Ep. 22 - Timelines, Pre-PDA Awareness, and My Son's Burnout
In this episode, Casey shares her story from the perspective of a parent as she experienced the time leading up to her son's burnout (3.5 years old), her son's burnout (5.5 years old), and the current...
20 Apr 202317min
Ep. 21 - Marriage and Co-Parenting with a PDA Child or Teen
In this episode, I share an excerpt from the Paradigm Shift Program session that focused on Marriage, Co-Parenting, and Communication dynamics while raising a Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA) chil...
6 Apr 202323min
Ep. 20 - Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) vs. Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
In this episode, I outline the ways in which the description of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM)-5 overlaps with some of the surface-level indicators of P...
27 Mars 202324min
Ep. 19 - Identity: Yours, Your Child's, and Mine
In this episode we explore identifying with a particular neurotype - whether it is Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA), Autistic, Neurotypical, ADHD, or none at all- and the choices we have for ourse...
16 Mars 202322min
Ep. 18 - Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so Hard to Understand? - Part II
Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so hard to understand as a parent and for therapists, pediatricians, teachers, and people looking in on your child's life?In this episode, I answer the follo...
8 Mars 202328min
Ep. 17 - Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so Confusing? - Part I
Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so hard to understand as a parent and for therapists, pediatricians, teachers, and people looking in on your child's life?In this episode, I answer the follo...
6 Mars 202313min
Ep. 16 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
In this episode on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and Toileting, we discuss the impact that cumulative nervous system stress has on toileting, through two mechanisms: The nervous system's fight/f...
15 Feb 202320min
Ep. 15 - Siblings and PDA
In this episode, I tackle the complex and often difficult topic of managing siblings and a PDA child at the same time, as well as the impact on siblings of raising a PDA child or child with a sensitiv...
26 Jan 202332min
