Pathological Demand Avoidance Explained - Brossura

Cat, Sally

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798674063728

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2020

Riassunto

Do you avoid things you want to do? Or resist every day demands like tooth brushing, that seem small to other people? Do you make sure no one sees how anxious you are?It might be PDA.What is PDA? What does it feel like? What does it involve?PDA stands for 'pathological demand avoidance'. It describes a neurotype (type of brain) which is classed as part of the autism spectrum. There's more to PDA than avoiding things. This book describes what PDA is using simple words and pictures.Author and illustrator Sally Cat is an adult PDA author, artist and blogger. She has posted hundreds of graphic memes describing PDA on her popular Facebook page. This book uses the same format to communicate the lived experience of the condition in an easy to understand way via 75 memes. The topics covered are PDA avoidance, control-need, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, social mimicry & masking, emotions, overload, meltdown & shutdown, school and adult life.Royalties for the book are donated directly to PDA Society.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798674063728
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 84
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile