"This book makes accessible for the first time the intricate inner and sensory worlds of people whose learning disabilities are combined with autistic spectrum disorder." Phoebe Caldwell has worked for over 30 years with non-verbal people on the spectrum, many of whom have withdrawn into a world of their own. In Finding You Finding Me, she explores the different sensory reality they experience, showing it to be infinitely more complex and varied than is widely understood. To get in touch with individuals who have hitherto largely been regarded as unreachable, she introduces the practical approach known as Intensive Interaction. This approach uses their body language and provides a means of self-expression which makes it possible to build relationships by shifting attention from solitary self-stimulation to shared activity. The outcome is not only a marked reduction in difficult-to-manage behaviour and an improved ability to communicate - more importantly, many parents of non-verbal individuals also say 'they are just much happier.'.

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