Apr 144 minWhat is PDA? Well, PDA Autism is NOT...by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman What is PDA? PDA stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance, or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy. In the UK...
Mar 67 minWhat is the difference between "Oppositional Defiant Disorder" and Pathological Demand Avoidance?by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman I’m getting questions from educators & parents about how to tell if a defiant child or student is ODD or...
Feb 174 minMy Autism Self-Diagnosis Storyby Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman When my son was 3, we started bringing him to a private Occupational Therapist to help with sensory...
Feb 113 minI think my child might be Autistic but the pediatrician says "not to worry." What should I do?by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman As parents we look to our pediatricians to be experts in child development. But actually, most general...