The Invisible Threat - Printed Paperback

Struggling with explosive meltdowns, refusal, or extreme avoidance? The Invisible Threat is a compassionate guide to understanding and supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).

If your child avoids everyday tasks, reacts with intense emotion, or says “no” to everything - even things they love - you’re not alone. And you’re not doing anything wrong. Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a misunderstood profile of autism where everyday demands feel like threats. What looks like defiance is often fear. What seems like refusal is actually a nervous system trying to stay safe.

Written by behaviour specialist and autism parent Kyran Ewing, The Invisible Threat brings together lived experience, professional insight, and deeply practical strategies to help parents understand what’s really going on - and what to do next.