E70: Exploring Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and Neurodivergent Life

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, are talking about PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance or more affirmingly known as Persistent Drive for Autonomy.

Katie and I explore:

1. What exactly might the role of internal sensory overwhelm be for folks with PDA and ADHD?

2. What is the perception of social hierarchy and how does it impact neurodivergent people?

3. What are the three A's of neurodivergent life, and how should we talk about this when we self-advocate, or advocate for our kids? 

Resources for After the Show:

• Parenting Tips for Emotion and Behaviour Regulation

• PDA vs Demand Avoidance (neurodivergentinsights.com)

• https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/| https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/

• Cherish Graff (@audhd_therapist)

• Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child

• Oppositional Defiance or Faulty Neuroception? - Mona Delahooke, Ph.D. - Pediatric Psychologist - California

• Pathological demand avoidance: What and who are being pathologised and in whose interests? - Allison Moore, 2020 (sagepub.com)

• Pathological demand avoidance syndrome: a necessary distinction within the pervasive developmental disorders - PubMed (nih.gov)

• The PANDA Approach from the PDA Society summarizes helpful approaches for PDA children and further explains many of these strategies.

• PDA-informed Psychologists in Ontario: WonderTree Child, Adolescent, and Family Practice

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A gentle reminder that this is not therapy, and Christina nor Katie are not your therapist. If you need more one on one support or treatment, please check out the links posted above or our  Resources page on our website.. 

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