AuDHD Flourishing 48 Hack for Demand Avoidance
May 4, 2024
Explore the concept of demand avoidance and PDA brain patterns, with strategies to navigate challenges. Discuss ways to tackle bedtime resistance and prioritize self-care. Discover new approaches to overcome avoidance behaviors and build a supportive community for ongoing support.
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Demand Avoidance and Pattern Recognition
- Our nervous systems, especially neurodivergent ones, constantly process sensory data, leading to pattern recognition.
- This can cause demand avoidance as our brains anticipate and resist potentially negative situations.
Escalating School Avoidance
- A child's school avoidance can illustrate demand avoidance, starting with resisting the school doors, then the car ride, and eventually even getting out of bed.
- This highlights how demand avoidance escalates, resisting earlier steps to prevent the undesired outcome.
Reassure and Focus on Steps
- To manage demand avoidance, try reassuring yourself that you don't have to complete the entire task.
- Focus on individual steps, promising yourself you can stop anytime, to overcome initial resistance.