top of page

Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC)

Providing therapists, teachers and families a systematic, intensive program based on knowledge of the development of communication and language.

Affect-Based Language Curriculum ABLC

The Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC), Second Edition 

The Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC) provides families, therapists and teachers a systematic, intensive program based on powerful insights and traditional knowledge of the impact of Floortime on the development of communication and language. The curriculum utilizes affect and engagement with pleasurable back-and-forth reciprocal interactions as the foundation for the development of pragmatics and receptive and expressive language.

Co-authored by Stanely I. Greenspan, MD and Diane Lewis, MA, CCC/SLP

If you already own the ABLC but need additional supplemental materials initially provided on a CD-ROM, please purchase a downloadable Zip Drive of all the materials here:

Workshop Recording + Accompanying Materials

Train at your own pace. This six-hour recording and materials from March 2021 provide an introduction to the theoretical and clinical constructs of the Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC), 2nd Edition.  The ABLC DIR/Floor Time with developmentally based Speech-Language Therapy. Sensory Integration, Oral-Motor and AAC are discussed as they support the development of the communication, language and speech skills.

Diane Lewis Speech Therapy

Testimonials

"We began the ABLC shortly after he was diagnosed. He wouldn't even try to talk. Today I wept with joy. We went to the store, and he was saying "Hey" and engaging with me. I left to go to the bathroom and came back and he said "Hi" and waved at me with emotion and joy."

Happy Parent

"We view the ABLC as that which made the single biggest difference in enabling J to speak."

Happy Parent

"N's improvement is way beyond our expectations and continues to improve on a regular basis. He is in a regular preschool without a shadow and is making friends rapidly."

Happy Parent

Contact Diane Lewis To Learn More

Thanks for submitting!

Diane Lewis Speech Therapy

© 2023 Diane Lewis. Designed by Sunshine37. Hosted on Wix.com.

Privacy Policy. Terms & Conditions.

© 2023 Diane Lewis. Designed by Sunshine37. Hosted on Wix.com.

Privacy Policy. Terms & Conditions.

bottom of page