Autism Light did a great feature on co-author of Respecting Autism, Dr. Stanley Greenspan today:

“Two years ago today the autism community lost a hero who made a tremendous contribution in the treatment of autism. Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan was the influential child psychiatrist responsible for the development of the autism treatment known as Floortime. Dr. Stanley Greenspan is being named an Autism Light posthumously for his work with opening up a new world to countless numbers of children with autism and for bringing Floortime to the repertoire of autism treatments.”

Autism Light in the feature also quoted Dr. Gil Tippy, co-author of Respecting Autism, on Dr. Greenspan’s achievements and legacy:

“Stanley Greenspan was a genius of understanding and kindness. In a world where it began to be the norm to ignore, punish and assume that children on the Autism Spectrum could only learn through rote reinforcement, Stanley stood up and said, “No, there is another way.” He took people to task for assuming that behaviors were to be extinguished, not understood as communication, and he wanted people to understand that what people with the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder had to think and say was at least as valuable and interesting as anything their teachers and clinicians thought or said. His respectful approach never closed the window of hope, and he always assumed that a great, respectful, developmentally appropriate treatment program could help every person at any age.”

To read more, visit Autism Light, and thank you to Alan Stokes for inviting Dr. Tippy to be quoted in this respectful feature on Dr. Greenspan’s positive & respectful contributions to autism treatment.

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>> Dr. Gil Tippy feature on Autism Light #124