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You don’t need to use everything in this toolkit at once. Start with what you need today.
Reading Bailey’s Body Alarm with your class, group, or client?
Open the Read-Aloud & Discussion Guide for a simple way to read the story together, notice what’s happening with Bailey, and continue the conversation without putting pressure on a child to talk about their own Body Alarm. Baileys-Body-Alarm-Discussion G…
New to PDA or supporting a demand-avoidant learner?
Start with the PDA-Informed Classroom Toolkit for practical shifts in language, expectations, accommodations, and support. Then explore Hidden Demands in Early Childhood Settings to spot the pressure that can be hiding inside everyday moments like transitions, cleanup, circle time, sharing, and unexpected changes
Supporting a particular child?
Use Help Us Understand Your Child’s Body Alarm when a child is struggling in your classroom or therapy setting, or when a caregiver has shared that their child may have PDA or a sensitive nervous system. It gives families a quick way to share the patterns they already know so you don’t have to start from scratch
Something isn’t working and you need practical ideas?
Go straight to the PDA Quick-Support Guide. Find the situation you’re dealing with and get help thinking through what may be happening, what you can adjust, and what to try next.
Want to keep home, school, and therapy connected?
Use the Body Alarm Check-In to quickly share what was noticed, what seemed to help, and anything that may be useful for the other adults supporting the child to know.
