The Journeys With PDA coffee chat podcast will be discussing and sharing all things Pathological Demand Avoidance autism profile and neurodiversity. Join Heather and Kerissa as we share our journey parenting our autistic PDA children. We will also share our experience in discovering our own neurodivergence! We will be discussing the authentic and honest reality that comes with supporting unique brains. There will be lots of laughs and even some tears.You will find connection, community and c ...
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A podcast featuring pda reading their writing from their website. Included are short stories, poetry, serials, and a little bit about each after the reading. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pdawriting/support
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Raising awareness and acceptance about Pathological Demand Avoidance, or PDA as well as other forms of neurodivergence.
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Podcast exploring a lesser-known profile of autism: Pathological Demand Avoidance, and all things neurodivergent.
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We share our experiences parenting young children with the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism.
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PDAWF is the podcast created to bring you the truth about life, politics, entertainment, and yourself. We cover all genres and will give you the most current information you need to get your life together. Remember, you can argue over opinions...but Please Dont Argue With Facts!! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pdawf-podcast/support
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PDAWF is the podcast created to bring you the truth about life, politics, entertainment, and yourself. We cover all genres and will give you the most current information you need to get your life together. Remember, you can argue over opinions...but Please Don't Argue With Facts!! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/what-do-we-know/support
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Di podcast ini saya akan sharing seputar marketing dan juga bisnis , kadang sharing hal pribadi yang bermanfaat juga siapa tau menginspirasi atau memotivasi
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Podcast ini milik Abung Supama Wijaya. Tujuan dari podcast ini adalah sebagai media edukasi, informasi, dan hiburan. Diupdate secara berkala.
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Thanks for tuning into the PDA podcast with your host Vinny and Phillip Redeemed! PDA is our public display of affection towards Christ! We wanna take you on a love journey into encounter intimacy and long lasting relationship with God the father, son and Holy Spirit! Sharing our personal encounters with God, so we can collectively as his bride learn more about the heart, love and character of our Husband Jesus. Every episode will share testimonies, and stories about our day to day life walk ...
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Vinnie Stars about the adult experience of PDA. Vinnie is a white queer Autistic / ADHD PDA, vision & hearing impaired survivor, speaker, coach and consultant who channels positive Autistic / Neurodivergent Identity by creating Liberatory Processing Spaces through their business…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat about an interesting phenomenon known as The Double Empathy Problem. The Double Empathy Problem suggests that when people with very different experiences interact, they will struggle to empathize with each other. This creates misunderstandings between Neurodivergents and Neurotypicals …
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Special Guest: Clare Truman - PDA & Education
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Clare Truman. Clare Truman is an education consultant, author, PhD student, and big sister to an autistic young man. She specializes in supporting PDA children and young people to access education. She is the author of ‘The Teacher’s Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance: Essen…
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Special Guest: Donna Henderson- Is This Autism?
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Dr. Donna Henderson about digging deeper into the characteristics of autism that may be missed by traditional assessments. Dr. Donna Henderson has been a clinical neuropsychologist for over 30 years. She is passionate about identifying and supporting autistic individuals, partic…
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Special Guest: Robyn Gobbel- Big, Baffling Behaviors
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Robin Goebel, a former therapist and play therapist, about supporting children with big baffling behaviors and vulnerable nervous systems. Robin discusses her shift from focusing solely on trauma to a broader understanding of neurodivergent minds and the impact of the autonomic …
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Special Guest Sunita Theiss: PDA Flow & Downshifting
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with special guest Sunita Theiss. Sunita shares her journey as a mother of neurodivergent children and her own neurodivergent identity. She discusses the process of realizing her family's neurodivergence and the freedom it brought. Sunita also talks about the challenges and joys of rai…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa discuss the concept of autistic inertia and its impact on PDA individuals and autistic people. Autistic inertia refers to the tendency to remain at rest or keep moving in a constant direction, and it plays a significant role in transitions and task-switching. The discussion explores the fru…
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Special Guest: Lisa Baskin Wright; Neurodiversity Affirming IEPs
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Lisa Baskin Wright (IEP Coach) about Neurodiversity Affirming IEPs. Lisa discusses her journey and experiences in supporting families with PDA learners. She emphasizes the importance of curiosity and humanizing the child in the IEP process. Lisa also highlights the challenges fa…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back! In this episode, Heather & Kerissa kick off season 2 of the podcast discussing the topic of autistic burnout. They define autistic burnout as a syndrome resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and abilities without adequate support. They explore the common characteristics of autistic b…
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Season 1 Episode 14- Season Wrap Up!
