The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance

2023-04-21
The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance

PDF The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance Download

  • Author: Laura Kerbey
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1839976985
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 130

I realised EVERYTHING I was doing was wrong. I needed to learn. I needed to change. During Laura Kerbey's time teaching autistic children, she had a sudden realisation that those with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) are children like no other! None of her tried and tested autism strategies would work to help them focus or learn and most of her time was spent wondering, what am I doing wrong? If you feel the same, this short, easy-to-read guide is here to teach you everything you need to know from one educator to another. With an introduction to what PDA is followed by PDA tailored advice on how to connect with your student and create an autonomous, spontaneous environment that is personalised for you both, this guide is here to ensure that you and your PDA student thrive! Illustrated by the popular Eliza Fricker and packed with entertaining anecdotes (including one about Jabba the Hut's poo), this go-to-guide contains everything you need to start implementing PDA friendly learning to help you connect with your student and help them make the most of their learning experience.

The Family Experience of PDA

2021-11-18
The Family Experience of PDA

PDF The Family Experience of PDA Download

  • Author: Eliza Fricker
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1787756785
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 146

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and internal pressures, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. This book's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and feelings in a way that words simply cannot, will bring some much-needed levity back into PDA parenting. Humorous anecdotes with a compassionate tone remind parents that they are not alone, and they're doing a great job. If children are safe, happy, and you leave the house on time, who cares about some smelly socks? A light-hearted and digestible guide to being a PDA parent covering everything from tolerance levels, relationships and meltdowns to collaboration, flexibility, and self care to dip in and out as your schedule allows to help get to grips with this complex condition. This book is an essential read for any parent with a PDA child, to help better understand your child, build support systems and carve out some essential self care time guilt free.

The Teacher's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance

2021-07-21
The Teacher's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance

PDF The Teacher's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance Download

  • Author: Clare Truman
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 178775488X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 178

This essential guide for working with PDA pupils outlines effective and practical ways that teachers and school staff can support these pupils, by endorsing a child-led approach to learning and assessment. Beginning with an introduction to PDA and how it can affect the education experience, it is then followed by thoughtful, useful strategies school staff can implement to build a collaborative relationship with pupils and help them to thrive in the school environment. The activities presented aim to make children more comfortable and at ease, and therefore better able to learn. It covers key issues for children with PDA, such as sensory issues, preferred language and phrasing of demands, social skills, and recognising distressed behaviour. The chapter summaries and simple activities listed throughout make this a useful tool for busy teaching staff working with PDA pupils.

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children

2011-09-15
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children

PDF Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children Download

  • Author: Margaret Duncan
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 9780857002532
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 208

This straightforward guide offers a complete overview of Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) and gives practical advice for overcoming the difficulties it poses in a wide range of contexts from diagnosis through to adulthood. Starting with an exploration into the background of PDA that answers many of the immediate questions triggered when a child is first diagnosed, the book goes on to look at the impact of the condition on different areas of the child's life and what can be done to help. The authors present useful information on early intervention options and workable strategies for managing PDA positively on a day-to-day basis. They also examine ways to minimize common difficulties that may be encountered at home and school, making life easier for the child, family and peers. The final chapters tackle new problems that can arise when the teenage years hit and how to assist a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. Illustrative case examples are included throughout, and the book concludes with a list of valuable resources for further information and advice. Full of helpful guidance and support, this user-friendly introductory handbook is essential reading for anyone caring for, or working with, children with PDA.

PDA by PDAers

2018-05-21
PDA by PDAers

PDF PDA by PDAers Download

  • Author: Sally Cat
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1784509345
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 362

"To think of PDA as merely involving demand avoidance is to me akin to thinking of tigers as merely having stripes." This book is a unique window into adult Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), exploring the diversity of distinct PDA traits through the voices of over 70 people living with and affected by the condition. Sally Cat, an adult with PDA, has successfully captured the essence of a popular online support group in book form, making the valuable insights available to a wider audience, and creating a much-needed resource for individuals and professionals. Candid discussions cover issues ranging from overload and meltdowns, to work, relationships and parenting. This is a fascinating and sometimes very moving read.

