Author: PDA Parenting
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Publication Day: I’m Not Upside Down, I’m Downside Up
It is with great excitement that Thursday 21st April was our official publication day and it has dawned on me that I’ve not put that information readily accessible on this page. So as some of you will know already I have been working on a writing project with Harry Thompson (a highly influential voice from…
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SEND Tips for Parents at Christmas
What tips would you give to other parents to help them survive over Christmas? I know personally that we have had many difficult experiences in the past as it leads up to the festive period. Often, the best learning can be done when parents haven’t got it right the first time, but have learnt how…
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The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards
I had to wait my time for an opportunity to try this resource and to see if could be effective for my children – but the wait was certainly worth it. The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards, by Dr Gloria Dura-Vila, is a new resource aimed at helping professionals, parents and anyone working with autistic young…
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Being Julia – Book Review
I have just finished reading Being Julia and I feel very honoured to be able to review such an insightful resource; a book that I will be returning to time and time again. I first discovered Julia Daunt and her blog Me, Myself and PDA back in 2016 and I’ve been learning from her words…
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Being the Goldfish
🌟Explaining the anxiety block🌟 Last week I had prepared for a weekend away with my children and some of our closest friends. It was going to be fun and full of treats. And yet still my middle child refused to go. At first it started with a no, eventually leading to a week of crying,…
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Multiplex Social Care Plan
I wonder what percentage of professionals are fully aware that there can often be genetical links for autism (and/or related issues with neurodivergent conditions) in families? It is a serious question and one that holds complicated repercussions for families. I found a study online (from 2011), in which it cited a figure for the ‘reoccurrence…
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PDA for the Professional
There are no ways to sugar coat this message. If you are a professional about to conduct a visit or assessment on a child or young person with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) then please do your homework first. Otherwise, as soon as you enter their space, the likelihood is you are going to know about…
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A huge thank you!
So, we kind of made it to the finals of two BAPS awards, eek! 😱 For those of you new to this abbreviation (and it might be conjuring up some strange image of other baps in your mind🙃), then let us please fill you in. The BAPS actually represent bloody awesome parents and supporters and…
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A Tale of Two Dice
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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What is the truth?
I often have many restless nights, usually from being woken up by one (or all) of my children, and then I’m left processing the unfolding events that have happened throughout the day. Mostly, at the centre of those permeating thoughts will be my brain trying to fathom out the truth or sincerity from some of…