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Autism and Developmental Disorders
2019. Vol. 17, no. 2, 87–96
https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2019170207
ISSN: 1994-1617 / 2413-4317 (online)

Neuropsychologist’s Experience with the DIRFloortime Concept. A Clinical Case Report

 
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Abstract

The article analyzes the experience of the joint work of a speech therapist and a neuropsychologist using the DIRFloortime concept on a clinical case of a boy L., 3.5 years of age. The following tasks were solved during the sessions: the child’s advancement along the first stages of functional emotional development, taking into account his individual characteristics; work with the family: establishing a partnership, teaching the family members the basics of the DIRFloortime approach. As a result of the sessions, the child’s understanding of speech and implementation of instructions have significantly improved; he started using meaningful words and phrases for communication; his emotional and non-verbal repertoire expanded, the boy learned to play simple games with rules with an adult.

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Keywords: DIRFloortime concept, autism spectrum disorders, neuropsychological correction, stages of functional and emotional development, emotional tuning

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Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2019170207

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For citation: Shishkina, S.A. (2019). Neuropsychologist’s Experience with the DIRFloortime Concept. A Clinical Case Report. Autism and Developmental Disorders, 17(2), 87–96. https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2019170207

© Shishkina S.A., 2019

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Svetlana A. Shishkina, Neuropsychologist, “RecheTsvetik” Floortime Center, Shishkina , , , Ivanteevka, Russia. E-mail:, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: s3697033@mail.ru

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