People with severe autism experience the sensory information they receive from the world completely differently to those not on the spectrum. They feel cut off and overwhelmed, and their behaviour can become very distressed. This handbook shows how we can engage with people who are non-verbal or sem[...]
Engaging with children on the autistic spectrum can be a challenging task, and they often live in a solitary world devoid of shared activity. Intensive Interaction is increasingly being found to be an effective way of working with children with autism and developing emotional engagement, and this fi[...]