The Intensive Interaction Handbook
Synopsis
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.
Book details
- Author:
- Dave Hewett, Graham Firth, Mark Barber, Tandy Harrison
- ISBN:
- 9781446290767
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780857024909, 9780857024916, 9781446253892
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2017-02-24
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- Dave Hewett, Graham Firth, Mark Barber, Tandy Harrison
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Disability-Related, Education, Nonfiction