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Argyll House
A young man moved into Argyll House in March 2010 who had had particularly difficult placements in the past.
On arriving at Argyll House, he was extremely distrusting of staff, not allowing them to touch him or even get too close. He spent a lot of time engaging in self-stimulatory behaviours, such as rocking on the spot whilst staring at his fingers twiddling. He showed no interest in others and it was very difficult for staff to involve him in activities. As a result, they decided to try and engage him in Intensive Interaction.
In the 10 weeks since he moved into Argyll House, the young man’s presentation has changed completely. He no longer looks at his fingers whilst rocking and is showing more interest in what is happening around him – he will also give brilliant eye contact to staff. He can now tolerate staff touching him and will put his hands into theirs. During some interactions he will even follow staff direction and touch the relevant body parts during “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”.
He now makes happy vocalisations most of the day and it is incredible to see how far he has come in his short time at Argyll House.
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