Full Description
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-keepingThis 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.
Contents
PART ONEINTERACTIONThe Nature of Human Communication - Dave HewettBackground to Intensive Interaction - Graham FirthHow Do Human Beings Start Learning to Communicate? - Dave HewettPreparing for Intensive Interaction - Dave HewettGetting Going - Dave HewettFurther and Continuing Progress - Dave HewettRecording the Activities and Maintaining the Processes - Mark BarberSupporting Intensive Interaction in Workplaces - Graham Firth & Dave HewettDoing Intensive Interaction at Home - Tandy HarrisonPART THREE: ISSUES, TOPICS AND COMMUNITYSome Associated Issues and Topics - Dave HewettThe Intensive Interaction Community - Graham Firth
