intervention specialist in Cairo, Egypt. She’s been practicing DIR/Floortime since 2014 and was involved recently in opening the first DIR/Floortime center in the Middle East called Etwasel in Arabic, 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 ..read more
Affect Autism
2w ago
If I Need Help
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This Week’s Guest
For this podcast, I step outside of the DIR/Floortime world to showcase 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 ..read more
Affect Autism
1M ago
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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
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Affect Autism
3M ago
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What is DIR?
What is Floortime?
DIR Glossary
Parent Perspectives: Parent Self-Regulation
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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
Affect Autism
3M ago
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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
Affect Autism
4M ago
What is DIR?
What is Floortime?
DIR Glossary
Parent Perspectives: Parents Listening to Autistic Self-Advocates
by Affect Autism
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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
Affect Autism
4M 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.
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Affect Autism
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