Are you new to PDA or finally starting to understand why nothing has worked?

Maybe your teenager has just been identified with Pathological Demand Avoidance. Maybe you've suspected it for years but couldn't name it. Maybe you've tried every parenting approach going and you're exhausted, confused, and quietly heartbroken.

This book is for you.

10 Things Your PDA Teen Wishes You Knew is a warm, readable introduction to understanding your PDA teenager from the inside out - written not as a clinical textbook, but as a companion for the early and middle stages of the PDA parenting journey.

What you'll find inside:
A clear, honest explanation of what PDA actually is and why it looks so different from typical teenage behaviour or straightforward defiance. You'll learn why your teen's avoidance is driven by anxiety and a need for safety, not laziness or manipulation, and why the strategies that work for other children so often make things worse.

Each chapter is written from your teenager's perspective, giving you a window into experiences like:

• Why everyday demands - however gently phrased - can feel like genuine threats

• How meltdowns differ from shutdowns, and what your teen needs in the aftermath of each

• Why rewards, consequences, and praise can backfire, and what actually motivates a PDA brain

• How your teen experiences relationships, and why connection is both craved and complicated

• What's really happening when your teenager seems "fine" at school but falls apart at home

• Why traditional parenting advice doesn't just fail - it can actively cause harm

What this book is and isn't
This isn't an academic text. It won't walk you through clinical research papers or provide a framework for professionals. What it will do is translate the core principles of PDA-informed parenting into practical, compassionate, everyday language - with honesty, warmth, and enough humour to make the harder chapters bearable.

If you're looking for an accessible starting point that helps you truly see your teenager - not as a problem to manage, but as a person to understand - this book will give you that foundation.

Perfect for: parents and carers in the early-to-mid stages of understanding PDA, those newly navigating a diagnosis, or anyone who needs a readable, human introduction before exploring the clinical literature further.

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