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

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015Description: 56 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857009296 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 23
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849055130
Summary: 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.
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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.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849055130

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