Paul Cooper is Professor of Education at the University of Leicester and a Chartered Psychologist. He has lectured internationally and is Editor of The International Journal of Emotional Education. He has authored, co-authored, and edited many books relating to children with special needs, and in 2001 was joint winner of the TES/NASEN Book Award. Professor Cooper was also the editor of the quarterly journal Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties for 14 years. Barbara Jacobs is a professional writer, lecturer, broadcaster and researcher, who has recently completed a late-life PhD on autistic intelligence, at the School of Education, University of Leicester.

• List of Figures and Tables viiAbout the Authors ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xv1 Introduction: From Inclusive Education to Educational Engagement – Putting Reality before Rhetoric and Finding the Elephant in the Living Room 12 SEBD: The Evolution of Intervention and Current Theory 293 The Teacher–Student Interface 634 Interventions for Enhancing Teachers’ Skills 795 Whole-school Approaches and Support Systems 996 Small-Scale On- and Off-Site Provision 1277 Working with Parents 1418 Multi-Agency Intervention 1499 A Summary of the Research Evidence 16310 Conclusions 189Appendix I 197Appendix II 199References 201Index 235