What is intensive interaction?
Intensive interaction is an approach to teaching the pre-speech fundamentals of communication. This has been proven helpful for children and adults who have severe learning disabilities at the early stages of their communication development.
The fundamentals of communication include:
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Learning to give brief attention to another person
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To share attention with another person
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Developing shared attention into activities
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Using and understanding eye contact
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Using and understanding facial expressions, gesture and body language
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Learning the use of physical contact
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Learning the use of and extending vocalisations
Who benefits from intensive interaction?
Intensive interaction can be very beneficial to someone who is considered ‘difficult to reach’. This could be a person who struggles to show motivation to be with other people, has a range of self-stimulatory behaviours and generally lives a socially isolated life.
However, this approach is also shown to help those who have a range of successful social interactions and relationships. In these cases, intensive interaction seeks to improve their social skills by developing eye contact, facial expressions and vocalisations.
What Amy Care offers
We offer tailor-made packages to help individuals get the most out of intensive interaction, specific to their needs and abilities. For a quotation or for more information on how we can help, get in touch at 07813 594 586 on info@amycare.co.uk.
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