The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA

Name: The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA
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ISBN: 9781805018117

Laura Kerbey, Eliza Fricker

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
18 September 2025

Child care & upbringing

A short, introductory guide to PDA for parents, extended family and professionals who are supporting a PDA child, with engaging illustrations throughout.

Including explanations of the basics of PDA and how it can present, as well as straightforward advice on how best to meet the needs of the PDA child, this is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to get a clear overview of PDA and find out how they can provide high-quality support.

By: Laura Kerbey, Eliza Fricker
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 121g
ISBN: 9781805018117
ISBN 10: 1805018116
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laura Kerbey is the co-founder of PAST (Positive Assessments Support and Training) Kite Therapeutic Learning. She has been working with autistic children and young people for over 20 years and provides training to ensure that the needs of autistic and PDA learners are fully met. Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and author whose deceptively simple illustrations give way to endearingly perceptive and detailed observations, which are often irreverently humorous and highly emotional. Eliza is the Sunday Times' bestselling author of The Family Experience of PDA and Can't Not Won't. Together, Laura and Eliza published The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance with JKP (April 2023).

Reviews for The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA

Readable, down to earth and filled with real-life examples, Laura and Eliza have produced a simple guide to something which often doesn't feel simple at all. If you have a child for whom the usual rules don't seem to apply, then this book explains their apparently inexplicable behaviour. You'll end it with a better understanding of your amazing child, and a new awareness of how they may experience the world. And you'll recognise your family in the on-the-nose illustrations! -- Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist and author of When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse These simple guides offer clear and beautifully illustrated ways for families to understand their children (and adults) who have PDA allowing us all to think through our interactions and validating our feelings as we negotiate our relationships. The combination of humour and practical tips foster understanding and confidence with warmth and compassion. -- Anita Grant Chair of Play England