Jane Alison Sherwin

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Jane Alison Sherwin's honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).

After years of misdiagnosis, Jane's daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. Throughout, Jane provides commentary on her daughter's behaviour and the impact it has on her family, explaining the 'why' of PDA traits, including the need for control, meltdowns, obsessive behaviour and sensory issues. She reveals the strategies that have worked for Mollie and provides essential advice and information on obtaining a diagnosis and raising awareness of PDA. The book also includes an interview with Mollie.

Full of advice and support, and with a focus on understanding the child and how he or she sees the world, this book will be of immeasurable value to the parents and families of children with PDA as well as the professionals working with them, particularly teachers and teaching assistants, SEN co-ordinators, psychologists, outreach workers and social workers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784500856
• Artikelnr.: 44871943

Autorenporträt

Jane Alison Sherwin began a successful career in the family business at the age of 19. When her daughter began displaying difficulties in school, eventually being diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA), Jane gave up work to concentrate on being her daughter's carer, teacher, advocate, psychologist, psychiatrist and her mum all rolled into one. The same drive that made her successful in the workplace was now concentrated on her family and a need to understand what drove their unique difficulties. Jane has no professional qualifications in the field of PDA; her knowledge has been self-taught through literature, media and life experience. She lives in Staffordshire, UK.

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.