Nagwa Khedr is a DIRfloortime training leader and PLAY consultant who helps and supports parents to understand their children’s development, while respecting each child’s individuality. She graduated in 2009 from the American University in Cairo. In 2010, she started her career as an Early Intervention specialist, working mainly with children with developmental challenges and Autism, alongside their parents. In 2017 Nagwa joined the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) and became the only DIRFloortime training leader in the region, teaching courses globally all year round. Nagwa has several trainings in sensory integration and believes in the many benefits of working in a multidisciplinary team. In 2019, she moved to the UK where she continued teaching internationally, and coached parents and therapists on applying the model. Nagwa's sessions are child-led, which enhances children's social and emotional capacities ultimatly promoting their logical thinking. Nagwa believes there is no one size fits all approach and that the way to understanding the child’s needs, is digging beyond their behaviors.