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What Radical Acceptance Actually Looks Like for Pathological Demand Avoidance Parents | Ep. 156
This is the first episode in a new behind-the-scenes series I am doing with Kendall, one of the coaches on the At Peace Parents team. Each month, we pull back the curtain on our own lives as parents who are practicing the same skills we tea
Raising Twin Pathologically Demand Avoidant Boys: Socialization, Therapeutic Equalizing, and the Long Game | Ep. 155
In this episode, I coach Pam, a mom raising fraternal twin 10-year-old boys, both PDA and autistic, who present and react quite differently from each other. We talk through the socialization questions: what gets in the way, what actually he
Entrepreneurship And The Strengths Nobody Talks About From A Pathologically Demand Avoidant Adult | Ep. 154
Chris Deutch is a Chicago-based angel investor, founder of Lofty Ventures, and a PDA adult who only recently found the language to make sense of his own childhood. In this conversation, he and Casey trace his path from a kid being carried i
Addiction And The Long Game With Mom Of A Teen With Pathological Demand Avoidance | Ep. 153
Ivy is a mom celebrating her almost 17-year-old son's GED . The years before this moment included school refusal, police contact, CPS involvement, inpatient treatment, and substance use. Things are calmer now, but the household is still wal
Practical Tips for Bathing, Hair, Nails, and Getting Dressed - Hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 3 | Ep. 152
This is part three of my hygiene and PDA series, and it is focused entirely on practical strategies. I cover bathing and showering, hair washing, hair brushing, nail clipping, hand washing, and getting dressed. I walk through four types of
Ep. 151 - Teeth Brushing, Dentists and Pathological Demand Avoidance
This is the second episode in our three-part series on hygiene and PDA. In this episode we deep dive on helping your PDA child or teen go to the dentist and brush their teeth. Specifically, we support parents (and therapists) to understand:
Ep. 150 - Hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 1
This is the first of three episodes about hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance. In this episode I focused on how to think about PDA and hygiene struggles, and understanding the root cause of struggles around: • Teeth brushing • Going t
Ep. 149 - Mom Can't Get To Her Bedroom Without Causing A Meltdown For 10-Year-Old PDAer
In this episode I coach a mom of a 10-year-old PDAer who is in burnout (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy). The child loves to cook and bake but has a meltdown if family members clean up after her while she’s in t
Ep. 148 - Tips for Parenting Your Pathologically Demand Avoidant Teen - Part 2
In this episode I talk with our coach Donna Georgen - parent of PDA 28- and 21-year-olds - about her top tips for parenting PDA teens. This is the second of two episodes in which Donna and I discussed this topic. In the first episode we cov
Ep. 147 - Tips for Parenting Your Pathologically Demand Avoidant Teen - Part 1
In this episode I talk with our coach Donna Georgen - parent of PDA 28- and 21-year-olds - about her top tips for parenting PDA teens. We cover five of her tips in this episode and will release another episode soon with five more. Here's th
Ep. 146 - 10 Misconceptions About Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alex Klein and I discuss ten common misconceptions about Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy. Here are five from Dr. Klein: • The parent of a PDAer is doing something wrong
Ep. 145 - Toilet Training and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 3
This episode is for parents who are interested in toilet training in a PDA-informed way. This the third episode in my three-part series on toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance. In this episode I cover toilet/potty training with your
Ep. 144 - Helping Your PDA Child or Teen Get to A Doctor's Appointment
In this episode, I spoke to a grandmother raising her 8-year-old PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) Autistic grandson who she had been homeschooling for a year-and-a-half after school trauma in first grade. W
Ep. 143 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 2
This is my second of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy). This episode is focused on what to do if your child has challenges with: 1 - Wiping 2 - Accidents 3 - Holding and c
Ep. 142 - Toileting and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 1
