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Ep. 146 - 10 Misconceptions About Pathological Demand Avoidance
Season 1 Episode 146
In this episode Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alex Klein and I discuss ten common misconceptions about Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive f…
6 months ago
Ep. 145 - Toilet Training and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 3
Season 1 Episode 145
This episode is for parents who are interested in toilet training in a PDA-informed way.
This the third episode in my three-part series on toileting a…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 144 - Helping Your PDA Child or Teen Get to A Doctor's Appointment
Season 1 Episode 144
In this episode, I spoke to a grandmother raising her 8-year-old PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) Autistic grandson…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 143 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 143
This is my second of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy).
This episode is focused o…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 142 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 142
This is my first of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy).
This episode is focused on…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 141 - Getting Started Parenting Your PDAer
Season 1 Episode 141
In this episode I spoke with a mom of a 4-year-old PDAer (Pathological Demand Avoidant) and a 10-month-old baby living in an apartment in Scotland.
Sh…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
A Pathologically Demand Avoidant OT on Burnout, Recovery, and Supporting PDA Kids in Practice | Ep. 140
Season 1 Episode 140
Sorcha Rice is an occupational therapist and the clinical manager of Neurodiversity Ireland, who I met at their 1st conference last year. She identif…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 139 - PDA Child Is Unable To Eat Or Drink Because Of Loose Tooth
Season 1 Episode 139
In this episode I speak with a mom of a six-year-old PDAer who wouldn't eat or drink and was extremely dysregulated during a holiday because of a loo…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 138 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 138
Here's part 2 of my episode on the 10 hardest lessons I learned in 2025. They include:
6 - Your PDA child can go into burnout even if you're fully acc…
7 months ago
Ep. 137 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 137
Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2026 by sharing the 10 hardest lessons I learned parenting my PDAers (often the hard way) in 2025.
The first five are…
7 months ago