'Sometimes it's harrowing. Many parents find it very upsetting to acknowledge that their child has difficulties; but we do try to be very upbeat, and show that we're here to provide support. And we're helping to do what's most important - picking up on the issues as early as possible.'
One of the advantages of working with pre-school children with special needs is that you can intervene at a point where you really make a difference. Bernice Shamplin and Sheila Alletson's Early Years Intervention Team, which works with children with emotional/behavioural difficulties (EBD) across the London borough of Camden, has another advantage as well; it offers a range of different perspectives and disciplines.
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