Tuesday, December 3 from 12-1pm U.S. Eastern Time (find this time in your time zone): DIRFloortime® is a developmental approach that emphasizes relationships over compliance. DIR is the theory of understanding who a person is, how they developed, and what relationships are supportive and meaningful. Floortime is the practice where we take all the information we know about the person and play and engage in a developmental way. A DIR trained professional prioritizes regulation and engagement, focusing on how a student/child/adult communicates and supports those partners to be good cue readers. In DIRFloortime® we see every behavior as a form of communication, and we try to understand the why behind the behavior. DIRFloortime® views relationships as the catalyst for progress in all areas of development, where process over product is emphasized. When regulated and meaningfully engaged, a child is better able to take in information and learn.

Join occupational therapists Toni Tortora, MS, OTR/L and Brenna McNamee, MS, OTR/L for an introduction to DIR and from ASXL parent Jamie Ordower for first-hand experience.

Registration is required to receive the Zoom link for this virtual webinar. This program will be recorded and made available in the ASXL Resource Library.