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| LATEST
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| DIR
Parent Group @ TSN |
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| Points
of Interest |
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| Why
children behave in certain ways?
Do
you think our kids want to disappoint us or please us if they
can?
Do
we understand the individual difference of our kids and handle
them accordingly?
Can
we challenge the child's developmental growth by keeping their
individual differences in mind? |
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| What
Parents Say . . . |
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We've
Lived It !
As we begin this guide, let us introduce ourselves. We are two
moms who have been implementing the Developmental, Individual-Difference,
Relationship-based (D.I.R.) model, often referred to as Floor
Time, with our sons for over seven and ten years.
We
have implemented comprehensive home-based D.I.R. programs. We
began with intensive home-based programs that have evolved into
successful inclusion in school and other peer and social activities.
While we continue to work with our children in specific and important
ways, we feel that because of the programs we implemented, our
children have "made it to the other side."
We also want to state at the beginning of this guide, that while
we pursued D.I.R in its entirety to great success, elements of
the D.I.R. model can be integrated into any program you put together
for your child.
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is great value to the D.I.R. program even if you do not incorporate
the entire program. |
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| Our
Heartfelt Thanks goes out to :- |
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All
of the Floor Time parents who responded to our requests for information
about how they developed and implemented their home programs. |
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The
gifted clinicians who have guided us. |
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Our
special children, who continued to love and interact with us, even
when words, sounds, movement, and interacting were the most difficult
struggles they faced as we began our home programs. |
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Our
spouses who joined and supported us on this journey and to the siblings
who helped and loved us, expressed their feelings and learned so
much through our families' experiences. |
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New
DIR Study Tracks Kids 10 Years Later
A new follow-up study of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum
disorders and treated intensively with the DIR/Floor time approach
shows that 10-15 years later, these children, now teens, have continued
making remarkable gains...!!! |
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Developement |
All
Parents are welcomed ! |
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Learning
that your child is not developing as expected can be devastating.
As you begin the search for information and guidance, you may the
discouraging message that there's not much you can do to help your
child connect with the world around him. |
Individual
Differences |
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Relationship
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Reference
- The Floor Time Foundation, web information |
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