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Understanding PDA: Pathological Demand Avoidance in Children, Teens, and Adults: Tools for Parents, Teachers, and Autistic Individuals to Reduce Anxiety and Support Autonomy
Struggling to understand challenging behaviors like refusal, shutdowns, or explosive reactions in children, teens, or adults? Understanding PDA offers a clear and compassionate guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a complex autism profile marked by extreme anxiety and resistance to everyday demands.
This essential resource is perfect for parents, teachers, therapists, and neurodivergent individuals seeking practical tools and in-depth insight into demand avoidance, emotional dysregulation, and anxiety-driven behaviors. Discover how PDA impacts daily life, education, relationships, and mental health, and how to reduce distress through collaboration, flexibility, and low-demand support strategies.
From early signs in childhood to navigating adulthood with PDA, this book addresses school refusal, masking, meltdowns, sensory issues, and co-occurring conditions like autism, ADHD, and anxiety disorders. Learn to create environments that promote autonomy, trust, and emotional safety.
This essential resource is perfect for parents, teachers, therapists, and neurodivergent individuals seeking practical tools and in-depth insight into demand avoidance, emotional dysregulation, and anxiety-driven behaviors. Discover how PDA impacts daily life, education, relationships, and mental health, and how to reduce distress through collaboration, flexibility, and low-demand support strategies.
From early signs in childhood to navigating adulthood with PDA, this book addresses school refusal, masking, meltdowns, sensory issues, and co-occurring conditions like autism, ADHD, and anxiety disorders. Learn to create environments that promote autonomy, trust, and emotional safety.
130 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2025
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