From Dysregulation to Intent

Licensed Mental Health Counselor and DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader Gene Christian joins us from Spokane, Washington this episode to share how adults with extreme developmental differences can benefit from Floortime. His description of how to bring out the early social-emotional capacities through playful interactions really informs our practice as parents and professionals. He really provides the rationale to support nonverbal adults who are dysregulated, seemingly stuck in their own worlds, to intent where they can have meaningful communications with the caregivers in their lives.Link to the full blog post with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the podcast here: https://affectautism.com/2019/02/25/intent/Caregivers: Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network for support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: https://www.icdl.com/parents