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PDA in the Family : Life after the Lightbulb Moment by Steph Curtis (2024, Uk-Trade Paper)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKingsley Publishers, Jessica

ISBN-101839971894

ISBN-139781839971891

eBay Product ID (ePID)3061619244

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NamePDA in the Family : Life after the Lightbulb Moment

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

SubjectPediatrics, People with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders

TypeTextbook

AuthorSteph Curtis

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Medical

FormatUk-Trade Paper

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-026478

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsSteph's personal account of parenting her daughter is a triumph. This honest, reflective and positive book will be both informative and supportive to so many families and professionals. I can't recommend it enough for anyone whose life is touched by a young PDAer.

Dewey Decimal618.9285810092

SynopsisIn this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance. This book guides you through the Curtis family's 'lightbulb moment' of recognising Sasha's PDA profile following her autism diagnosis at the ......, In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance. This book guides you through the Curtis family's 'lightbulb moment' of recognising Sasha's PDA profile following her autism diagnosis at the age of two, their experiences of various education settings and attempts to access support, everyday life at home and relationships with family and friends. Bursting with practical takeaways and advice from creating personal profiles for your child to help them transition through schools and other settings to the reasonable adjustments you can actually ask for to help make life easier for your PDA child. With unique insights from Sasha's father, sister, and Sasha herself, this book offers insider knowledge, understanding and advice from one family to another. It would also be helpful for those in education, healthcare or other settings to gain a better understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance., A few months after her daughter Sasha's autism diagnosis, Steph Curtis was searching the internet for more information and has a lightbulb moment as she stumbled across descriptions of a type of autism called Pathological Demand Avoidance. She realized the PDA characteristics listed matched those her daughter displayed. In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Steph reveals the everyday challenges and explores the milestones of raising an autistic child with a PDA profile. Bursting with practical takeaways and advice, from ways to support your PDA child at home to the reasonable adjustments you can actually ask for in school to help make life easier for your PDA child, this book will shine a light an issues faced by many families. With unique insights from Sasha's father, sister, and Sasha herself, this book offers insider knowledge and advice from one family to another and provides a greater understanding for those working with PDA children.

LC Classification NumberRJ506.P28