Authored and co-authored publications from Connie Lillas, co-author of the NeuroRelational Framework textbook.

Lillas, C. M., Langer, L., & Drinane, M. (2005). Forced Separations and Forced Reunions. ZERO TO THREE, July.

Lillas, C. and Turnbull, J. (2009). Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework for Interdisciplinary Practice. New York: W. W. Norton. This book is part of the Interpersonal Neurobiology Series where Dan Siegel, MD, is the Founding Series Editor. Brandt, K., Diel, J., Feder, J., & Lillas, C. (2012). A Problem In Our Field: Making Distinctions Between Evidence-Based Treatment and Evidence-Based Practice As a Decision-Making Process. ZERO TO THREE, March.

Lillas, C. (2014). The Neurorelational Framework (NRF) in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. In Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Applications. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Lillas, C., Feder, J., Diel, J., & Brandt, K. (2014). Weighing the Evidence: Evidence- Based Practice and Evidence Based Treatments in Infant Mental Health. In Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Applications. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Lillas, C. & Marchel, M.A. (2015). Moving Away from WEIRD: Systems-Based Shifts in Research, Diagnosis, and Clinical Practice. Perspectives in Infant Mental Health. Michigan: World Association for Infant Mental Health. Winter.

Lillas, C., TenPas, H., Crowley, C., & Spitzer, S. (2018). Improving Regulation Skills for Increased Participation for Individuals with ASD. In Watling, R. & Spitzer, S. Autism Across the Lifespan: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach, 4th Edition. Bethesda, Maryland: American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Christensen JS, Wild H, Kenzie ES, Wakeland W, Budding D and Lillas C. (2020) Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation. Front. Integr. Neurosci. 14:6. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2020.000

Lillas, C. (2022) Three Steps to Resilience: NRF Foundations Manual for Interdisciplinary Practice and International Use. Interdisciplinary Training Institute: Los Angeles, California.

Articles citing Connie Lillas and Janice Turnbull

Evidence-based milestone ages as a framework for developmental surveillance

Self-reg: How to help your child (and you) break the stress cycle and successfully engage with life

Clinical improvements in adopted children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders through neurodevelopmentally informed clinical intervention: A pilot study

DIR/Floortime: Evidence based practice towards the treatment of autism and sensory processing disorder in children and adolescents 

Supporting positive parenting practices within a community-based music therapy group program: Pilot study findings

Addressing challenging behaviors and mental health issues in early childhood  

Self-regulation and inquiry-based learning in the primary classroom

Sunshine circles: Randomized controlled trial of an attachment-based play group with preschool students who are at-risk

Infant and toddler development from conception to age 3: What babies ask of us

DIR/Floortime: A developmental/relational play therapy approach towards the treatment of children with developmental delays, including ASD and sensory processing challenges 

Updated evidence-based developmental attainments for children: First 6 years 

Parenting principles primer 

Anticipatory guidance for behavior concerns: School age children

Chapter 14 - The hidden meanings of repetitive behaviors: A window into the child’s inner world from a multidisciplinary perspective

Pearls of wisdom: Updated skill-specific parenting strategies in the first 6 years

“Aggression” in young children on the autism spectrum: The dysregulation-”aggression” hypothesis

The nurture revolution: Grow your baby’s brain and transform their mental health through the art of nurtured parenting

Neurosensory play in the infant-parent dyad

Perspectives in infant mental health

Mentalization in DIR/Floortime: Facilitating reflective functioning in parents of children with developmental challenges

Masking stress with misbehavior: A Shanker Self-Reg lens

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