Functional Developmental Levels (FDL)
show the emotional milestones that are necessary for a child’s healthy mental development and learning:

FDL 1  Focusing, shared attention and self-regulation

FDL 2  Engaging and relating to other people

FDL 3  Initiating interaction, 2-way gesturing, copying

FDL 4  Complex co-regulated problem-solving, first words

FDL 5  Symbolising experience, imagination, speech

FDL 6  Logical thinking and story-telling

(from DIR-Floortime Foundation and The PLAY-Project)







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