PDA Signposting
A Growing List
In order to better understand and support PDAers, it takes many people sharing their ideas and experiences. Please find a signposting list below which will grow over time. Happy Learning!
PDA stands for Persistent or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy or Pathological Demand Avoidance.
I’m just getting started and wondering who else to add? There are so many awesome people out there and sometimes I might accidentally miss someone or an organisation off. Who else would you add?
Please note
Signposting is in no particular order
Please do your own investigation and use your own judgement about a person or organisation. I am not responsible for information shared on the below linked pages.
Kristy Forbes – Autism & ND Support
Laura Hellfeld, ND Nurse Consulting
Tigger Pritchard: Neuroaffirming Advocate, Consultant and Trainer
Square Peg; Round Souls – PDA unframed
Oxford Neurodiversity Education
Raising PDA Kids- Kate Kleinau, OT
PAST – Positive Assessments Support and Training
The Prism Cat: Reflections on Neurodiversity
SmallTalk Speech & Language Therapy, Libby Hill
Jodie Clarke, Children’s Well-being Practitioner & Autism Specialist
PDA North America – Pathological Demand Avoidance
PDA in the Panhandle – Autistic & Shameless
Dr. Joanne – Neurodivergent Educational Psychologist
Asher Jenner
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Laura Hellfeld
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Rabbi Shoshana, At Peace Parents, Low Demand Amanda.
I'm about to start to tell my story of when PDA and Emetophobia collide - it's my first time on substack so a little terrifying! https://mylittleblackbird.substack.com/p/when-pda-and-emetophobia-collide?r=4dfkeb