This exciting online event is open to all professionals, parents and supporters of children and young people who may have a PDA (Pervasive Drive for Autonomy, sometimes referred to as Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile.

The session will cover the following:

An overview of the characteristics of PDA profiles and
An introduction to Collaborative Approaches to Learning to support children and young people
Question and Answer time with Ruth (time permitting)

This event will be recorded and the recording will be available for viewing for TWO weeks after the event. Only those who pre-purchase tickets will be given access to the video recording.

About Ruth:

Ruth Fidler is an Education Consultant specialising in complex presentations of
autism, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and emotional well being. She worked at an all age non-maintained special school for 22 years until 2014 and
has worked independently since then. During her time on the senior leadership team the school sustained Ofsted outstanding status. Ruth worked within the school promoting interactive approaches and emotional well being for pupils across the autism spectrum. As a member of the leadership team she had a strategic role and contributed to continuing professional development for all staff. She also led an outreach pilot project working with other agencies to meet the needs of children and young people currently unable to attend
school.

As well as providing training, she regularly observes and monitors teaching and learning, supporting staff to embed and refine good autism and SEND practice. She regularly presents at local or national events and conferences for parents and for a range of professionals. She provides training and consultancy for a variety of schools and services across the UK.
She has contributed to publications in the Good Autism Practice (GAP) journal on the subject of promoting emotional wellbeing and is co-author of the following books;

‘Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome in children’ (2012),

‘Can I Tell You About Pathological Demand Avoidance?’ (2015)

'Collaborative Approaches to Learning' (2019)

'Girls and Autism' (2019) and

'Being Julia' (2021)

For more information about Ruth, click here.
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