Julie Hoyler has pulled out a plastic playhouse, and she and Josh, who's nearly 5, are on the floor, each with a chunky plastic figure in hand. For Hoyler, the goal is to engage Josh in conversation.

I'm a passionate neurodiversity-affirming therapist specializing in developmental/relationship-based early intervention (DIR/Floortime & PLAY Project trained), play ...

For children with autism, it's a confusing world. Trying to communicate with these kids can be a struggle as they often seem to be locked inside their own impenetrable worlds. Therapists who work with ...

Sophia Dvorkina, a DIR/Floortime (“Floortime”) therapist and child development specialist, moved from Brooklyn to California and, in 2024, launched Joyful Development, a transformative program for ...