What makes multisensory support truly meaningful?
Multisensory Intervention in Practice presents a professionally grounded and practice-oriented framework for supporting autistic individuals and people with multiple disabilities.
The book connects sensory processing, regulation, communication, touch, bodily experience, environment, and everyday participation. It explains how multisensory intervention can be planned, individualized, and evaluated without reducing practice to sensory equipment or standardized techniques.
Particular attention is given to Snoezelen and multisensory environments, Basale Stimulation, tactile experience, functional assessment, intervention planning, communication, ethical practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Practical case examples demonstrate how changes in timing, predictability, touch, positioning, sensory load, communication, and environmental conditions may support participation in everyday situations.
A central principle runs throughout the book:
Less is more.
Effective multisensory practice is not defined by the amount of stimulation provided, but by how accurately support responds to the individual's needs, communication, preferences, safety, and right to refuse.
The book is intended for special educators, therapists, students, professionals in health and social care, caregivers, and others working with autistic individuals and people with multiple disabilities.