Can I tell you about pathological demand avoidance syndrome? : a guide for friends, family and professionals
By: Fidler, Ruth.
Contributor(s): Christie, Phil | Powell, Jonathon [illustrator.] | Gould, Judith [foreword].
Series: Can I tell you about ... series.Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1849055130 (paperback); 9781849055130 (paperback).Other title: Pathological demand avoidance syndrome.Subject(s): PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE SYNDROME | BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS | CHILDRENItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-53).
Foreword. - Introduction. - Introducing Issy who has PDA. - Friendships. - Playing. - This is my PDA. - How to help me. - School. - Extra support. - Sensory differences. - Meltdowns. - How other people can help. - Recommended reading, organisations and websites.
"In this illustrated guide Issy invites readers to learn about PDA, a part of the autism spectrum, from her perspective, helping them to understand how it causes her to find simple, everyday demands very stressful. Issy tells readers (aged 7 upwards) about all the ways she can be helped and supported by those around her." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE
Patron comment on 12/05/2016
Quick to read. Great information from the child's point of view as well as the general information given for management strategies and supports in the second half of the book.