The Parents' and Professionals' Simple Guide to PDA
Published on 18. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-80501-811-7 (ISBN)
Description
A short, introductory guide to PDA for parents, extended family and professionals who are supporting a PDA child, with engaging illustrations throughout.
Including explanations of the basics of PDA and how it can present, as well as straightforward advice on how best to meet the needs of the PDA child, this is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to get a clear overview of PDA and find out how they can provide high-quality support.
Including explanations of the basics of PDA and how it can present, as well as straightforward advice on how best to meet the needs of the PDA child, this is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to get a clear overview of PDA and find out how they can provide high-quality support.
Reviews / Votes
Readable, down to earth and filled with real-life examples, Laura and Eliza have produced a simple guide to something which often doesn't feel simple at all. If you have a child for whom the usual rules don't seem to apply, then this book explains their apparently inexplicable behaviour. You'll end it with a better understanding of your amazing child, and a new awareness of how they may experience the world. And you'll recognise your family in the on-the-nose illustrations! -- Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist and author of When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse These simple guides offer clear and beautifully illustrated ways for families to understand their children (and adults) who have PDA allowing us all to think through our interactions and validating our feelings as we negotiate our relationships. The combination of humour and practical tips foster understanding and confidence with warmth and compassion. -- Anita Grant Chair of Play EnglandMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
45 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
122 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80501-811-7 (9781805018117)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Laura Kerbey | Eliza Fricker
The Parents' and Professionals' Simple Guide to PDA
E-Book
09/2025
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
€13.99
Available for download
Persons
Laura Kerbey is the co-founder of PAST (Positive Assessments Support and Training) Kite Therapeutic Learning. She has been working with autistic children and young people for over 20 years and provides training to ensure that the needs of autistic and PDA learners are fully met.
Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and author whose deceptively simple illustrations give way to endearingly perceptive and detailed observations, which are often irreverently humorous and highly emotional. Eliza is the Sunday Times' bestselling author of The Family Experience of PDA and Can't Not Won't.
Together, Laura and Eliza published The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance with JKP (April 2023).
Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and author whose deceptively simple illustrations give way to endearingly perceptive and detailed observations, which are often irreverently humorous and highly emotional. Eliza is the Sunday Times' bestselling author of The Family Experience of PDA and Can't Not Won't.
Together, Laura and Eliza published The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance with JKP (April 2023).