Special Learning FAQs

Initially, a parent is given a P.L.A.Y Project CD-ROM that covers some of the basics for using the DIR/Floortime intervention techniques. A Home Consultant will visit your home about once a month and video tape segments of the home visit for evaluation. The consultants are all have degrees in related fields such as Speech, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Special Education. The consultants will then review the video segments and give you advice on how to improve certain areas as well as encourage areas you are doing correctly.

Here are some basic questions that you may ask:

How much do they charge per day/per week/per hour?
Do they do in-house therapies?
Do they charge for telephone or email inquiries?
How long is the waiting period to start your child’s program?
How far away do they live?
For out of the house therapies: Do they have any other clients in your area which you can What is their educational background?
How extensive is their experience in one-on-one sessions?
Ask for some references.

Social Stories are short stories that help in making your child understand a specific situation. It helps your child recognize the appropriate behavior for the situation.

TEACCH is an education program based on the intervention approach known as Structured Teaching. It entails the relative strengths and difficulties of autism affected people that determine their learning abilities.

The Son-Rise program was started by Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria Lyte Kaufman after their son was diagnosed with autism. The main concentration of this approach is on the parent’s attitude and emotions which help them bond with their child. Parents are taught how to make a distraction-free learning environment for the child.

SCERTS is an acronym that refers to Social Communication/Emotional Regulation/Transactional Support.