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How do we safely move the PDA threat response through the body for PDA kids and adults?
Children and adults with PDA often experience intense emotional responses that overwhelm their nervous systems. These responses — fight,...
Jul 96 min read


7 Steps to Support a Child Who Is Experiencing Dysregulation After School or Camp
When my son stopped being able to attend school and we started accommodating PDA, his manic dysregulation episodes got fewer and less intense, until about a year ago they essentially stopped all together.
Jun 253 min read


This ain’t no Hallmark Motherhood: Mother's Day Reflections on PDA Parenting
Mother's Day Reflections on PDA Parenting
Jun 53 min read


Healthy grieving is part of a neurodivergent-affirming life.
Healthy grieving is part of a neurodivergent-affirming life.
May 217 min read


How can we support a PDAer through a meltdown? (Yourself or a loved one)
A guide to supporting PDAers in meltdowns.
Apr 174 min read


Transitions! Transitions! Supporting PDAers through transitions
How can we support PDA people through transitions? How can we best think about this challenge?
Mar 255 min read


What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder & What makes it controversial? By Kaligirwa (@BlackSpectrumScholar)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a controversial diagnosis with racialized diagnostic criteria.
Feb 217 min read


How The PDA Safe Circle™ Community Guidelines make our community a safe and regulating online space
The story behind The PDA Safe Circle™ Community Guidelines. Check out our Guidelines!
Feb 57 min read


Am I PDA? Is My Child? A big list of common PDA traits
Written by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman, PDA Coach Kory Andreas, LCSW-C Jenna Goldstein, Psychologist Who wrote this list? We are a PDA...
Jan 2815 min read


6 steps to make doctor appointments more accessible to PDA kids & teens
by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman How can we drop demands & offer autonomy, control, and social equality in a medical setting? How can we...
Nov 23, 20245 min read


4 Lessons from PDA Autism that help me stay grounded in these divided times
by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman #1: Grandiosity is a thing and I can let it go. Before I knew I was Autistic, I felt personally...
Nov 18, 20244 min read


A glimpse into unschooling with me & my 6yo PDA kiddo
Last year in early September as the New England air cooled and yellow leaves started fluttering down, I felt deeply sad. My PDA son had...
Oct 21, 20247 min read


Oh, Gather Up the Brokenness: Loving Our Shattered Parts
My sermons draw from Jewish sacred texts, as well as science and mindfulness. They always have a universally applicable message. This...
Oct 8, 202412 min read


Is therapy helpful for PDA kids & teens?
Is therapy helpful for PDA kids and teens? This post answers the question through an approach called The PDA Safe Circle.
Oct 8, 20245 min read


6 Things I Wish I Knew When My PDA Autistic Son Started Preschool - Early Childhood & PDA Autism
6 Things I Wish I Knew When My PDA Autistic son Started Preschool
Aug 20, 20244 min read

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