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An Introduction to PDA or Demand Avoidance. A Parent and Carers’ Guide
Find out why a child with PDA resists even the things they enjoy, and how to lower the pressure so home feels safe again.
Free for 14 days, then £4 a month or £40 a year. Cancel before day 14 and you won't pay anything.
About this course
If you've spent years on reward charts, visual timetables and firm routines, only to watch your child refuse, hide or explode, you may be looking at PDA, or pathological demand avoidance. It's an autism profile driven by high anxiety, and any demand can set it off, even one a child puts on themselves.
You'll learn to read your child's tolerance from one day to the next, and to take the pressure off the school-morning rush. Requests become invitations, so "your toothbrush is loaded" replaces "brush your teeth". And when your child shuts down, you'll know to stay close, stay calm and say very little.
The advice comes from a parent who has lived it. You'll also work out which family rules really matter, like everyone sitting at the table for tea, and which ones you can let go.
Modules
8 modules- 1Introduction4 min
- 2‘The light bulb moment’5 min
- 3Anxiety4 min
- 4Tolerance levels4 min
- 5Approaches3 min
- 6Relationships4 min
- 7Perspectives4 min
- 8Wrap up3 min
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Good to know
- A certificate when you finish.
- Stop when you like and pick up where you left off.
- Got a link from your child's school? Use that instead: it's free for you.
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