Do we let our own expectations determine our #PDA child’s very future? It is never too late to change that. Embrace…#PrettyDamnedAwesome.
Tag Archives: pathological demand avoidance
Myth Buster Friday #8
Some of the earliest work in #autism by Kanner and Bettelheim blamed #RefrigeratorMothers and #DistantFathers. Same for #homosexuality. You would think that in the 21st century the #science of #autism was beyond such irresponsibility. Unfortunately a recent discourse on Twitter with one of the few #ActuallyAutistic academicians in the field shows it is not. Is this beginning of another century of blame the parents? Child abuse witch hunts with an assumption of guilt until proven innocent by the ‘experts’? Another layer of investigation to the already challenging pathway to PDA diagnosis?
4 Steps to #ProudlyPDA
Life with Pathological Demand Avoidance…is NOT hard. It is as simple as 4 steps to happiness…for your little human and you!
Anxiety, PDA, ocd and are we thinking about this all wrong?
Originally posted on lovepda:
I have done a lot of learning about anxiety in the past couple of years. I am someone who has a lot of anxiety. I can come in from a totaly personal perspective when I read about it. Not satisfied with a lot of what I read, I have been on…
Myth Buster Friday #5 (Schools & Neurodivergence cont.)
Yes, but what about socialization? The first question most parents who home educate are asked…OFTEN. Today we explore the truth of that one…especially for our #neurodivergent young people.
Myth Busters Friday #2
PDA is a form/subtype of autism that is not widely known or understood. Join me for today’s guest blog by PDAer Dragon Riko (COOL name) whose first hand experience busts the ‘Naughty’ myth.
Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity 