When throwing is not a fun game
Throwing objects, from drinking bottles and toys to food, dishes or even feces, can pose great challenges for caregivers and therapists of „early“ children. Because the child often laughs boisterously and finds it so funny...
As a floor timer, you are like stage crew
What distinguishes a Floortime approach from other approaches? As in other approaches, the Floortimer begins by observing the child and assessing their individual sensorimotor profile. The focus is primarily on the child's...
How animals walk (Animal Walks)
Movement games ‚walking like animals‘ are sensory-motor activities that are not only a lot of fun, but also have a great therapeutic effect for the integration of remaining reflexes and as training for coordination, strengthening of the...
Autism diagnosis inflation
Since the early descriptions by Kanner and Asperger, the diagnosis of autism has evolved from a narrowly defined disorder to a broad spectrum. The revision of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the DSM-5 has...
