The PLAY (Play and Learning for Autistic Youngsters) Project is an autism intervention that is cost-effective, based on research, and delivered by parents, utilizing their relationship and expertise with their child.
Created in 2001 by Dr. Richard Solomon, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the PLAY Project was developed in response to the lack of availability of intensive, early intervention services for children with ASD.
The program is designed to give families guidance, support and an effective treatment option and is based on the DIR (Developmental, Individualized, Relationship-based) theory of Stanley Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, MD. For More Information on DIR Visit: www.icdl.com and www.profectum.org
The PLAY Project is implemented by parents or caregivers who are coached in their home by a certified PLAY Project Consultant. Through the guidance of these highly-trained child development professionals, families deliver interventions themselves, using their relationship with their child to help his or her development and learning.
PLAY Project interventions consider the individual strengths and needs of the each child.