Dir floortime therapy

Foundations to learning in the classroom - identifying barriers to learning.

Floortime: The flagship of the DIR® Model, in which we get down on the floor and work with children to help them master their developmental abilities. It is also a philosophy which guides all of our Interactions with children at POTS.

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Using the DIR/Floortime approach we meet your child at their current developmental level and build upon his/her unique interests and strengths to foster social, emotional, and cognitive development. Following your child’s lead; leveraging their interests and desires to harness the power of motivation; and tailoring our interactions to your child’s differences in sensory reactivity, sensory processing, and motor planning, are hallmarks of this approach. Learn more at www.potsot.com/floortime!

Why is playing on the floor, or "tummy time" so important? What is DIR Floortime? Learn developmental milestones and fun floortime activities

In this show, I talked with Floortime & autism educator Dr. Jennie Trocchio to discuss the DIR/Floortime approach for working with children with autism (and other developmental delays/disorders!) We discussed the levels of Floortime, the research that makes this approach EBP, and a few other interesting (perhaps slightly controversial!) topics about treating autism. Listen here:…

Learn about aba vs floortime therapy for autism. What are the differences in ABA vs floor time? Read this post and find out.

UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUALIZED GREENSPAN/DIR PROFILES UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUALIZED GREENSPAN/DIR PROFILES Dr. Greenspan felt strongly that children should not be simply given a label and put in a diagnostic “box”. While a child may have a diagnosis like ASD, he said that: “The child may have a disorder or a set of problems, but he is not the

I was reading through Dr. Greenspan and Dr. Wieder's book "The child with Special needs". At the beginning of chapter 10 (page 160) was an interesting scenario I wanted to highlight and reflect on. There are so many times we, as playing partners, can become frustrated with the play or interaction. Here is what Dr. Greenspan and Dr. Wieder described and then suggested. Three-year-old Sam sat on the floor playing with a car. Paul, his father, tried to join in. "That's a nice car," Paul said…

Every child has unique sensory needs. Learn how to fill their needs all day long to reduce big behaviors like tantrums and meltdowns.

You've looked long and hard to find a good daycare and now you feel you can finally relax. Don't. We highlight some of the things your child care provider might not be doing right.