Can I tell you about Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome?

2015-01-21
Can I tell you about Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome?

PDF Can I tell you about Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome? Download

  • Author: Ruth Fidler
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 085700929X
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 56

Meet Issy – an 11-year-old girl with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA), a condition on the autism spectrum. Issy invites readers to learn about PDA from her perspective, helping them to understand how simple, everyday demands can cause her great anxiety and stress. Issy tells readers about all the ways she can be helped and supported by those around her. This illustrated book is for readers aged 7 and upwards, and will be an excellent way to increase understanding about PDA in the classroom or at home. It also includes practical tips and recommended resources for parents and professionals.

The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide

2020-03-19
The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide

PDF The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide Download

  • Author: Siena Castellon
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1787751848
  • Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 258

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner Nautilus Silver Book Award Winner Purple Dragonfly Book Awards - First Place "Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique." This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you'll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as 'Am I using appropriate body language?' and 'Did I say the wrong thing?', through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge. With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, consent and appearance, as well as how to survive school and bullying, The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide gives you the power to embrace who you are, reminding you that even during the toughest of teen moments, you are never alone.

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

2015-01-21
Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

PDF Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty Download

  • Author: Jane Alison Sherwin
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1784500852
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 328

Jane Alison Sherwin's honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). After years of misdiagnosis, Jane's daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. Throughout, Jane provides commentary on her daughter's behaviour and the impact it has on her family, explaining the 'why' of PDA traits, including the need for control, meltdowns, obsessive behaviour and sensory issues. She reveals the strategies that have worked for Mollie and provides essential advice and information on obtaining a diagnosis and raising awareness of PDA. The book also includes an interview with Mollie. Full of advice and support, and with a focus on understanding the child and how he or she sees the world, this book will be of immeasurable value to the parents and families of children with PDA as well as the professionals working with them, particularly teachers and teaching assistants, SEN co-ordinators, psychologists, outreach workers and social workers.

How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?

2011-04-01
How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?

PDF How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move? Download

  • Author: Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1628720271
  • Category : Health & Fitness
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

An astounding new work by the author of The Mind Tree that offers a rare insight into the autistic mind and how it thinks, sees, and reacts to the world. When he was three years old, Tito was diagnosed as severely autistic, but his remarkable mother, Soma, determined that he would overcome the “problem” by teaching him to read and write. The result was that between the ages of eight and eleven he wrote stories and poems of exquisite beauty, which Dr. Oliver Sacks called “amazing and shocking.” Their eloquence gave lie to all our assumptions about autism. Here Tito goes even further and writes of how the autistic mind works, how it views the outside world and the “normal” people he deals with daily, how he tells his stories to the mirror and hears stories back, how sounds become colors, how beauty fills his mind and heart. With this work, Tito—whom Portia Iversen, co-founder of Cure Autism Now, has described as “a window into autism such as the world has never seen”—gives the world a beacon of hope. For if he can do it, why can’t others? “Brave, bold, and deeply felt, this book shows that much we might have believed about autism can be wrong.”—Boston Globe

My Brother Otto

2019-03-19
My Brother Otto

PDF My Brother Otto Download

  • Author: Meg Raby
  • Publisher: Gibbs Smith
  • ISBN: 1423652908
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 20

This engaging picture book shows everyday life with little crow siblings when one of them is on the autism spectrum. My Brother Otto is a child-friendly, endearing, and fun picture book for children about the love, acceptance, and understanding a sister, Piper, has for her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum. The book provides explanations for Otto’s differences and quirkiness in an easy-to-understand language, and highlights Otto’s desires for adventure and love—just like his peers. To be more specific, My Brother Otto is a sweet story about a sister and a brother who engage in common, everyday experiences in their own unique way with the idea that kindness and understanding always win! Lexile: 570L Meg Raby holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and has several years of experience working with children ages 2–17 on the autism spectrum. Meg recently started a booming handle on Instagram, called @bedtime.stories.forevermore, promoting literacy and highlighting only the best in children’s books. This is her first book. Elisa Pallmer studied design at Escuela de Diseño del INBA and English Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her focus is on illustrations for children, and she lives in Mexico City.