Affect Autism

This episode, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader, Gene Christian in Spokane, Washington ⁠is back with us⁠ to reiterate the importance of the preverbal affective gestural system to development. Gene says that this preverbal affective signalling, or non verbal communication, was the most important aspect of the ⁠Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) model ⁠to Dr. Stanley Greenspan, especially in the first four ⁠functional emotional developmental capacities (FEDCs)⁠.Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠https://affectautism.com/2019/09/30/preverbal/⁠Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/