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Calendar Girl: The memoirs of a PDA child in a dysfunctional family
Calendar Girl is the first of Sally Cat’s planned series of short memoirs which, book by book, will recount her entire childhood with the aid of her rare photographic, calendar memory.
This first book, covering the author’s first eight years, includes crystal clear memories of babyhood, toddlerhood and young childhood of growing up in a dysfunctional, undiagnosed neurodivergent family.
The short memoir’s purpose is to communicate the lived experience of an internalising PDA child to parents seeking to understand their own kids.
All royalties are donated directly to PDA Society.
What key figures in the PDA world have said of Calendar
Danielle “This book has deepened my understanding of how a child may struggle to fit into the expectations of society ... It helps the reader to consider the essential drive for autonomy in the individual, how that plays out and could present, as well as the dangers of suffocating natural curiosity.”
No Pressure “The colorful prose brings each figure to life, and tugged me along with every step she took exploring her world. For parents struggling to understand their PDA children this narrative will be another tool in seeing through their confused and sometimes desperate eyes, helping us reach out with the most effective tool at our compassion.”
Libby “Sally Cat gives a unique insight into her world as a baby, toddler and young child as she takes us through the early journey of her life. She has a rare memory talent which allows her to recall and furnish detail others have long lost. This is a superb insight into the life of a young PDA-er which will both fascinate and inform parents and carers of similar youngsters. The book leaves the reader hungry for the next chapters.”
This first book, covering the author’s first eight years, includes crystal clear memories of babyhood, toddlerhood and young childhood of growing up in a dysfunctional, undiagnosed neurodivergent family.
The short memoir’s purpose is to communicate the lived experience of an internalising PDA child to parents seeking to understand their own kids.
All royalties are donated directly to PDA Society.
What key figures in the PDA world have said of Calendar
Danielle “This book has deepened my understanding of how a child may struggle to fit into the expectations of society ... It helps the reader to consider the essential drive for autonomy in the individual, how that plays out and could present, as well as the dangers of suffocating natural curiosity.”
No Pressure “The colorful prose brings each figure to life, and tugged me along with every step she took exploring her world. For parents struggling to understand their PDA children this narrative will be another tool in seeing through their confused and sometimes desperate eyes, helping us reach out with the most effective tool at our compassion.”
Libby “Sally Cat gives a unique insight into her world as a baby, toddler and young child as she takes us through the early journey of her life. She has a rare memory talent which allows her to recall and furnish detail others have long lost. This is a superb insight into the life of a young PDA-er which will both fascinate and inform parents and carers of similar youngsters. The book leaves the reader hungry for the next chapters.”
137 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2022
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