Super Shamlal - Living and Learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance

Download or read book Super Shamlal - Living and Learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance written by Kay Al-Ghani and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shamlal the Camel finds it almost impossible to do all the normal, everyday things that the other camels do. Her first word was 'NO!' and this is still the word she repeats the most through every day. Luckily, Shamlal's parents take her to a psychologist who explains that she has PDA, and gives her tips for how to live and learn with the syndrome. This simple, illustrated storybook will help children aged 7-11 with PDA to recognise its features, and develop tools to support them. A helpful introduction for parents and carers explains how it feels to live with the panic attacks and general anxiety that are caused by living with PDA, and the appendices at the back provide useful strategies to be adopted at school and at home.