PDA by PDAers : from anxiety to avoidance and masking to meltdowns / compiled by Sally Cat.

  • Cat, Sally
Date:
2018
  • Books

About this work

Description

'This book is a unique window into adult Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), exploring the diversity of distinct PDA traits through the voices of over 70 people living with and affected by the condition.' -- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Physical description

360 pages : black and white illustrations, graphs ; 23 cm

Contributors

Contents

Introduction -- Original post in the Adult PDA Support Network Facebook group introducing the project to fellow members -- Prologue -- Demand avoidance -- What sort of things are we driven to avoid? -- Anxiety and PDA -- PDA and masking -- Intolerance of uncertainty -- Control -- Meltdowns -- Overload -- PDA and people -- Hierarchy and rules -- Fantasy and role play -- Wordplay -- Impulsiveness -- Routine -- School -- Work -- Coping strategies -- Reasonable accommodations -- Parenting -- Our achievements -- Appendix: Statistical analyses -- Glossary.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    PV /CAT
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781785925368
  • 1785925369