PDA Parenting | Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Autism Support, and Compassionate Resources for Families & Professionals

Welcome to PDA Parenting — a lived-experience space offering compassionate support for families and professionals navigating autism with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile.

PDA and Autism Parenting Guide

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance at Home and School

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When I first heard the term Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), I was already deep in the trenches of parenting and I was struggling, so much so that it led to a marriage breakdown.

Back then, the advice I received was full of behaviour charts, attendance targets, and reward systems that left us in burnt out.

Professionals suggested more structure, more firmness, more compliance.

And for years, I tried.

But every sticker, every demand, every attempt to push through made things worse.

It wasn’t until I started to understand why my children reacted to demands — and what that sense of “threat” really meant — that things began to make sense.

If you’re here because your child is anxious, school is a battle, or you’ve been told you’re “too soft,” please know:

You’re not failing. You’re learning to parent differently — because your child needs something different.

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