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Helpful Resources for Your Journey

Whether you are wondering where to start or are looking for therapy that is strengths-based, we have helpful resources for supporting your family’s journey.

 

Find resources about the DIRFloortime  approach we take with the families we work with at CLDC as well as resources designed to support parents and caregivers.  

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We often get asked about the differences between Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and DIRFloortime . ICDL has some helpful information on its website that you can access. 

 

In addition, this simple table also gives you a rough idea about the differences between the two approaches. 

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ABA
DIR
Who leads the therapy?

Adult

Child

Approach in general is...

Structured

Dynamic

A therapist is building...

Compliance

Thinking

Interested in Learning More About Speech or Occupational Therapy? 

CLDC's Lending Library

CLDC has many books on hand that are good for parents and parenting. If you’re ever interested in learning more, just ask! Our lending library is always available for families.

What Parents Have to Say

“My son (age 8) was diagnosed with a rare chromosomal disease at birth and has been receiving multiple therapy services ever since. We switched to CLDC over a year ago, and we couldn't be more pleased with his progression! After years of speech through ECI, PPCD, speech in school and private therapy, my son began resisting therapy. I found myself begging and/or bribing him to go twice a week. My son was miserable, and it made me feel terrible as a mom. A friend of mine told me about CLDC, and we decided to give it a try.  I'm so happy we did! I can honestly say that my son has developed more speech this past year alone than in all of his 8 years of services combined. People are approaching me now that school has started again to tell me how much his speech has improved. For a mom, there's no better feeling in the world!”  Parent of 8 year old

 

“We appreciate all the love and help for our daughter.  She is shining more and more each day.” Parent of 5 year old

 

“Our son has been attending bi-weekly sessions with our therapist for about 8 months now at CLDC. Our concern for him was his challenge in processing receptive and expressive language. Although he had been taking Speech therapy sessions at Baylor a couple of months prior, we felt he needed something a lot more specialized and targeted for his specific needs. Our therapist conducted a very thorough and broad evaluation of his speech and language abilities that really led to a better understanding of how not only she would work with him to address his challenges, but provided regular recommendations on how to reinforce the skills at home and school.


​”We have seen such a tremendous amount of growth in such a short period of time, and we are thrilled with our son's progress. He is now able to make more concrete connections to his learning, not only at school but at home, and he has become increasingly expressive in the way that he communicates with others. Our therapist has always made herself available for any additional help his school might need, and she provides great feedback after every session. Our son enjoys his sessions and really looks forward to attending, which is a true testament to the therapist and the great work she does with him.” Parent of 6 year old

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