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Condition and phase specific training and resources

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  5. Condition and phase specific training and resources

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Autism
  3. ADHD
  4. Speech, language and communication
  5. You are here: Demand avoidance (PDA / EDA)
  6. Sensory processing difficulties
  7. Trauma Informed Practice
  8. Dyslexia
  9. Dyscalculia
  10. Downs Syndrome
  11. Attachment
  12. Mental health
  13. Visual impairment
  14. Hearing impairment
  15. Physical disabilities
  16. Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
  17. Dyspraxia
  18. Oppositional Defiance/Conduct Disorder
  19. Meeting health needs
  20. Managing Behaviour and Team Teach
  21. Early Years
  22. Support for parents and carers

Demand avoidance (PDA / EDA)

PDA Society

  • What is PDA? factsheet
  • Free webinars
  • Introduction to PDA: webinar
  • What is PDA?: free video
  • Demand Avoidance of the PDA kind: video
  • PDA and Masking: free video
  • PDA and School Avoidance: Podcast
  • PDA best practice- the professional's voice: webinar

Creative Education

Strategies in the Classroom for PDA: 3 modules to purchase at a reasonable cost.

Books for Children

  • The panda on PDA 
  • The PDA-saurus 
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