Resources
The following list is certainly not exhaustive, but all of these resources have been have been helpful to my family and me.
PDA Voices
Websites
Books for Adults
- Low Demand Parenting
by Amanda Diekman - The Declarative Language Handbook
by Linda K. Murphy - Understanding Pathological Demand Syndrome in Children
by Phil Christie, Margaret Duncan, Ruth Fidler, and Zara Healy - PDA by PDAers
by Sally Cat - Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty
by Jane Sherman - Being Julia
by Ruth Fidler and Julia Daunt - The Family Experience of PDA
by Eliza Fricker - Pathological Demand Avoidance Explained
by Sally Cat
Books for Children/Young People
- Ways to Be Me, Can You See Me?, and Do You Know Me?
By Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott - Can I Tell You About Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome?
By Ruth Fidler & Phill Christie - The Panda on PDA
by Gloria Dura-Vila - All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum
by Kathy Hoopmann - Pretty Darn Awesome
by Lauren O’Grady - Me & My PDA
by Gloria Dura-Vila and Tamar Levi - Understanding PDA: For Kids & Grown Ups
by Stacey Freeman, M Freeman, J Freeman - Super Shamlal
by Kay Al-Ghani
Books For Educators
- Collaborative Approaches to Learning for Pupils with PDA
by Ruth Fidler & Phil Christie - The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance
by Laura Kerbey - The Teacher’s Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance
by Clare Truman
Providers & Community
- Community Outreach List
(from PDA North America) - PDA-Affirming Providers
(from PDA North America)
