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Bailey's Body Alarm: A Story About Big Reactions And What Helps
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Publisher: Autism Savvy
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Bailey's Body Alarm: A Story About Big Reactions and What Helps is a gentle children's book about big feelings, nervous system reactions, and what can help when a child's body says, This is too much.
When Bailey is interrupted before she's ready, her Body Alarm sounds before she can explain why. What looks like a big reaction on the outside is actually something much bigger happening on the inside. With calm support and understanding, Bailey's alarm slowly begins to settle again.
Created with PDA autistic, ADHD, and highly sensitive children in mind, Bailey's story gives children and the adults who care for them a simple, compassionate shared language for understanding big reactions.
More than a story, it's a language families and classrooms can use.Parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists can use the idea of a Body Alarm to help children begin noticing what is happening inside their bodies without shame, blame, or focusing only on behavior.
Perfect for families looking for books about PDA autism, emotional regulation for kids, big feelings for kids, and kids coping with big feelings, Bailey's Body Alarm can also be used as a meaningful classroom read-aloud to support conversations about nervous systems and emotional regulation.
Inside you'll also find:
- Gentle, child-friendly language for talking about big reactions
- Back matter explaining Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) for adults
- Examples of how a child's Body Alarm may show up in everyday life
- A note for adults about looking beneath behavior
- Access to free companion resources to continue the conversation after the story ends
Written by Amber Arrington, founder of Autism Savvy and parent of four autistic children, Bailey's Body Alarm grew from years of helping families and educators better understand children whose nervous systems don't always respond the way adults expect.
Ideal for ages 4-8, especially PDA autistic, autistic, ADHD, highly sensitive, demand-sensitive, and emotionally intense children. A thoughtful addition to homes, elementary classrooms, therapy offices, special education settings, and school libraries.
This is a masterpiece. Every educator, therapist, and parent trying to understand PDA should have a copy.
- Tara Phillips, M.S., CCC-SLP, Founder, Autism Little Learners
With warmth, wisdom, and a deep understanding of children's nervous systems, this book shows how a calm, connected presence helps children develop resilience, emotional well-being, and confidence.
- Haley Palmer, M.Ed., Director, Starlight Academy
Help the children in your life put words to what's happening beneath their biggest reactions. Buy Bailey's Body Alarm today and start talking about the Body Alarm together.
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