Friday, 26 December 2014
Merry Christmas and Thanks Everybody!
Wow, I can hardly believe this year is nearly over.
It's been a busy one as always, and far too many highlights to start talking about - just look at our memory jar which we filled this year for the first time. I'm looking forward to opening it with the girls in the New Year and looking back on all the fab things we did.
Next year will bring a lot more paperwork and fighting for Sophie I'm sure as I try to get a decent EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) in place, along with some training for parents about PDA from me, and a very special trip to look forward to. So as usual there will never be a dull moment around here!
For now I'd like to sit back and relax (ha! Like that's gonna happen, who am I kidding?!) and wish all of my readers who have read and listened and understood some of the crazy stuff which happens around here a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Thank you so much for sharing and helping me 'spread the word' as it will all help Sophie to be more understood as she grows up, and hopefully help Tilly and us along the way too!
Currently I'm listening to one of my favourite songs ever, 'Happy', and looking at these photos makes me feel that way too, so I thought I'd share them with you. Happy 2015 to you all xx
Our book, PDA in the Family, is out now! We wrote it to help other people understand more about Pathological Demand Avoidance. It's an account of how family life has been for us since an autism diagnosis for our youngest daughter, and the subsequent lightbulb moment when we heard about PDA: PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment Book Launch
For more books about PDA, click on the image above. To hear more about our story see our 'About Us' page or the summary of our experience in Our PDA Story Week 35. If you are looking for more online reading about Pathological Demand Avoidance, the posts below may help.
- What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?
- Ten things you need to know about Pathological Demand Avoidance
- Does my child have Pathological Demand Avoidance?
- The difference between PDA and ODD
- Strategies for PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance: Strategies for Schools
- Challenging Behaviour and PDA
- Is Pathological Demand Avoidance real?
- Autism with demand avoidance or Pathological Demand Avoidance?
- Books about the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile of autism
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