Category Archives: Blogs

‘Intensive Interaction in Context’ – 25 years later.

Intensive Interaction in Context – It’s been 25 years since Dr Judith Samuel published a paper on introducing Intensive Interaction into residential care for adults with profound intellectual disabilities in Oxfordshire. Read on for more …

Intensive Interaction & Adaptive Interaction … what’s the difference?

You might be asking if Intensive Interaction and Adaptive Interaction are really one and the same thing … read on for more

The Story of Intensive Interaction

This Blog simply points readers to a new page on the ‘Connecting with Intensive Interaction’ website called ‘The Story of Intensive Interaction’.

The Intensive Interaction Conference 2026

Now booking for the Intensive Interaction Conference 2026:
‘Integrating Intensive Interaction Principles into Psychological Practice’, Friday 4th September at the Unipart Conference Centre, Oxford.
Read on for more details of the conference line-up and on how to book your place.

So, what does the current body of research into Intensive Interaction actually tell us?

Following on from my last two Blogs, in this Blog I set out what the current body of Intensive Interaction research actually tells us. Read on for more …

Intensive Interaction research: What does ‘Google A.I.’ say?

Following on from my last Blog on Intensive Interaction research, I thought I’d go all 21st century and ask Google A.I. what it thinks about the current body of Intensive Interaction research. Read on for more …

20 years later… and are we really any further on?

It is 20 years since my paper ‘Intensive Interaction: a Research Review’ was published …. and I don’t think the conclusions that I drew then have really shifted that much … read on for more.

‘Integrating Intensive Interaction Principles into Psychological Practice’

Announcing the new book published today: ‘Integrating Intensive Interaction Principles into Psychological Practice’ Edited by Dr Sophie Doswell &  Dr Maggie Ellis (2025), Routledge.
Read on for more details …