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.

For years, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy has been considered the gold standard for children with autism. But as more families explore treatment options, the conversation around DIR vs ABA is ...

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 ...

I work with Neurodivergent kids including Autistics, ADHD'ers, PDA'ers, nervous sensory sensitive, high energy sensory seekers or kids with big emotions. We offer playful, connection focused OT to ...

At different stages of our lives, we all need somebody who can listen to what we have to say, to pay attention to our needs, to make an objective observation, and to provide us with help, ...