A short, informative guide for adults who are supporting children with a PDA profile, including parents, extended family members and professionals. The emphasis is on accessibility and demystification. There are engaging illustrations provided throughout.

Autorentext

Laura Kerbey is the co-founder of PAST (Positive Assessments Support and Training) Kite Therapeutic Learning. She has been working with autistic children and young people for over 20 years and provides training to ensure that the needs of autistic and PDA learners are fully met.

Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and author whose deceptively simple illustrations give way to endearingly perceptive and detailed observations, which are often irreverently humorous and highly emotional. Eliza is the Sunday Times' bestselling author of The Family Experience of PDA and Can't Not Won't.
Together, Laura and Eliza published The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance with JKP (April 2023).

Klappentext

A short, introductory guide to PDA for parents, extended family and professionals who are supporting a PDA child, with engaging illustrations throughout.

Including explanations of the basics of PDA and how it can present, as well as straightforward advice on how best to meet the needs of the PDA child, this is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to get a clear overview of PDA and find out how they can provide high-quality support.