Identify a key component of the Greenspan Floortime Approach.
A) Getting down on the floor to the child's level
B) Establishing a bedtime routine
C) Promotion of tummy time
D) Ability to orient to or attend to other people

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The Greenspan Floortime Approach is an intervention method to improve reciprocal social interactions between parents and children, with emphasis on children with autism (Greenspan, 2018). Floortime is an evidence-based intervention that has been shown to strengthen fundamental communication and relationship abilities for children with autism and other special needs (Casenhiser, Binns, McGill, Morderer, & Shanker, 2015). Key components include getting down on the floor to the child's level and meeting the child at his or her developmental level. Parents receive coaching and learn to include three principles: (a) follow the child's lead so you enter his or her world, (b) challenge the child to be creative and spontaneous, and (c) expand the actions and interactions using multisensory preferred toys. Over 100 articles, several books, and web-based resources are available to train professionals and parents in the Greenspan Floortime Approach. Many occupational therapy practitioners working in EI have been trained in this relationship-building approach and incorporate these strategies into play sessions.

Identify a Key Component of the Greenspan Floortime Approach