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Supportive, Research-Based Books on Autism and PDA — Compassionate, Neuroaffirming Tools You Can Use Today
Accessible, Neuroaffirming Guides
Real-Life Support for Navigating Autism and PDA
Short, accessible books grounded in current research and written with clarity, compassion, and real-life application.
Quick, Actionable Support
These concise, actionable guides offer strategies that work for parents, professionals, and neurodivergent individuals.
Rooted in Research
Backed by current research on autism and PDA, with practical insights delivered clearly and compassionately.
Neurodivergent-Affirming
Neurodiversity-informed and trauma-sensitive. These books empower you to parent with confidence, not control.
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Not Defiant, Just Overwhelmed
Many autistic kids experience something called PDA—Pathological Demand Avoidance—but most parents have never heard of it. This guide explains what PDA really is, why your child resists even simple requests, and gives you respectful, doable strategies you can start using today to make life at home calmer and more connected.
New in the PDA Support Series
Not Disrespect, Just a Cry for Boundaries
A Neuroaffirming Guide to Boundaries and Accountability for Autistic and PDA Kids & TeensMeltdowns, pushback, and constant negotiation are exhausting — especially when your child is autistic or PDA. This guide helps you hold boundaries that actually work, with practical tools and scripts to support both your child’s regulation and your own.
Part of the PDA Support Series
Not Refusing, Just Overloaded
A Neuroaffirming Guide to School Resistance in Autistic Kids with a PDA ProfileMany autistic and PDA kids are seen as defiant when they’re actually overwhelmed. Struggles like refusal, shutdowns, and burnout are often signs of nervous system overload, not bad behavior.This short, practical guide helps you understand what’s really going on, reduce school-related stress, and support your child with pressure-free strategies. It also covers how to ask for accommodations through an IEP, 504, EHCP, or local support system — and what to consider if school isn’t working.
Part of the PDA Support Series
Not Mean, Just Struggling
Supporting Sibling Relationships in Autistic Families With a Focus on PDASibling meltdowns, hitting, and jealousy are hard — especially when one child is autistic or PDA. This guide helps you handle tough sibling moments with compassion, and gives tools to support everyone involved — including the kids who aren’t neurodivergent.
New in the PDA Support Series
Not Unclean, Just Sensitive
A Neuroaffirming Guide to Hygiene Challenges in Autistic and PDA Kids & TeensMany autistic and PDA kids are seen as unclean or unmotivated when they’re actually overwhelmed. Struggles like toothbrushing resistance, hair washing meltdowns, or refusal to bathe are often signs of sensory overload and anxiety, not laziness or defiance.This short, practical guide helps you understand the real reasons behind hygiene avoidance and offers pressure-free strategies that build trust. It includes support for tooth brushing, hair washing, bathing, deodorant, nail clipping, and sunscreen, along with scripts, visual tools, and accommodations for younger kids, older children, and teens. You'll also find compassionate guidance for the moments when hygiene can't be delayed and action is needed without creating fear or shame.
Part of the PDA Support Series
Not Explosive, Just Hurting
Helping Autistic and PDA Kids Through Aggression with Neuroaffirming Strategies that Actually WorkAggressive outbursts can feel scary, confusing, and isolating — especially with an autistic or PDA child. This guide helps you understand what’s really going on beneath the behavior and gives practical, neuroaffirming tools to keep everyone safe and supported.
FOR PARENTS WONDERING “IS THIS AUTISM?”
When Anxiety Isn't Just Anxiety
Could Your Child’s Anxiety Be Autism in Disguise?
Many kids are misdiagnosed with anxiety when autism is the real cause — especially children who are gifted, social, have a PDA profile, or are girls. Autism in these kids often hides as overwhelm, avoidance, or perfectionism.
This short, eye-opening guide helps you spot the signs, feel confident in your next steps, and includes both how to pursue an evaluation and what you can do to support your child right now — no diagnosis required.
Prevent Shame. Build Trust.
Telling Your Child They Are Autistic
A Step-by-Step Compassionate Guide with Customizable Scripts
Telling your child they’re autistic can feel overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be. This step-by-step, neuroaffirming guide gives you the clarity, language, and confidence to start the conversation with compassion and respect. Inside, you’ll find customizable scripts for different ages, practical tips for timing and tone, and gentle ways to answer tough questions. Whether your child is young, older, or has a PDA profile, this guide helps you build connection and understanding — without shame.
FOR YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM
Understanding Autism for Families
Practical Ways to Build Strong Bonds with Your Autistic Loved One
Autism can be hard to understand — especially when it doesn’t look the way people expect. This short, supportive guide helps grandparents, extended family, and friends better understand your autistic loved one in a respectful, neuroaffirming way.
Inside, they’ll learn why certain behaviors aren’t defiance, what actually helps (and what doesn’t), and how to build trust and connection with the autistic person in their life.
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