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DIR/Floortime:
Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based Model
DIR/Floortime was developed by Dr Stanley Greenspan and it focuses on helping children master the building blocks of relating, communicating and thinking, rather than on the symptoms of ASD alone.
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Albert Einstein

The DIR model is a comprehensive program that encourages teams of professionals to work together and promotes the benefits of a holistic model for intervention.

Actions:

“A child can learn specific skills but if they don’t have the ability to secure a relationship with another individual, or have adaptability or have reciprocity with another person, then all the skills in the world won’t be of much help”
Stanley Greenspan

Contact Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy services for Children and Families http://www.sensoryconnections.com.au/ or 0424 288 779

Research the following websites:
 
Recommended Reading:

WindowsThe Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened with Autism
Patricia Stacey

Amazon.com US$11.00
www.bookinhand.com.au $28.05

WindowsEngaging Autism. Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate and Think
Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder
www.amazon.com US$10.55
www.bookinhand.com.au $55.00
University of WA Bookshop $44.00
Online Reading:

Can Children with Autism Master the Core Deficits and Become Empathetic, Creative and Reflective? (10-15 year follow-up study on children with ASD who received DIR/Floortime therapy)
by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder
The Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders Vol 9 2005 http://www.icdl.com/

Jacob’s Story – A Miracle of the Heart
www.zerotothree.org
http://www.floortime.org/ft.php?page=Jacob's%20Story:%20One