Do you support a child or adult with sensory perceptual issues or cognitive impairment? For people with challenging sensory & cognitive conditions everyday life can become so unpredictable & chaotic that over time lack of engagement can often lead to a state of learned helplessness. In this insightful text Paul Pagliano shows how learned helplessness can be transformed into learned optimism through multisensory stimulation & explains how a programme of support can be designed & modulated to match the persons needs interests & abilities. Full of practical easy to use multisensory assessment tools & intervention strategies this book will help: foster a feeling of ease with the environment the child or adult experience pleasure & happiness kick-start their desire to explore encourage enhanced learning social well-being & quality of life. The author offers an abundance of exciting multisensory stimulation ideas that can be applied to communication play leisure & recreation therapy & education. Practical resources also show how to monitor & review applications to ensure they are being used in the most effective & enjoyable ways possible. Informed by an astute up-to-date comprehensive overview of research & theory The Multisensory Handbook will appeal to primary professionals from a wide range of disciplines including education health & social care.