At Peace Parents Podcast Ep. 38 - Is PDA on a spectrum?
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Nov 13, 2023 Exploring the spectrum of PDA in children and teens, understanding sensory thresholds and accommodation approaches. Analyzing factors like tolerance threshold, burnout accumulation, and nervous system activation levels to support children effectively.
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PDA As A Distribution
- Casey reframes PDA not just as a binary label but as a distribution of severity and sensitivity.
- This view explains why children differ in how disabling their survival drive for autonomy becomes.
Definition Of PDA Disability
- Casey defines PDA disability as a survival drive for autonomy that overrides basic needs like eating or toileting.
- The defining feature is when neuroception of threat prevents access to basic survival needs.
Three Factors That Determine Severity
- Three factors determine how disabling PDA is: threshold of tolerance, sensitivity of neuroception, and cumulative activation.
- These interacting components explain individual differences and why severity can change over time.