References

These recent studies offer more evidence of how effective and culturally appropriate DIRFloortime is in helping children and families around the world:

 

Binns, A. and Cardy, J.0. (2019), Developmental social pragmatic interventions for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. 2019 Jan; Vol 4(1), 1-18.

Binns, A, Hutchinson, L, and Oram Cardy, J (2018). The speech-language pathologist’s role in supporting the development of self-regulation: A review and tutorial. Journal of Communication Disorders (2018) 78, 1-17.

Casenhiser D.M., Shanker, S., Stieben J. Learning Through Interaction in Children with Autism: Preliminary Data from a Social-Communication-Based Intervention. Autism, published online September 26, 2011.

Casenhiser DM, Binns A, McGill F, Morderer O, Shanker SG. (2015). Measuring and supportinglanguage function for children with autism: evidence from a randomized controltrial of a social-interaction-based therapy. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015 Mar; 45(3):846-57

Christian, G (2011). A Person-Centered Approach to Problem Behavior: Using DIR®/Floortime with Adults Who Have Severe Developmental Delays. The NADD Bulletin, 2011, March/April, 14(2), 21-31.

Dionne M, Martini R. Floor Time play with a child with autism: A single-subject study. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie, juin 2011, 78(3).

Guiot, G, Meini, C, and Sindelar, M.T. (2012). Autismo e musica: il modello Floortime nei disturbi della comunicazione e della relazione. Difficoltà di apprendimento. 17(3), 103-113.

Mok, J.W.S. and Chung, K.H. (2014). Application ofDIR/Floortime Model in the Psychiatric Service for Very Young Children with Autism in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Mental Health. 2014, 40(1), 23-30.

Pacheco, P., Pacheco, M., & Molini-Avejonas, D. (2021). Study of 18 months of follow up dir floortime intervention in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). European Psychiatry, 64(S1), S503-S503. *LINK

Pajareya K, Kopmaneejumruslers K. A pilot randomized controlled trial of DIR/Floortime parent training intervention for pre-school children with autistic spectrum disorders. Autism, published online before print, June 13, 2011.

Pajareya, K, Sutchritpongsa, S, Kongkasuwan, R. (2019) DIR/Floortime® Parent Training Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Siriraj Medical Journal. 2019. 71(5), 331-338.

Romanovsky, N.V., Itskovich, G., Strikha, O.E. (2022). Trialability of FEAS Structured Observation Scale on a Sample of Russian-Speaking Children. In: Arinushkina, A.A., Korobeynikov, I.A. (eds) Education of Children with Special Needs. Springer, Cham.

Sealy, J. and Glovinsky, I. P. (2016), Strengthening the Reflective Functioning Capacitiesof Parents Who have a Child with a Neurodevelopmental Disability through a Brief,Relationship-Focused Intervention. Infant Mental Health Journal. *LINK

Sandbank, M., Bottema-Beutel, K., Crowley, S., Cassidy, M., Dunham, K., Feldman, J. I., Crank, J., Albarran, S. A., Raj, S., Mahbub, P., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2020). Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children. Psychological Bulletin, 146(1), 1–29. *LINK

Shamsudin, I. D., Brown, T., Yu, M. L., & Lentin, P. (2021). Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder’s perception on parent-implemented home-based developmental, individual-difference and relationship (DIR)/Floortime® intervention. Advances in Autism, 7(4), 294-310. *LINK

Solomon, R., Van Egeren, L., Mahoney, G., Quon Huber, M., Zimmerman, P. (2014). PLAY Project Home Consultation Intervention Program for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(8), 475-485. *LINK

Thayer, F. & Bloomfield, B.S., (2021) An evaluation of a developmental individual differences relationship-based (DIR®)- creative arts therapies program for children with autism, The Arts in Psychotherapy,73. *LINK

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