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Early Childhood Intervention: Time for a New Conversation

by Martin O'Connor

  

€ 18.99 

ISBN: 9781738454570

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Hope. Guidance. A New Way Forward.
….children's development does not pause while families wait for appointments or services.

This book brings together the voices of parents, professionals, and policymakers to re-examine how young children with developmental disabilities such as autism and their families are understood and supported.

At its heart, the book is about being, belonging, and becoming-recognising that children thrive best when families and communities grow with them.

Through narratives that reveal both vulnerability and resilience, this book addresses common parental and professional experiences of guilt and perfectionism, advocating instead for the principle of the “good-enough” parent and professional.

It highlights the importance of everyday family life and shared learning, while introducing frameworks such as the “F-words” for childhood disability and ENVISAGE-Families which advocates collaboration, respect, and practical strategies that empower families.

It promotes a life-course perspective on development and calls for a new, evidence-informed conversation about early childhood intervention in the 21st century.

This is a guide to moving beyond guilt and perfectionism-and toward confidence, resilience, and lasting change. It offers hope and an actionable vision for the future of early childhood intervention.

Essential reading for parents, healthcare providers, educators, service planners, and policymakers, this is a work of both scholarship and hope-designed to influence thinking, practice, and policy to create lasting change.

288 pages.

Not Yet Published.

Printed on or after 20/02/26. Please note dispatch may take 5-10 days after publication date.
A separate order should be placed for this item. If you order this along with other items, your entire order will be held and despatched when complete.

Date of Publication: 20/02/2026

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Psychology