Start here & the nervous system
The foundations — what PDA is, and the nervous system underneath it.
Understanding PDA
The foundational overview — the perfect place to begin if you're new.
The Characteristics of PDA
Each trait the textbooks list, turned inside out through lived experience.
Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn
The four threat responses, and what they're really protecting.
Control vs Equity
Why what looks like control is so often a reach for even footing.
Emotional Regulation
Why regulation was never about staying calm — and what it really is.
Understanding PDA Burnout
Supporting our kids — and ourselves — through burnout and recovery.
Communication, connection & daily life
How we speak, how we repair, and the everyday moments.
Declarative Language
Sharing instead of directing — and why it's never a trick to disguise a demand.
Connection Over Control
The relationship is the foundation everything else is built on.
Relational Trauma & Healing
Making repair safe, and healing through connection.
Supporting Transitions
Why change is so hard, why routines can become traps, and what helps.
Screen Time, Play & Sensory
Reframing screens, therapeutic play, and sensory processing.
School, identity & adults
Learning, self-understanding, relationships, and going it alone.
IEP / School & Classroom
Building an education plan grounded in equity, not normalising.
Learning at Home
Engaging demand-avoidant children with learning when school isn't an option.
To Label or Not / Telling Your Child
Identity, language, and whether to tell your child they're neurodivergent.
Understanding PDA in Adults
Lived experience, the nervous system, and everyday life as a PDA adult.
Partnering with PDA
Navigating intimate relationships in collaboration with PDA.
Parenting in Isolation
For parents who are single, solo, or otherwise going it alone.
