Being a teenager is tricky at the best of times. Your body is changing and hormones are raging around your body - adding PDA to the mix makes this even harder! You may often feel misunderstood by others, and find it hard to understand yourself too. Whether you've just been diagnosed with PDA -or are a seasoned PDAer keen to know a bit more - this warm and wittily illustrated guide will give you a better understanding of your amazing brain and why you are so good at some things, but find other things tricky. It will help you to advocate for yourself better, understand your anxieties, manage rejection sensitivity dysphoria, explain to your family and friends and others what you need (and what drives you up the wall) - and navigate school or alternative education.
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An illustrated guide to PDA for teens, written by Laura Kerbey, an autism consultant with over 20 years experience, and illustrated by Sunday Times bestselling author and PDA parent Eliza Fricker. Chapters include: managing anxiety, family and friends, sex and relationships, risky behaviours and gender identity and sexuality.
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I absolutely adore this book! Any young person (who is or thinks they are PDA) reading it will learn so much about PDA, about themselves and about life, in such a way that they will want to keep picking it up. I couldn't put it down I enjoyed it that much. It's informative, supportive, practical and so encouraging. But it's also fun too and it doesn't make any demands of its reader either. It's an invaluable book in this era where there are so many pressures and demands on teenagers like never before; Laura gives sound and sensible advice in a very careful and thoughtful manner that totally respects the reader's autonomy and authenticity.Eliza's illustrations are just perfect, evocative and they really help to sensitively communicate the issues tackled, some of which are tricky issues for young people. Together Laura and Eliza have created something so very special and I highly recommend every parent of a PDA teenager buy this book.
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The first guide to PDA for teens - everything you need to know, with illustrations
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781805011835
Publisert
2024-06-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Vekt
151 gr
Høyde
214 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
00, Y, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Foreword by
Biographical note
Laura Kerbey is the co- founder of PAST (Positive Assessments Support and Training) and Kite Therapeutic Learning. She has been working with autistic children and young people for over 20 years and is neurodivergent herself.
Eliza Fricker is a neurodivergent illustrator, author and mother of a neurodivergent child. She is the writer and illustrator for her blog, Missing the Mark and is always looking for new ways to help parents feel seen and heard.