Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Dr. Greenspan on the Today Show Wed. 2/23/05

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"Today" Show to Feature Dr. Greenspan, DIR/Floortime in Autism Series

Beginning Monday, February 21st, the Today Show will spend a week "looking at autism from all angles." Tune in on Wednesday, February 23, when Dr. Stanley Greenspan and others discuss the DIR/Floortime approach to intervention. "Today" will air two segments each morning, at approximately 8:10 and 9:10am EST. Joining Dr. Greenspan will be Barbara Guterman, mother of two boys who have benefitted from DIR/Floortime; and Pat Stacey, author of The Boy Who Loved Windows, who speaks about the extraordinary role Floortime played in her son's recovery. Also, on Monday, February 21, Nancy Wiseman, founder of First Signs, will speak about Early Detection and Intervention. On Friday, February 25, Dr. Ricki Robinson, pediatrician and Floortime Foundation co-founder, is scheduled to appear live on "Today" to answer email questions.

For the NBC press release and description of the complete NBC network coverage of autism, please go to www.floortime.org and click on the NBC headline in the News and Events section.

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