What is EDP
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Edp is a relationship-based therapy for children with autism. The intervention is called EDP because the parent gets down on the floor with the child to play and interact with the child at their level.
EDP is an alternative to ABA and is sometimes used in combination with ABA therapies.
The goal is for adults to help children expand their “circles of communication.” They meet the child at their developmental level and build on their strengths.
Therapists and parents engage children through the activities each child enjoys. They enter the child's games. They follow the child's lead.
Six Key Milestones of EDP
Edp aims to help the child reach six key milestones that contribute to emotional and intellectual growth:
1. Self-regulation and interest in the world Intimacy, or engagement in relationships
2. Two-way communication
3. Complex communication
4. Emotional ideas
5. Emotional thinking
6. Decision making
Therapists teach parents how to direct their children into more and more complex interactions. This process, called “opening and closing circles of communication,” is central to the edp approach.
EDP does not work on speech, motor or cognitive skills in isolation. It addresses these areas through its focus on emotional development.
Overall, this method encourages children with autism to push themselves to their full potential. It develops “who they are,” rather than “what their diagnosis says.”
How does EDPwork?
Edp takes place in a calm environment. This can be at home or in a professional setting.
Therapy sessions range from two to five hours a day. They include training for parents and caregivers as well as interaction with the child.
During a session, the parent or provider joins in the child’s activities and follows the child’s lead. The parent or provider then engages the child in increasingly complex interactions.
Edp encourages inclusion with typically developing peers when used in a preschool setting.
Sessions emphasize back-and-forth play. This builds the foundation for shared attention, engagement and problem solving. Parents and therapists help the child maintain focus to sharpen interactions and abstract, logical thinking.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOMENT PROGRAM (EDP)
It supports in:
Strengthens Processing abilities
Indulging in Authentic EmotionalRelationship
Learning to Communicate and Interact with purpose
Learning to Think on theirown
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