Jane Alison Sherwin

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Full of advice and support, this book is an honest account of one family's experiences of raising a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA). It includes strategies to help manage PDA behaviours, information on obtaining diagnosis and raising awareness, and explanations to help readers gain a better understanding of the condition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781849056144
• ISBN-10: 1849056145
• Artikelnr.: 41492753

Autorenporträt

Jane Alison Sherwin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Foreword by Phil Christie. I. The Early Years. 1. The Key
Diagnostic Features of PDA. 2. The Early Warning Signs. 3. Nursery School
Begins and Boom! II. The School Years. 4. Things Go from Bad to Worse. 5. A
New School and A New Start. 6. An End to Formal Education. III.
Understanding Mollie's PDA Behaviours. 7. Difficulties with Social
Understanding and Verbal Communication. 8. Routine, Predictability, Fantasy
and Obsessions. 9. Summing Up the Difficulties and Empathising with Mollie.
IV. Breaking the PDA Cycle. 10. The Cycle of Demand, Control, Avoidance and
Meltdown. 11. Strategies that Help Mollie Feel in Control. 12. Strategies
for Other Areas of Difficulty - Sensory Issues, Sleep, Transitions,
Obsessions, Sexualised Behaviour and More. 13. Getting Schooling Right. 14.
PDA Plus. V. Learning to Interact in the Neurotypical World. 15. Mollie
Dips Her Toes in the Outside World. 16. Strategies for Teaching the Social
Laws and Customs Outside of the Family. VI. Entering the Adolescent Years
and Looking to Adulthood. 17. Periods and Puberty. 18. Children with PDA
Grow into Adults with PDA. VII. How PDA Has Affected Our Family. 19. Family
Dynamics. 20. How Living with PDA Affected My Own Mental Health. 21.
Supporting a Family Living with PDA. VIII. Diagnosis. 22. Why Recognition
and Diagnosis is So Important. 23. Navigating the Bumpy and Winding Road to
Diagnosis. IX. Final Thoughts. 24. The Funny and Endearing Side of PDA. 25.
An Interview with Mollie. 26. Our Current Situation and My Hopes for the
Future. Appendices. I. A Complete Profile of Mollie's Behaviours and
Traits. II. Frequently Asked Questions. III. Useful Resources. References.