Intensive interaction is an approach to teaching the pre-speech fundamentals of communication to children and adults who have severe learning difficulties or autism, and who are still at an early stage of communication development. This book is a practical guide to help those wishing to implement intensive interaction in their setting, and it provides detailed advice and step-by-step guidance as well as a consideration of all the issues associated with carrying out this approach.It considers:
- preparing for intensive interaction
- observing intensive interaction in progress
- doing intensive interaction at home and at work
- teamwork
- wellbeing
- record-keeping
This book is a straightforward guide for anyone wanting to use intensive interaction with people with severe and complex learning difficulties, people who have very severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairments, and people who have a diagnosis of autism.
- ISBN10 0857024914
- ISBN13 9780857024916
- Publish Date 17 October 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 April 2018
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 168
- Language English