Rabbi Shoshana's Blog

For PDAers to be able to meet our needs and thrive, we need to feel SAFE in bodies that are wired with a hyperactive threat response. So it's great if we can find a drug or combination of drugs that lower our inner experience of threat response – which is a felt sense of anxiety in the body.

‼️ I am not a doctor & this is not medical advice. ALWAYS talk to YOUR doctor before stopping or starting any medication. I am speaking from personal experience, from my coaching practice, and from stories in The PDA Safe Circle® community. Up top, when I talk about medication and PDA / Autism, I am not talking about "treating" PDA or "treating" Autism. PDAers and Autistic people have strengths and vulnerabilities, like anyone. Our brains are PDA and Autistic. Meds can't and

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