Hello all --
I'm growing increasingly impatient with the owner of the floortime
Yahoo! group. It's been over a week since I asked them for membership.
Does anyone here know of any other online meeting places for parents involved in floortime therapy?
Thanks!
Mark
http://www.arcofkingcounty.org/guide/disabilities/online/cha t/
http://www.connectionscenter.com/forums/displayThreads.asp?F ID=2&TOID=563&THID=&PP=1
http://www.adhdhelp.org/links/autismandaspergers.html
http://www.danasview.net/parent2.htm
http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/archives/2003/index3.ht ml
http://gurfrees.com/output/gurfrees705.html
heres a search list of many others... http://www.google.com/search?q=floortime+message+boards+chat +rooms&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N
http://www.polyxo.com/floortime/buildingplaypartnerships.htm l Join the Discussion List
http://www.rettsyndrome.org/digests/00110.htm
http://www.parenttoparentofga.org/roadmap/parentsupport/talk cover.htm
http://www.aspergersexpress.com/FloorTime.htm
http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/playther.htm
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/
http://www.helpingdelayedkids.com/
http://www.seekarizona.org/floortime.asp
http://www.incrediblehorizons.com/Floor%20time%20for%20senso ry%20development.htm
http://www.hiddenlaughter.com/questions/links.html
FLOOR TIME/DIR LINKS:
The Floortime Foundation works in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders to get the message out about Floortime and DIR. Lots of good information on the Floortime Foundation website, including research facts, a list of clinicians and a weekly web radio show by Dr. Greenspan.
Helping Delayed Kids. A wonderful resource put together by Margaret Motamed and Jill Rege, chock full of tips on Floor Time and biomedical intervention.
The Asperger's Express. Written by Jeanette Vance. Her daughter Katie has Asperger's and/or Hyperlexia. This page has tons of great info on Floor Time.
Cheryl Baucum: Another mom with an autistic child. She and her husband first tried ABA, which worked to a point, but they felt something was missing in the approach. When she learned about Greenspan's methods, it clicked for her. They switched to full-bore Floor Time. Great discussion of the approach, plus a video of her husband doing floor time with her son.
Polyxo.com: Floortime: Building Play Partnerships: Embracing the Greenspan Floortime Model: A detailed overview of Floor Time, originally designed as a handout for parents and play partners. Like reading someone's crib notes. Very useful distillation.
Coping.org's overview of Floor Time covers all the bases and includes a number of useful tips.
Dave Nelson's page. He's a parent of a child dx'd with PDD and a DIR-trained play therapist. His site has a good list of floor time strategies, taken from The Child with Special Needs (go to the bottom of this page).
The Floortime email list is filled with knowledgeable parents and professionals, as well as many parents in the early stages of working with their children. It's a good place to get your questions answered and also find emotional and moral support.