This is my first of three episodes about toileting and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy). This episode is focused on how to think about toileting over the long term with your PDA child or teen. Specifically
Ep. 141 - Getting Started Parenting Your PDAer
In this episode I spoke with a mom of a 4-year-old PDAer (Pathological Demand Avoidant) and a 10-month-old baby living in an apartment in Scotland. She had just learned about PDA one month ago and had already made huge and brave changes in
A Pathologically Demand Avoidant OT on Burnout, Recovery, and Supporting PDA Kids in Practice | Ep. 140
Sorcha Rice is an occupational therapist and the clinical manager of Neurodiversity Ireland, who I met at their 1st conference last year. She identifies as AuDHD and PDA and spoke with me about how she understands and experiences PDA, what
Ep. 139 - PDA Child Is Unable To Eat Or Drink Because Of Loose Tooth
In this episode I speak with a mom of a six-year-old PDAer who wouldn't eat or drink and was extremely dysregulated during a holiday because of a loose tooth. We discussed: 1 - how internal demands and losses of autonomy like losing a tooth
Ep. 138 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 2)
Here's part 2 of my episode on the 10 hardest lessons I learned in 2025. They include: 6 - Your PDA child can go into burnout even if you're fully accommodating them. 7 - Burnout can feel like you are making no progress, especially with an
Ep. 137 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 1)
Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2026 by sharing the 10 hardest lessons I learned parenting my PDAers (often the hard way) in 2025. The first five are in this episode: 1 - There are some things in life you can't outsource 2 - The key to sani
Ep. 136 - Teaching Frustration Tolerance to My PDA Child?
In this episode I talk with a mom about her 7-year-old daughter - with PDA, ADHD and anxiety - about when she might help her build her frustration tolerance, and when she likely cannot. We also dive in on a specific challenge she was facing
Ep. 135 - PDA Teen Can't Stop Wrestling Dad
In this episode I speak with a mom of a PDA 14-year-old who regulates himself by wrestling his father after school each day, which causes Mom lots of anxiety. Together we use my cost-benefit decision making tool to weigh her options and she
Ep. 134 - De-Escalating Your PDA Teen in Public
In this episode I speak with a mother of a PDA teen about: • Setting boundaries when other kids are involved • Making decisions in public when you are being judged • Helping young siblings understand the PDA threat response. The episode is
Ep. 133 - PDA and ASD Evaluations for You and Your Child
In this episode I spoke with clinical psychologist Alex Klein about • considerations when thinking about getting an evaluation for Autism or PDA as an adult • my own neurodivergence • doing therapy as a neurodivergent adult • getting an eva
Ep. 132 - When PDA Child Won't Let Me Take a Pause
In this episode I speak with a mom about a time her daughter melted down and then wouldn't allow Mom to step away and take the pause she needed to regulate herself to be able to support her daughter. These situations are so tough - and some
Ep. 131 - PDA Daughter Pinches and Scratches Me While Falling Asleep
In this episode I speak with a mom about her PDA daughter, who pinches and scratches Mom as she is falling asleep. It's a recording of Parenting PDA Your Way, the show I host live on our YouTube and Facebook most Fridays at 1pm ET. I hope i
Neighbors Repeatedly Visited By Son With Pathological Demand Avoidance | Ep. 130
In this episode, I coach a mom of a nine-year-old PDA son who fixates on visiting the neighbors' houses the moment they get home from anywhere, and cannot move on when their kids are unavailable. We work through why this is happening throug
Seeking Novelty and Dopamine: Parenting a Teen with Pathological Demand Avoidance Who Wants to Buy Everything | Ep. 129
I coach a mom of a 13-year-old pathologically demand avoidant daughter in Maine whose daily communication is dominated by requests to buy things: skincare, clothes, ski gear, Amazon organizers. The mom understands PDA and has done a lot of
Ep. 128 - Recognizing My Second Son is PDA
In this episode I talk through how I've come to realize my second son is also PDA - with a more internalized expression than my first - and how the process has been both similar and different from the first time. I hope it's helpful for you
Ep. 127 - How to Manage PDA Child Equalizing on the Walk to School
In today's episode I speak with Megan, the mother of an 8-year-old PDAer who equalizes against her sibling on the walk to school. Megan comes up with something to try for a couple weeks to see if it's helpful. I hope the conversation is hel
