Navigating PDA in America: A Framework to Support Anxious, Demand-Avoidant Autistic Children, Teens and Young Adults

Bys: Fidler, Ruth and Gould, Diane

Although Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) has been a recognized autistic profile in the UK for some time, awareness is still growing in America. When parents first learn about it they talk about having a lightbulb moment of understanding their child better. Many described how, having found traditional parenting and behavioral techniques made things worse instead of better, they felt judged and alone. Teachers and school administrators also reported...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839972742
• ISBN13: 9781839972744
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages