Update: The Family Resource Centre library is now located on the main floor of the SSCY Building at 1155 Notre Dame Avenue. If you go into the Rehabilitation Centre for Children and head down the hallway, you’ll find yourself in a large, welcoming room. At one end there is a well-equipped play area with lots of toys, and to one side […]
Read more“Our child can’t get into ABA, so I guess we’ll have to settle for Autism Outreach.” I’ve seen this comment a few times recently, and it makes me sad. People think they are settling for second best with our local Autism Outreach program (based on DIR/Floortime). The truth is, ABA and DIR/Floortime have quite different goals and perspectives. While ABA […]
Read moreHere is a fabulous document to help parents of newly diagnosed children, produced by Autism Speaks. It is American, but if you look at the information as a guideline it gives a great deal of information that is useful. It even looks at the different therapies to choose from. When we were diagnosed, it seemed too much information in different […]
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Editor’s Note: DIR/Floortime and RDI have some principles in common. Both are based in developmental psychology, and both build strong relationships between children and caregivers to help children move along developmental pathways. The emphasis is different, but we appreciate the wisdom both approaches contribute to our parenting! The RDI®program is a result of fifteen years of ongoing development and […]
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