Can I Tell You about Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

by Ruth Fidler and Phil Christie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849055130
• ISBN13: 9781849055130
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 2 to Postsecondary