Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68.

[elleng]

“Floor time,” as Dr. Greenspan called his approach, is used in special-education classrooms and clinics around the world, though it remains controversial — as do all early-intervention treatments for autism. An opposing approach that relies on strict behavioral goals and checklists has been more intensively studied and is more widely used in the United States.

Dr. Greenspan encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to get down on the floor with children, even very young ones, and engage them with gestures and words to build warm relationships and expand their world of ideas — many times a day, if necessary.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/us/05greenspan.html?hpw

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. The world’s foremost authority on clinical work with infants and young children with developmental and emotional problems, his work has guided parents, professionals and researchers all over the world.

http://stanleygreenspan.com/

[Faryn Balyncd]

1. Medicine and the world will miss this man.

K and R



:hi:

[elleng]

3. Indeed.

Interesting stuff, including a video of him, a kid and a mother:

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School and Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. The world’s foremost authority on clinical work with infants and young children with developmental and emotional problems, his work has guided parents, professionals and researchers all over the world.

http://stanleygreenspan.com/

[Happyhippychick]

4. I saw him speak about 2 years ago. A great pioneer in the autism field

[elleng]

5. He spoke with the fathers' group at my daughters' school

about 15 years ago. Don't specifically recall the 'review,' except that it was good.

[madrchsod]

2. obviously the man knew what he was doing

it`s no surprise that america has "checklists" to understand if a child is learning....my wife works with autistic adults that in many ways are like the boy in the video. my wife takes the doctors approach which according to the companies guidelines are inappropriate. yes, she gets in trouble but she very popular with the people she takes care of.