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Tuesday 25 June 2024

The Teen’s Guide to PDA {Book Review}

June 25, 2024 review

I am always thrilled when there is another addition to the growing library of books about PDA ( Pathological Demand Avoidance ) and The Teen...

Play Therapy with Minecraft

June 06, 2024 therapy

Have you heard about Play Therapy? Play therapy is a way of supporting a child to express themselves, something that was first used to help...

What is Declarative Language? {Book Review}

June 03, 2024 speech and language

The Declarative Language Handbook is a best-selling book that I've been meaning to read for a while. Written by Linda Murphy, a speech ...

What is Autism?

'Autism is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses. Social interaction and communication can be difficult for some autistic people but others may enjoy it. Intense interests and repetitive behaviour are often seen along with differing sensory experiences'.

What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a profile of Autism. The central difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control.

Children may sometimes be described as having 'challenging' or 'oppositional' behaviour. Parents describe life as 'walking on eggshells'.

Tuesday 25 June 2024

The Teen’s Guide to PDA {Book Review}

Thursday 6 June 2024

Play Therapy with Minecraft

Monday 3 June 2024

What is Declarative Language? {Book Review}

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