Programs that offer Floor Time, a therapeutic intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders developed by Stanley Greenspan that is much like play therapy in that it builds an increasingly larger circle of interaction between a child and an adult in a developmentally-based sequence. Greenspan describes six stages of emotional development that children meet to develop a foundation for more advanced learning, a developmental ladder that children with autism may have difficulty climbing. Through the use of Floor Time, parents and educators can follow the child's lead and build on what the child does to encourage more interactions. Floor Time does not treat the child with autism in separate pieces for speech development or motor development but rather addresses the child's emotional development. It is frequently used for a child's daily playtime in conjunction with other methods.
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