Autism & PDA School Refusal: Why Your Child Can’t (Not Won't) Attend | Low Demand Parenting
PDA School Refusal isn't about your child not wanting to go to school; it is about them being physically unable to attend within their bodies. If you have a PDA (Pathalogically demand avoidant) or chi...
24 Feb 15min
Autism Spectrum Identification in Early Childhood Development (under 5's): Social Communication and Sensory Differences
This episode explores the Autism Spectrum in early childhood, with a focus on early identification, social attention and communication differences, and sensory processing. Learn practical strategies ...
18 Feb 21min
Autism Spectrum & PDA Parenting: Supporting Sensory Needs, Safety, and Wellbeing through OT (Occupational Therapy)
This episode explores PDA (pathological demand avoidance) and PDA strategies for low demand parenting within children on the Autism Spectrum and within other neurodivergence, through a neurodiversity-...
10 Feb 58min
PDA Autism Parenting: Co-Regulation Explained with Low-Demand Parenting and Nervous-System Safety
If you’ve tried autism parenting tips that aren’t moving the needle, this episode brings you back to your own nervous system as the missing piece. I share real examples of how to co-regulate through m...
3 Feb 20min
PDA Parenting on the Autism Spectrum: Why Traditional Advice Fails and What Works Instead
Stop traditional methods. Learn how Low Demand Parenting on the Autism Spectrum creates safety through a PDA Autism Parenting lens that actually works. If you’ve tried the rewards, the consequences, a...
27 Jan 15min
PDA Parenting Strategies: Shifting from Power Struggles to Relational Safety
If you’ve tried every strategy, consequence, or reward and nothing seems to help your child, the problem isn't that you haven't found the right technique. In this episode, we explore why traditional p...
20 Jan 23min
Why PDA Autistic Children Cope at School and Fall Apart at Home
If your PDA autistic child copes at school but falls apart at home, this isn’t a failure — it’s a sign they finally feel safe. In this episode, I explore how masking in PDA and autistic children allow...
13 Jan 16min
PDA Parenting Explained: Why PDA Isn’t Behaviour, It’s a Nervous System Response
If PDA parenting feels harder than anything you were prepared for, I want you to hear this clearly: you are not failing. In this episode of the Attuned Spectrum Podcast, I explain why PDA, or Patholog...
6 Jan 16min
