Team Centers - Free Autism Workshop

The Chattanooga Autism Center at the TEAM Centers offers a free workshop on the DIR/ Floortime approach on October 5th, 2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30 pm.

The primary challenges for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are in how they relate, communicate, and think. DIR/Floortime enables parents and professionals to enter a child’s world and foster the child’s ability to relate to others, communicate meaningfully, and think creatively and logically.

For example, as children learn to respond to and enjoy the warmth of a parent’s smile, they are motivated to learn important cognitive skills. The principles of DIR/Floortime enable parents and professionals to grasp these moments and expand the child’s emotional and cognitive worlds.

DIR®/Floortime is an intensive and comprehensive approach that is based on recent developmental and neuroscience research. This research shows that the core deficits in ASD are related to 1) compromised mastery of early stages of emotional interactions and 2) underdeveloped pathways connecting different parts of the brain.

DIR/Floortime is appropriate for and helpful to even the youngest children diagnosed with ASD. It is widely used throughout the United States and abroad by parents, therapists, and schools.

Presenter: Barbara Dunbar, Ph. D.
Developmental Psychologist

Where: The Chattanooga Autism Center
at the TEAM Centers, Inc.
1000 East 3rd Street Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37403

When: Monday, October 5, 2009
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Who: This free event is open to the public. Parents, caregivers, teachers, day care staff, direct support professionals, clinical professionals, anyone who wants to know more about this approach are welcome!

RSVP is required!

Call (423) 622-0500 or email info@teamcenters.org

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