PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)

All About PDA follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmann's All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum and All Dogs have ADHD. Through engaging t...

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...

"Don't tell me what to do" - everyone's said it (or thought it!), but for the PDA brain it's a tenet that makes everyday tasks a constant challenge. W...

“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 gentle and engaging introduction to PDA for kids so they can better understand PDA friends or family members.  Through simple, child-friendly and ag...

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...