How Sense can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We offer free and impartial information about living with complex needs, including deafblindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also offer services all over the UK, including day services<\/a>, community support<\/a> and residential care<\/a>. Talk to our team to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get in touch by phone, email, post or through a BSL interpreter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n Intensive Interaction is an approach to helping children and adults who are in the early stages of developing communication and social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The approach is based on the way we observe and respond to the actions and noises of babies, and interpret these as communication. It helps a person and their communication partner to connect and enjoy each other\u2019s company more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s about watching closely how a child or adult responds to different situations through their body language, voice and facial expressions \u2013 and responding to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intensive Interaction is two-way communication and can be used at all times in all environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intensive Interaction can be useful for children and adults with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can also be useful if a child or adult is highly social in many ways, but still needs to develop social skills in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intensive Interaction is an approach that can be used by everyone involved in supporting a child or adult to interact with other people and develop communication skills in a natural, relaxed and enjoyable way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you are a health or social care professional, parent, family member or friend, it\u2019s important to understand the principles of Intensive Interaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This picture shows me using Intensive Interaction with Megan, who has complex disabilities, to have a conversation using hands and voice. I say, \u2018Megan\u2019 as I take her hands and place them on her chest. Megan nods and pushes her hands back to me.”<\/p>\nLaura, Sense children and family support worker<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n These are the main ways of communicating that we use:<\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t Using touch<\/b><\/p>\n Using signs<\/b><\/p>\n Using speech<\/b><\/p>\nWhat is Intensive Interaction?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who is Intensive Interaction for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How does Intensive Interaction work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Meet Megan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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