Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. What is PDA? 2. Positive Everyday Strategies. 3. Living with PDA. 4. Providing the Best Education for a Child with PDA. 5. Developing Emotional Well-being and Self-awareness in Children with PDA. 6. Summing Up and Questions for the Future. Appendix 1: Useful Websites and Links. Appendix 2: Book List. References. Index.
Straightforward guide to understanding PDA for anyone needing an overview of the condition
Phil Christie is Director of Sutherland House Children's Services, which has recently been awarded specialist status and was judged to be outstanding by OFSTED. He leads a team of Consultant Child Psychologists at the Elizabeth Newson Centre, which carries out training and research activities and has particular expertise in Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome. Phil is Associate Editor of 'Good Autism Practice', and became Chair of the Advisory Council of the Autism Education Trust in 2009. Dr Margaret Duncan MBchB, MRCGP, FSRH trained in Sheffield as a GP and is a parent to a child with PDA. She coordinates the PDA Contact Group (part of contact-a-family), an internet based group providing information and support for parents and professionals. Zara Healy, BA (Hons), PGCE, is a parent of a child with PDA. She trained as a journalist and worked for the BBC for nearly a decade as a radio and television reporter. Zara is now a full-time Senior Lecturer in Media Production at the University of Lincoln and she continues to freelance as a broadcast journalist.
[This book] written by professionals and parents, it is highly
accessible, illustrated by a wealth of case studies and provides
practical strategies and approaches covering both the home and
school context for managing children with PDA. In terms of
addressing the underlying anxiety-driven need of these children,
there is a useful section on developing emotional well-being and
self-awareness in children with PDA. This book provides a very
useful overview and practical resource which all educational
psychologists should find helpful
*Debate*
This book is a useful addition to the literature available on
understanding and managing PDA in children and will be an excellent
resource for those working and living with children with PDA on a
daily basis.
*Child and Adolescent Mental Health*
Professionals working with children presenting PDA behaviour would
be able to use the book as a "bible", since the sub-headings allow
access to information quickly and easily... This book offers good
guidance, understanding, advice and solutions to parents, teachers
and everyone involved with a child presenting PDA.
*Special Children*
This book is full of helpful guidance and support for anyone caring
for, or working with, children with Pathological Demand Avoidance
Syndrome (PDS)... This is a comprehensive, user-friendly
introductory handbook that offers practical advice for overcoming
difficulties from diagnosis through to adulthood.
*Cerebra*
Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome, as a sub-group on the
autism spectrum, is now recognised, as are the implications for
management and support, particularly in education settings. This
book is invaluable in helping parents and professionals identify,
understand and support this very complex group.
*Dr Jacqui Ashton Smith, Principal, Helen Allison School, National
Autistic Society*
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