DIR/Floortime is a relationship-based approach that follows a child's lead to build communication and engagement.
How Floortime Works
Rather than directing a child through a prescribed set of exercises, Floortime meets a child in an activity they're already engaged in and builds from there — following their lead to create back-and-forth interactions that build communication, emotional regulation, and social engagement at the same time. For children on the autism spectrum in particular, this can open the door to turn-taking, shared attention, and symbolic play that a more structured approach can miss.
Because it's relationship-based, Floortime also gives parents and caregivers a concrete way to participate — the same back-and-forth interactions we build in session are ones a parent can continue at home, which is part of why we treat it as a tool that extends the parent-child relationship, not a separate program layered on top of it.
How We Approach It
We draw on DIR/Floortime principles, particularly for younger children and children with autism, as one tool integrated into an individualized BRIDGE-guided plan rather than a stand-alone program.