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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of therapeutic intervention, used mainly with autistic children, in which the therapist meets the child at its current developmental level and entices it to move up a hierarchy of developmental milestones. uncountable

Etymology

From floor + time, from the idea of engaging with the child playing on the floor.

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