DIR®/Floortime™ Resources
The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) website: http://www.icdl.com/ is the authoritative source for information on all aspects of the DIR®/Floortime™ model ranging from getting started with the model to training opportunities.
Affect Autism: http://affectautism.com offers information and support to parents new to DIRFloortime® and those seeking continuing education and support. Equally valuable for professionals.
Circlestretch: http://www.circlestretch.com/About_Us.html offers a wide range of informational handouts for parents and professionals who are using the DIR®/Floortime™ model.
The Floortime Repository is a social networking site focused on the DIR®/Floortime™ model that has a number of video examples of Floortime sessions and a variety of resources as well as opportunities to interact with other parents and professionals: http://www.floortimerepository.com/
Profectum Foundation: http://www.profectum.org/site/c.8gLNK0MFLkIYF/b.7883667/k.BF36/Home.htm. A newly formed organization founded by Serena Wieder who along with Stanley Greenspan developed DIR®/Floortime™, with a focus on integrating DIR® with other treatment approaches to address challenges through the lifespan of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Interacting with Autism: DIR®/Floortime™: http://www.interactingwithautism.com/section/treating/floort. A video overviewing DIR® and related video interviews by leading experts on the approach. This is part of a video-based website that provides information on how to understand, treat, and live with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The website was funded by the U.S. government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and guided by a Board of Advisors and Consultants that includes leading scientific and medical experts on ASD and offers high-quality compelling video content.
The Community School: http://www.thecommunityschool.net/. This is one of several schools in the US that incorporate the DIR®/Floortime™ model. The school serves junior high and high school students and also young adults over 18 who are in transition and may need support in living skills and/or job or college support.
Celebrate the Children: This is a school in New Jersey that uses the DIR®/Floortime™ model and serves children from preschool through 8th grade. Visit their website here: http://ctcschool.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx.
Rebecca School: http://www.rebeccaschool.org/content/home.php. A therapeutic, day school for children ages 4 to 21 in New York City, based on the DIR®/Floortime™ model.
DIR® FT™ COC – Floortime Coalition of California: http://www.dirfloortimecoc.com/. This is a recently formed advocacy group in CA comprised of parents and professionals which promotes parent and family choice in treatments including developmental approaches such as DIR®/Floortime™.
.ADAPT Manitoba-Association for Developmental Autism Programs and Therapies: http://www.adaptmanitoba.ca. Support and information for families using or thinking about using developmental models including DIRFloortime®.