PDA

All my stuff related to PDA in one place.

No, not public displays of affection. It's Pathological Demand Avoidance,

or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy if you're feeling fancy.

CARTOONS

Building frustration tolerance sounds like a worthwhile goal. But adding more frustration is not the way to do it.

Self-regulation skills for kids are all the rage right now. Problem is that people think self-regulation can just be taught.

People reeaallly like to suggest better coping skills for autistic, ADHD, and otherwise ND folks. But what if the problem isn't actually us?

Apparently some people just go to bed and fall asleep. But if you or your child are autistic/ADHD, this probably sounds foreign to you.

Anything kids do that is anything less than “yes sir, right away sir” is often called DEFIANCE. But what if it's really the exact opposite?

Well, we don’t really know, because: -People with Intellectual Disability (ID) and non-speakers aren’t always included in what little...

For one thing, we’re kinda throwing non-PDA Autistics under the bus here, even if it is unintentional. Typical autism strategies don’t...

Funny story. There was a post in a PDA group from someone who was wondering how to get their friend to do something. Friend was PDA, they...

I heard about PDA almost seven years ago thanks to a tip from another parent in a FB group. I found one or two self advocates at the time...

This kinda goes with one of my ABA cartoons, but the concept goes far beyond just ABA. This is for everything - school, other therapies,...