"This book changed how I see my child. I'd spent years being told he was manipulative and controlling, and I believed it. Kristy's reframe around equity-seeking was like a light switching on. I finally understand what's happening beneath the behaviour, and for the first time, I'm responding with connection instead of fear. I wish I'd had this years ago."

Emma, Parent of a PDA child

"As a primary school teacher, I thought I understood autism. But PDA was a blind spot I didn't know I had. This guide gave me a completely new framework for supporting students who seem to resist everything — and the practical strategies around sensory cues and declarative language have already shifted my classroom. Essential reading for any educator."
 

Dan, Primary School Teacher

"I'm a PDA adult and I picked this up expecting it to be another book about children. It's not. Kristy writes about the PDA experience in a way that made me feel seen for the first time. The section on how the amygdala learns patterns finally explained why I can't do things I genuinely want to do. I cried. In a good way."
 

Meg, PDA Adult

"We were at breaking point as a family. Mornings were a warzone, school refusal was escalating, and every professional told us to be firmer. This book validated everything we instinctively felt but couldn't articulate. The strategies around transitions and co-regulation gave us something real to work with. Our home is calmer. We are calmer."
 

Rachel and Tom, Parents of two neurodivergent children