As medical knowledge has expanded over the past decades, the differences between autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophreniaappear clear-cut. But both disorders share similar social dysfunctions, a commonality that lead to a new research study by Noah Sasson, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Dallas. Historically, many young people with ASD were thought to have a childhood
Autism Teaching Methods: DIR®/Floortime
Dr. Stanley Greenspan, a child psychiatrist, developed a form of play therapy that uses interactions and relationships to reach children with developmental delays and autism. This method is called the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based model, or “DIR®/Floortime” for short. Floortime is based on the theory that autism is caused by problems with brain processing that affect
