Me and My PDA: A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People

Durà-Vilà, Glòria; Levi, Tamar

ISBN 10: 1785924656 / ISBN 13: 9781785924651

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Me and My PDA: A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785924656
• ISBN 13: 9781785924651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Levi, Tamar
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement their own personalised problem-solving strategies. Written in consultation with young people with PDA and their families, this book recognises the importance of handing control back to the young person, and that there is no one-size-fits-all PDA profile. Readers are encouraged to engage throughout with interactive writing, doodling and checklist exercises to explore their own particular characteristics, strengths and challenges.

Me and My PDA is sensitively tailored to the needs and experiences of young people (aged 10+) with PDA. The guide is designed to grow with the reader, and can be used for many years as the young person develops and changes - making it invaluable to PDA-diagnosed individuals and their families.

About the Authors

Dr Glòria Durà-Vila is a multi-award winning consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, author, and lecturer. She works in private practice (psychiatryinlondon.co.uk) and in the Surrey and Borders NHS Trust where she is Medical Lead for ASD. Her passion for communicating the Autism diagnosis to children in a personalised way, one that captures their strengths and difficulties within the Autism Spectrum, is central to her writing and her academic and clinical work.

Tamar Levi has studied child psychology and worked with students with a range of disabilities including ASD. She has illustrated numerous children's books including The If Machine, The If Odyssey and The Philosophy Shop and she guest lectures on how picture books can be used as tools in schools and at home to effectively share complicated ideas or sensitive information with children.