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1.
What is the difference between Behavior Intervention and
Floortime?
 Floor
Time is the application of play-based therapeutic techniques
to promote a child’s progress and growth in terms
of his functional emotional developmental milestones. On
the other hand, behavior Intervention is the application
of principles from behavior modification and applied behavior
analysis to a student’s target behaviors in order
to shape and reinforce replacement behaviors. The goal of
Behavior Intervention is to help the student access his
school curriculum, as specified in the IEP.
2.
How can I access services with Intercare therapy?
You
can either refer your child by setting up an appointment by
contacting the office. Your local regional centers and local
districts can also refer you to us. For regional center children
please contact your case manager and ask for a referral for
a Floortime, social skills, or speech therapy assessment.
For school children the parent will need a copy of the IEP
of your child and a letter of referral from the local school
district. For the school district we provide behavioral intervention
services, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Is Communication
with parents important?
3.
Is communication important in therapy process with your child?
Yes
it is very important. Communicate, “Yes, you can.”
Communicate hope. Communicate that autism is treatable and
children can show significant improvement with a combination
of education and biomedical interventions, especially if you
have clues to what the antecedent was.
4.
Is it important to work with all the family members?
Yes,
you are working with a system. Be sensitive to family dynamics.
Try to involve both parents.
5.
When working with a child is best to have a lot of toys out
or just a few?
Every
child is different, but in many children that are on the Autistic
spectrum their sensory systems can get overloaded easily,
so try to work with one toy at a time in a quiet room with
minimal visual distractions when possible.
6.
What are some helpful tips when playing with my child?
A
visual schedule with simple pictures can often be very helpful.
It is also good to look for simple, and interesting toys that
work on engaging one sense at a time. Also, look at what motivates
your child and use this often in order to keep the child engaged.
7.
What areas should I be working on with my child?
The
very basic skills that are delayed in children on the spectrum
are attention, eye contact, and imitation. Keep the affect
high, and praise your child consistently so they feel good
in the play. You may also create physical boundaries so the
child does not veer far from the play area.
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