Can I tell you about pathalogical demand avoidance syndrome? a guide for friends, family and professionals /

Fidler, Ruth,

Can I tell you about pathalogical demand avoidance syndrome? a guide for friends, family and professionals / [electronic resource] : Ruth Fidler and Phil Christie ; foreword by Judith Gould ; illustrated by Jonathon Powell. - 56 pages : illustrations (black and white)

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references.

Issy is an 11-year-old girl with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA), a condition on the autism spectrum. In this book she invites readers to learn about PDA from her perspective, helping them to understand how simple, everyday demands can cause her great anxiety and all the ways she can be helped and supported by those around her. 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.




Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780857009296 (e-book)


Behavior disorders in children.
Emotional problems of children.
Problem children--Mental health.
Health and Wellbeing
Coping with illness & specific conditions
Coping with disability
Teaching of students with learning difficulties
Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Disability & special needs
Autism & Asperger's Syndrome


Electronic books.