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DIR Floortime

Infographic titled 'DIR Floortime: A Brief Overview'. It explains DIR Floortime, developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan, emphasizing a focus on process over outcome for addressing developmental problems. The graphic features three sections: 'Developmental Ladder' with information about children's progress, 'Relationships' with questions to ask oneself about engagement and essential actions, and 'Individual Differences' detailing variations in children's physical, sensory, and family environments.

Understanding DIR can help us promote healthy development in everyone, but it is especially powerful in helping children on the autism spectrum or with other developmental or emotional challenges. 

The objectives of the DIR® Model are to build healthy foundations for social, emotional, and intellectual capacities rather than focusing exclusively on skills and isolated behaviors.

  • Description texThe “D” describes development from the perspective of the individual, where they are and where they are headed. Understanding the unique developmental process means allowing space for each person to be respected and guided in their own personal developmental journey.t goes here

  • The "I" describes the unique ways each person takes in, regulates, responds to, and comprehends the world around them.

  • Description The “R” describes how relationships fuel our development. Humans are social beings and relationships are a key to our development. DIR harnesses the key affective (emotional) aspect of these relationships to promote development. text goes here

“All children have within them the potential to be great kids.

It’s our job to create a great world where this potential can flourish.”

-Stanley Greenspan, MD

Illustration of a tree labeled 'The Learning Tree' with branches representing various skills and abilities related to child development and learning, including academic skills, great kids capacities, and functional emotional development levels. The roots depict sensory, motor, visual, auditory, sequencing, and regulation processes. A small child and caregiver are shown watering the tree, with a bright sun labeled 'Warmth and Nourishment' shining above.