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Ep. 144 - Helping Your PDA Child or Teen Get to A Doctor's Appointment (00:52:43)
In this episode, I spoke to a grandmother raising her 8-year-old PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) Autistic grandson who she had been homeschooling for a year-and-a-ha...
Ep. 143 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 2 (00:48:05)
This is my second of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy).This episode is focused on what to do if your child has challenges with:1 - ...
Ep. 142 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 1 (00:33:32)
This is my first of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy).This episode is focused on how to think about toileting over the long term wi...
Ep. 141 - Getting Started Parenting Your PDAer (00:57:01)
In this episode I spoke with a mom of a 4-year-old PDAer (Pathological Demand Avoidant) and a 10-month-old baby living in an apartment in Scotland. She had just learned about PDA one month ago and had...
Ep. 140 - Sorcha Rice - Occupational Therapist and Clinical Manager for Neurodiversity Ireland (00:50:59)
Sorcha Rice is an occupational therapist and the clinical manager of Neurodiversity Ireland, who I met at their 1st conference last year. She identifies as AuDHD and PDA and spoke with me about how sh...
Ep. 139 - PDA Child Is Unable To Eat Or Drink Because Of Loose Tooth (00:56:18)
In this episode I speak with a mom of a six-year-old PDAer who wouldn't eat or drink and was extremely dysregulated during a holiday because of a loose tooth.We discussed:1 - how internal demands and ...
Ep. 138 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 2) (00:47:02)
Here's part 2 of my episode on the 10 hardest lessons I learned in 2025. They include:6 - Your PDA child can go into burnout even if you're fully accommodating them.7 - Burnout can feel like you are m...
Ep. 137 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 1) (00:50:24)
Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2026 by sharing the 10 hardest lessons I learned parenting my PDAers (often the hard way) in 2025. The first five are in this episode:1 - There are some things in life ...
Ep. 136 - Teaching Frustration Tolerance to My PDA Child? (00:55:02)
In this episode I talk with a mom about her 7-year-old daughter - with PDA, ADHD and anxiety - about when she might help her build her frustration tolerance, and when she likely cannot.We also dive in...
Ep. 135 - PDA Teen Can't Stop Wrestling Dad (00:55:02)
In this episode I speak with a mom of a PDA 14-year-old who regulates himself by wrestling his father after school each day, which causes Mom lots of anxiety. Together we use my cost-benefit decision ...
Ep. 134 - De-Escalating Your PDA Teen in Public (00:39:24)
In this episode I speak with a mother of a PDA teen about:Setting boundaries when other kids are involvedMaking decisions in public when you are being judgedHelping young siblings understand the PDA t...
Ep. 133 - PDA and ASD Evaluations for You and Your Child (00:57:35)
In this episode I spoke with clinical psychologist Alex Klein about considerations when thinking about getting an evaluation for Autism or PDA as an adultmy own neurodivergencedoing therapy as a neuro...
Ep. 132 - When PDA Child Won't Let Me Take a Pause (00:42:20)
In this episode I speak with a mom about a time her daughter melted down and then wouldn't allow Mom to step away and take the pause she needed to regulate herself to be able to support her daughter. ...
Ep. 131 - PDA Daughter Pinches and Scratches Me While Falling Asleep (00:39:22)
In this episode I speak with a mom about her PDA daughter, who pinches and scratches Mom as she is falling asleep. It's a recording of Parenting PDA Your Way, the show I host live on our YouTube and F...
Ep. 130 - Parenting PDA Child Constantly Going to Neighbors' Homes (01:02:00)
In this episode I speak with a mom whose PDA son constantly wants to play with neighbors' kids - no matter how many times he may have already knocked on the door that day - and melts down if she says ...
Ep. 129 - Parenting PDA Teen Who Wants to Buy Everything (00:41:04)
Samantha's 13-year-old PDA daughter wants to buy things all the time, and gets dysregulated when her parents say "no." It's a common and difficult problem for many parents of PDA children and teens, a...
Ep. 128 - Recognizing My Second Son is PDA (01:04:26)
In this episode I talk through how I've come to realize my second son is also PDA - with a more internalized expression than my first - and how the process has been both similar and different from the...
Ep. 127 - How to Manage PDA Child Equalizing on the Walk to School (00:39:32)
In today's episode I speak with Megan, the mother of an 8-year-old PDAer who equalizes against her sibling on the walk to school. Megan comes up with something to try for a couple weeks to see if it's...
Ep. 126 - Supporting Your PDA Child Dysregulated by Boredom (00:47:45)
In this episode I talk with Carrie - mother of a 12-year-old PDAer - about how to support her son when he gets dysregulated by not knowing what to do during free time - especially after school and on ...
In this episode I coach Lierin as she navigates the equalizing her 5-year-old daughter does against her 8-year-old sister. Specifically we discuss how to help the older daughter understand PDA and the...
Ep. 124 - PDA Child's Equalizing Triggers My Trauma (00:50:07)
Sometimes our PDA children equalize against us and it triggers us - perhaps because of our own neurodivergence, childhood trauma, or other challenges. In this episode of the podcast - from our new liv...
Ep. 123 - When 4-Year-Old PDAer Equalizes on Younger Sibling (00:43:50)
This episode is a conversation with Dominique, mother of a 4-year-old PDAer who equalizes against her 2-year-old. Dominique also has a third child, and joined our live show - Parenting PDA Your Way - ...
Ep. 122 - Radically Accepting My Child's PDA While Worrying What Others Think (00:23:29)
In this episode I work with Megan, a mom who is frustrated that what other adults think about her parenting impacts her, and unsure if this is an obstacle to radical acceptance of her child's PDA. Th...
Ep. 121 - Parental Burnout and PDA (00:48:03)
As parents of PDA children and teens we do a ton of work to support and heal the nervous systems of our kids, often at the expense of our own (also sensitive) nervous systems. So for this episode I in...
Ep. 120 - Healthy Self-Concept for PDA Child or Teen (00:25:22)
How do we help our kids develop a positive self image, no matter their diagnosis? In this episode I walk through the steps of helping your PDA child or teen do so, and in a way that provides them auto...
