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Super Shamlal - Living and Learning With Pathological Demand Avoidance
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.
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.
72 pages, Hardcover
Published October 21, 2019
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July 21, 2020
Great book. marked it down a little because I wasn't fond of the art but other people found it really cute. PDA is a rough thing to have and this book lays it out there in an affectionate way.
June 3, 2019
Thank you #netgalley for giving me a copy of #SuperShamlalLivingAndLearningWithPathologicalDemandAvoidance to review. The illustrations were a bit disturbing for me, but the story was good. The best part was the coping skills that were given through the story and at the end of the book. So many kids need these coping skills. If I could read this book to my kids or my students without the pictures I would. As is, it is not one that I would choose.
February 14, 2023
Excellent, simplicity of PDA and what it feels like.
May 30, 2019
As a mother/grandmother of "On the Spectrum" loved ones, I surely appreciate this book, which provides such an encouraging story for children, plus a plethora of helpful notions for the adults who care for children with this issue. I highly recommend this book and found it enlightening and educational as well as a pleasure to read.
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