Research: An Introduction to Stanley Greenspan’s Clinical Thinking: Autism as an Intention Deficit Disorder

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Authored by Balamuth, R. in Journal of Infant, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Volume 6, Issue 3, p. 163-173, (2007).

Article summary (posted Jan 14, 2009):

DIR therapy may help the parent to understand a child with autism and use that new understanding to build a relationship that may help the child recover from autism. This review article describes the thoughts of Dr. Greenspan, which form the basis of the play approach to autism therapy and Floortime. This type of therapy is also known as DIR (Developmental - Individual Differences - Relationships-Based Therapy). The paper describes the basic factors that Dr. Greenspan believes should be thought about when treating a child with autism. These factors include: biology of the child, nature of the family, and the child/caregiver relationship. The article also includes a case study of a parent who learns to know her child better through DIR therapy.

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autism, case study, DIR, Floortime, parent, play therapy, psychotherapy, therapist, therapy
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