Attitude when things are going well and ego wants to take credit. Both handles keep you from grabbing the wrong thing when life swings wide.
Our path navigating secondary Education in Utah with an ASD kiddo with a PDA profile We ended up following what I can only describe as an unnatural version of unschooling inside the Utah public school system. Not because we were
🧠 Understanding Extreme Demand Avoidance: The Role of Anxiety and Uncertainty Extreme Demand Avoidance (EDA), often associated with the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile within autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a behavioral pattern that can be deeply challenging for families,
This is Important – the Rune/Sigil above represents COURAGE Neurodiversity affected by recent USA – Dept of Education dismantling A friend of ours gathered this info. She is a caregiver and in the space of grant writing – so has
Stop Treating Adults Like Children It’s fascinating to observe how these dynamics unfold. On one hand, we’re encouraged to examine the inputs of the life cycle with mindfulness toward the outcomes. Yet, what I’m observing in real time with my
This post surfaced this memory of mine — There’s a certain irony in how grandparents often have a longer runway to “get it”—to understand and embody relational safety, connection, and validation. Broadly speaking, they’re less entangled in the immediate systemic
Sharing from the Trenches: A Reflection on Parenting PDA Kids I want to offer a perspective that might resonate with some of you. Maybe an analogy will help. I compete in Ironman triathlons. That means swimming 1.2 miles, biking 112
PDA – An Atypical approach is required We’ve had a fairly good run of things with my now 6 y/o PDA-er – (contextually this was approximately 2 years ago). there was a day though, that she just kept freezing up
LINK to Page for RESOURCES around ASD and PDA A little bit about my why’s A wee bit about me for reference – I have 4 kiddos – all adhd, 3 ASD and 2 PDA (All diagnosed – phew what