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Author Caldwell, Phoebe.

Title Using intensive interaction and sensory integration : a handbook for those who support people with severe autistic spectrum disorder / Phoebe Caldwell with Jane Horwood.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (111 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and index.
Contents Introduction -- A different sensory experience -- Alternative viewpoints -- Sensory distress and its causes -- Sensory distortions -- Emotional overload -- Confusing messages -- Case study : a day in the life of Mike -- Intensive interaction -- So what about distressed behaviour? -- Conclusion.
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Summary 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 semi-verbal and sometimes even those who have speech but lose the power to process it when they are in crisis. We can help them to make sense of the world. Intensive Interaction uses a person's own body language to make contact with them and Sensory Integration develops the capacity of an individual to.
Subject Autism.
People with mental disabilities -- Means of communication.
Nonverbal communication.
Autistic Disorder.
Nonverbal Communication.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Autism. (OCoLC)fst00822484
Nonverbal communication. (OCoLC)fst01039009
People with mental disabilities -- Means of communication. (OCoLC)fst01057408
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Horwood, Jane, 1961-
Other Form: Print version: Caldwell, Phoebe. Using intensive interaction and sensory integration. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008 9781843106265 1843106264 (DLC) 2007051739 (OCoLC)185695968
ISBN 9781846428074 (electronic bk.)
1846428076 (electronic bk.)
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