This is the ultimate book on what is now an established methodology in teaching the fundamentals of communication to children and adults who have severe learning difficulties or autism.

Part I: Human communication and the background to Intensive InteractionChapter 1: The nature of human communication - Dave HewettChapter 2: Background to Intensive Interaction - Graham Firth & Jules McKimChapter 3: How do human beings start learning to communicate? - Dave HewettPart II: Practicalities of doing Intensive InteractionChapter 4: Preparing for Intensive Interaction - Dave HewettChapter 5: Getting going - Dave HewettChapter 6: Further and continuing progress - Dave HewettChapter 7: Recording the activities and maintaining the processes - Mark BarberChapter 8: The Intensive Interaction Outcomes Reporter - Julie CalveleyChapter 9: Supporting Intensive Interaction in workplaces - Graham Firth & Dave HewettChapter 10: Autism and Intensive Interaction & Intensive Interaction with more able people - Amandine MouriéreChapter 11: Doing Intensive Interaction at home - Tandy HarrisonPart III: Issues, topics and communityChapter 12: Some associated issues and topics - Dave HewettChapter 13: The Intensive Interaction community - Graham Firth & Jules McKim