Eliza Fricker – illustratör

I realised EVERYTHING I was doing was wrong.I needed to learn.I needed to change.During Laura Kerbey's time teaching autistic children, she had a sudden realisation that those with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) are children like no other! None of her tried and tested autism strategies would work to help them focus or learn and most of her time was spent wondering, what am I doing wrong?If you feel the same, this short, easy-to-read guide is here to teach you everything you need to know from one educator to another. With an introduction to what PDA is followed by PDA tailored advice on how to connect with your student and create an autonomous, spontaneous environment that is personalised for you both, this guide is here to ensure that you and your PDA student thrive!Illustrated by the popular Eliza Fricker and packed with entertaining anecdotes (including one about Jabba the Hut's poo), this go-to-guide contains everything you need to start implementing PDA friendly learning to help you connect with your student and help them make the most of their learning experience.

Sparkly Me, My World is a book of seven amazing stories celebrating children like you, who might think, feel, and see the world a little differently.Each story tells us about what life can be like when things feel tricky, and you have to deal with big emotions. You'll meet characters with super cool passions, strong feelings, and unique ways of doing things, and you'll see how brightly they shine when the people around them understand and support them.You'll read about:-How much joy there can be in sharing your special interests with others and learning about other children's interests, too.-Ways to feel safe when you miss someone.-Why play is always important!-How to handle big changes.-How your classroom can be a friendlier and happier place for you.-A dad who finds fun ways to help his child feel understood.-The power of kindness and helping one another.These stories are fun and thoughtful, and all about making the world a better place for every kind of mind, including yours!

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. The Family Experience of PDA's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and emotions in a way that words simply cannot, bringing some much-needed levity back into PDA parenting. Humorous anecdotes with a compassionate tone remind parents that they are not alone, and they're doing a great job. If children are safe, happy, and you leave the house on time, who cares about some smelly socks? A light-hearted and digestible guide to being a PDA parent covering everything from tolerance levels, relationships and meltdowns to collaboration, flexibility, and self care to dip in and out as your schedule allows to help get to grips with this complex condition. This book is an essential read for any parent with a PDA child, to help better understand your child, build support systems and carve out some essential self-care time guilt-free.

Being a woman in your thirties and beyond is challenging enough when your brain works the way society expects-throw ADHD into the mix, and it's a whole new ballgame!Written by Laura Kerbey with charming illustrations from Eliza Fricker and quotes from other ADHD woman from across the world, this accessible, lived experience guide is here to help you make sense of it all.Candid, funny and validating, Laura offers a truly honest look into the realities of being a woman with ADHD, with chapters focused on parenting, rejection sensitive dysphoria, menopause, working life, mental health and relationships - Laura uses a combination of research and her own lived experience as a late-diagnosed ADHDer to provide advice you can actually use in your busy, everyday life.

A gentle and engaging introduction to PDA for kids so they can better understand PDA friends or family members.Through simple, child-friendly and age-appropriate explanations, readers can explore what PDA is and how they can support their PDA siblings or peers. There are also lots of opportunities for the reader to think about how everything relates to their own situation, and what they may need to stay safe and happy.Containing funny and helpful illustrations throughout, this is the ideal way to explain the basics of PDA to kids - both the good bits and the tricky bits!