[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][minti_headline][/minti_headline][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”60″ bottom_padding=”60″][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrcaGBF2Dzk&feature=youtu.be[/minti_video][/vc_column][vc_column column_center=”true” width=”1/2″][minti_headline size=”fontsize-l” align=”align-left”]Floortime Strategies from the User’s Guide to the DIR® Model[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]This week’s VIDEO presents highlights from the full BLOG post, Podcast with Dr. Andrea Davis about her User’s Guide to the DIR® Model where you can find the Key Take-Aways PDF.[/vc_column_text][minti_button link=”http://affectautism.com/2016/02/02/podcast-with-dr-andrea-davis-about-her-users-guide-to-the-dir-model/” target=”_blank”]Read more[/minti_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”60″ bottom_padding=”60″][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmH7A5c1yAA[/minti_video][/vc_column][vc_column column_center=”true” width=”1/2″][minti_headline size=”fontsize-l” align=”align-left”]Using Self-Reflection as a Tool in Floortime[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]Self-reflection is one of the most important aspects of DIR/Floortime® yet is rarely the focus when discussing this intervention. It is so important because being attuned to a child’s internal emotional state is essential in supporting the child in a Floortime session.[/vc_column_text][minti_button link=”http://affectautism.com/2016/04/12/using-self-reflection-as-a-tool-in-floortime/” target=”_blank”]Read more[/minti_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”60″ bottom_padding=”60″][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FetTksaTDrg[/minti_video][/vc_column][vc_column column_center=”true” width=”1/2″][minti_headline size=”fontsize-l” align=”align-left”]A Total Approach. Equipping the child, Empowering the parent[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]At A Total Approach, we specialize in holistic occupational therapy individualized to your child’s unique needs and abilities. We continue to investigate cutting-edge technologies and regularly incorporate new methods into our services. We believe that time is valuable, that’s why we take every measure to ensure we serve our clients efficiently while maintaining gains made during therapy.[/vc_column_text][minti_button link=”http://atotalapproach.com/index.php” target=”_blank”]Read more[/minti_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”60″ bottom_padding=”60″][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_image img=”670″ lightbox=”2″ url=”http://affectautism.com/2016/07/05/setting-appropriate-limits-and-expectations-by-respecting-where-your-child-is-at-developmentally/” target=”_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column column_center=”true” width=”1/2″][minti_headline size=”fontsize-l” align=”align-left”]Setting appropriate limits and expectations by respecting where your child is at, developmentally[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]Development happens. It unfolds spontaneously like nature does when we provide the appropriate environment. That is, just as we cannot command a plant to grow, nor can we direct our children to develop. By providing a safe, nurturing, warm relationship within which the child can rest, play, and interact with us in moments of shared pleasure, development will occur before our eyes.[/vc_column_text][minti_button link=”http://affectautism.com/2016/07/05/setting-appropriate-limits-and-expectations-by-respecting-where-your-child-is-at-developmentally/” target=”_blank”]Read more[/minti_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”60″ bottom_padding=”60″][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_image img=”676″ lightbox=”2″ url=”http://www.maude-leroux.com/” target=”_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][minti_headline size=”fontsize-l” align=”align-left”]Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, RCTC, DIR® Certificate, Clinical Director, and accomplished occupational therapist.
[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]She was born and raised in South Africa, and graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town in 1984. Maude married Charl Le Roux in 1986 and moved to the USA in 1993. Together, they opened A Total Approach in September 2001. Maude is SIPT certified and specializes in Sensory Integration services as it applies to functional activities of daily living, including improving the ability of any child to partake in his/her learning environment. She also holds a certificate in DIR®/Floortime™, and is a certified Cellfield Intervention provider.[/vc_column_text][minti_button link=”http://affectautism.com/2016/07/05/setting-appropriate-limits-and-expectations-by-respecting-where-your-child-is-at-developmentally/” target=”_blank”]Read more[/minti_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]