PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)

Meet Issy – an 11-year-old girl with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA), a condition on the autism spectrum. Issy invites readers to learn a...

In this guide PDA experts Ruth Fidler and Phil Christie outline effective strategies for supporting pupils with PDA in education settings.Including a ...

A short, easy-to-read guide is here to teach you everything you need to know from one educator to another. With an introduction to what PDA is followe...

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and internal pressures, it is ea...

Welcome to my downside up life!  My name is Ariana and I have something called Pathological Demand Avoidance which is a form of autism.  Most people j...

“It’s a PanDA thing” is the third in a series of short picture stories aimed at supporting those first conversations between parents, carers and their...

A PDA diagnosis can be confusing for parents and children alike. This beautiful picture book helps children understand their diagnosis, develop self-a...

In this positive, gentle and PDA-friendly guide for young children, PDA is explained by a playful Panda who has PDA and is very proud of it. The Panda...

Jane Sherwin is Mollie's mum and she has written about the struggles to get a diagnosis and the experiences of the family. Mollie, aged 10, is approac...

This book is a unique window into adult Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), exploring the diversity of distinct PDA traits through the voices of over...

In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raisi...