For my first Blog of 2024 I am directing readers to a new systemic review on using Intensive Interaction with children with autism.
Category Archives: Research
Intensive Interaction as an ‘autism intervention’?
For my Blog this week I am looking at a paper by Dr Damian Milton: ‘So what exactly are autism interventions intervening with?’ (Good Autism Practice, 2014). For more read on…
Staff experience of the implementation of Intensive Interaction within their places of work with people with learning disabilities and/or autism
For my Blog this week I am summarising a 2021 paper collating data from a number of papers about staff’s views on implementing Intensive Interaction. To read on, follow the link…
Intensive Interaction as a proactive strategy to reduce behaviours that may challenge
‘Can adults on the autism spectrum be affected positively by the use of intensive interaction in supported living services?’ – Yes, and here’s some evidence!
The use of Intensive Interaction within a Positive Behavioural Support framework
Following on from my previous Blog on the ‘Differentiation and Integration Phase’ of Intensive Interaction, I thought I would share a summary of a research paper to illustrate my contention i.e. that Intensive Interaction is now increasingly being used within or alongside other educational, health or care approaches. Read on for more …
‘Mothers’ experience of Intensive Interaction’ – a research paper
Given my current interest in the parental view of Intensive Interaction, for my Blog this week I am posting a summary of a research paper into ‘Mothers’ experience of Intensive Interaction’. Follow the link to access the summary …
New paper on using ‘Adaptive Interaction’ with people with dementia
My Blog this week is about a new paper on ‘Using Adaptive Interaction to Simplify Caregiver’s Communication with People with Dementia Who Cannot Speak’ (in Frontiers in Communication, Jan 2022). Read on for more …
‘Intensive Interaction: an evaluation of two different recording formats’
‘Intensive Interaction: an evaluation of two different recording formats’ – a study looking at the introduction of two different Intensive Interaction paper recording systems in a UK special school. Read on for more…
Staff experience of the implementation of Intensive Interaction within their places of work with people with learning disabilities and/or autism
Follow the link above to an accessible summary of the paper: Berridge, S. & Hutchinson, N. (2021) ‘Staff experience of the implementation of Intensive Interaction within their places of work with people with learning disabilities and/or autism’, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities – DOI: 10.1111/jar.12783
Improvised music to support Intensive Interaction for children with complex needs: A feasibility study of brief adjunctive music therapy
I have recently been alerted to a new research paper by Music Therapist Dr John Strange. The paper reports on a quantitative research study that is worthy of further consideration.
Connecting with Intensive Interaction 