20. Intensive Interaction - Learning their language

Having looked at factors that increase anxiety, we are now looking at ways of reducing anxiety through meaningful communication. Look carefully at what the person is doing. What physical feedback are they giving themselves? We need to learn the language that has meaning for them. Empty yourself of your own agenda and use the person’s body language to transfer their attention from solitary self-stimulation to shared activity (Intensive Interaction). Read the person’s body language – it expresses how they