The Insider Guide to PDA

Sally Cat, Brook Madera (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2026
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-3998-3069-0 (ISBN)

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This primer explains what PDA is, how it manifests, and what you can do to minimise its impact. It explores its interaction with other forms of neurodivergence, potential misdiagnosis as other conditions and disorders, and how it actually feels in reality. It also highlights the positives of PDA life, as shared by other PDAers and their loved ones.

"Don't tell me what to do" - everyone's said it (or thought it!), but for the PDA brain it's a tenet that makes everyday tasks a constant challenge. Whether it's a request from a friend or a social expectation to do something, pathological demand avoidance can throw a bucket of ice water on your motivation, or create anxiety that builds up and boils over as a meltdown.

In this essential primer, PDAers Sally Cat and Brook Madera explain what PDA is, how it manifests, and what you can do to minimise its impact. They explore its interaction with other forms of neurodivergence, potential misdiagnosis as a multitude of other conditions and disorders, and how it actually feels in reality. They also highlight the positives of PDA life, as shared by other PDAers and their loved ones.

Whether you're a PDAer yourself, or know one and want to support them, this Insider Guide will help you understand what PDA is and how to live with it.

Sally Cat is a consultant, speaker, and leading expert on internalised PDA. She is the author of PDA by PDAers, Pathological Demand Avoidance Explained, Sleep Misfits, and Calendar Girl. Sally runs the Sally Cat Facebook page, which supports over 40,000 PDAers. Brook Madera (No Pressure PDA) lives in Oregon and founded the non-profit, PDA USA. Brook runs the Facebook groups No Pressure PDA and PDA USA: Pathological Demand Avoidance. She has served as PDA North America's liaison for PDA lived experience, and was a speaker for both their 2024-2025 conferences.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.12.2025
Vorwort	Linda K. Murphy
Zusatzinfo	10 B&W spot illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 214 mm
Gewicht	180 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-10	1-3998-3069-4 / 1399830694
ISBN-13	978-1-3998-3069-0 / 9781399830690
Zustand	Neuware