Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria for Educational Settings
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Inclusion Criteria
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1. Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) educational settings or mainstream educational settings with SEND units around Great Britain
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2. At least 5 children/young people meeting the eligibility criteria
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3. Capacity and willingness to agree to the requirements of participation outlined in a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which will ask settings to confirm that they have capacity and willingness to release staff to receive training; to deliver the intervention as intended with those children and young people participating in the trial; and to complete the outcome measures.
Exclusion criteria
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1. Setting unable to fulfil the requirements of the MOU
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2. Staff have recently been formally trained in Intensive Interaction (within the past 12 months)
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4. Insufficient eligible children and young people
Eligibility Criteria for Children and Young People
Inclusion Criteria
1. Attends an educational setting taking part in the trial
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2. Has PMLD
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3. Parent/guardian willing to give consent/act as a consultee for child or young person
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4. Parent/guardian willing to attend Intensive Interaction training
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​5. Parent/guardian willing to continue with the intervention at home
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​6. Parent/guardian willing to complete outcome measures
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7. Child or young person is expected to remain at the setting for the duration of the trial
Exclusion Criteria
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1. Have a degenerative condition or dementia
