Reflections

Which comes first? Trauma or PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)? anxiety autism autistic children parenting pathological demand avoidance Jan 03, 2024

Often it's enough to be in a world that does not accept us, or that we find so incredibly challenging in terms of the differences between the way we are wired to exist and live; and the way society is set up.

There are huge disparities between the two. Inconsistencies in what we know...

My Dreaming Life anxiety autism behaviours resilience trauma Aug 13, 2021

*Trigger warning: Trauma nightmares, self-harm, police, psychiatric ward*

My dreaming life.

As I age, it becomes more intense; a beckoning for me to process what feels like insurmountable, unfathomable pain, buried away.

There are many parts to my story...

Image of a pile of pink coloured calendars with gold embossed letters and numbers.

My PDA neurobiology. adhd anxiety behaviours pathalogical demand avoidance pda radical acceptance Jul 29, 2021

I'm up at 5am this morning.

I have an appointment in the city and it's at a new address I haven't been to before.

This means that I get up early, google the address over coffee to check out some images of the building and its surroundings, places to park and how long it takes...

Hand reaching for snack on kitchen table

Food, glorious food! anxiety parenting pathalogical demand avoidance pda Jun 04, 2021

Trigger Warning: Mentions food, eating disorders and sensory aversions.

Please note the below is my personal experience and I am not a qualified medical professional or dietician.

Food. Glorious food.

Let’s talk about it.

In our family, we’ve had a variety of...

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