Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens: A User's Guide to the DIR® Model

by Andrea Davis, Michelle Harwell, Lahela Isaacson

Floortime is a highly effective intervention approach for children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disorders. Now there's a step-by-step guide for parents to LEARN and professionals to TEACH the DIRFloortime® model of helping young people with social, emotional, and cognitive challenges. This guide takes the research-supported developmental approach to treatment and breaks it down into a curriculum of simple, sequenced strategies you can use right away to support the social and cognitive development of children and teens. Quick instructions and examples for each method are laid out for easy viewing in the midst of a play session. Certified DIRFloortime experts explain the theoretical background and the basics of how to play and interact with children in ways that motivate them, make the most of their natural interests, and help them develop critical new social, emotional, and intellectual capacities. Whether you're a professional or parent, this practical, ready-to-use Floortime guide is an essential addition to your intervention toolkit.
WHY USE DIRFloortime?

PRACTICAL Each DIRFloortime strategy comes with a clear description and enlightening examples of how to apply it in a variety of real-life scenarios. The appendix walks you through 11 effective strategies for helping children and adolescents reduce challenging behaviors. Help children develop crucial DIR® and DIRFloortime® are registered trademarks of The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders, Inc.

Genres: Parenting

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 29, 2014

Reviews

[Erin McCall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something about seeing the short reviews and long list of star-only reviews made my smile. This book is perfect for busy caregivers and therapeutic professionals. I found the highly concrete examples of each strategy so helpful. It allowed me to pic and choose hyper specific strategies that may work for my child. I highly recommend as a resource for any parent of an autistic child. I’ll be re reading and referencing this for years to come.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent day to day reference for parents and professionals. It is well marked and I keep it close by

[Rosemary]

After reading Part A I skimmed through the rest, as none of the examples really seemed to fit our situation. I won't rate this as it may be useful to others.

[Kendra Lind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource for parents and anyone new to the field