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa reminisce and chat about each episode from Season 1. We had such a fantastic first season! We learned so much from our amazing guests! We are so excited about Season 2 coming February '24!! Season 1 Episode 1: Who We Are Episode 2: PDA: What it is & Why we care Episode 3: PDA vs. autistic…
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Special Guest: Tricia Wagner, LCPC- Understanding Suicide and Suicidal Ideation
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Tricia Wagner, LCPC and director of Outpatient Services at Shodair Children's Hospital. We have an open conversation about understanding suicidal thoughts vs. suicidal ideation. Ways to support a child experiencing suicidal ideation. We talk about how to have a conversation with…
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Special Guest: Dr. Jena Foreman, Clinical Pharmacist PART 2
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with Jena Foreman, Clinical Pharmacist. This is part 2 of the conversation with Jena. They all continue their conversation about prescription medications. We talk about all things medications. We ask the questions you are too afraid to ask. We get the answers parents need for making to…
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Special Guest: Suzanne Gunn- The Weight of Parental Shame
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with their friend and sleep specialist Suzanne Gunn. Suzanne is the mother of 2 neurodivergent children, both PDAers. She is also a Neurodivergent Sleep Specialist. You can learn more about her at The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda) We will …
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Special Guest: Dr. Jena Foreman, Clinical Pharmacist
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Heather and Kerissa chat with Dr. Jena Foreman all about medications. We ask all the questions you are afraid to ask. We talk about how medications are metabolized, dosed and med classifications. This information is for informational and educational purpose. We are in no way prescribing or even recommending m…
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This is an ongoing project as part of a book I'm working on with SallyCat's PDA to help explain PDA behaviors in part through the lens of trauma. We believe that the current understanding of Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn didn't encapsolate the range of behavior for PDA individuals, and that the realization will speak to how all humans react when …
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Special Guest: Suzanne Gunn, The Motherload Sleep ND- Sleep & PDA part 2
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Send us a Text Message. This episode is Part 2 of Sleep & PDA . Heather & Kerissa chat again with Suzanne Gunn from The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda) Suzanne is is a Certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist. She is neurodivergent and parent of a PDAer. Sleep can be a challenge for neurodivergent brai…
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Special Guest: Suzanne Gunn, Sleep Specialist- PDA & Neurodivergent Sleep
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Heather & Kerissa chat with Suzanne Gunn from The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda) Suzanne is is a Certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist. She is neurodivergent and parent of a PDAer. We chat all about SLEEP! Suzanne share the science behind sleeping and the the…
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After reading an article about the large numbers of women seeking assessment and diagnosis for neurodivergent conditions, I wanted to dive into this a bit more than in previous episodes.
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Special Guest: Michelle Graves- All Things PDA & Autistic Burnout
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Heather & Kerissa have special guest Michelle Graves from Homebody Michelle. You can connect with Michelle on Instagram at: @homebodymichelleg (https://www.instagram.com/homebodymichelleg/?hl=en) Michelle is PDA and mother of 4 PDA children. She shares of her experience of supporting her family to a more peac…
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Shingin my dang on dangBy Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Today, I sat down with my own little PDAer, talked to him about some of the things he goes through, and what he wishes others knew about neurodivergent people.
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Gods light is insane, light us up Lord, light us up.By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Special Guest: Laura Kerby- Special Interests
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Heather & Kerissa are joined by Laura Kerby from PAST (Positive Assessments Support & Training) https://p-ast.co.uk/ Laura's new book is The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance. *Trigger Warning: In this episode we are talking about special interests which include subjects that may not be s…
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Gods doing a new thing in you.By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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In this "happy to be back" episode, I wanted to provide a list of places to look for more information whether you're simply looking to learn more about PDA in general, a parent of a PDAer looking for support or resources, or a PDAer yourself looking for community. Below is a list of the resources mentioned in today's episode. https://www.pdasociety…
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We had such an awesome time hanging out with our friend Danny!By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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No- We Aren't All A Little Autistic
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Heather & Kerissa discuss the diagnostic criteria of autism. We dig deep into the autistic experience. Explain and give real life examples of autistic characteristics. We use our lived experience plus diagnostic criteria to explain that a person cannot be "a little autistic" and that everyone is not "a little…
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Our friend Keenan popped up! Praise God!By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Casting vision.By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Special Guest Amanda Diekman: Low-Demand Parenting -Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
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Send us a Text Message. Heather & Kerissa chat with special guest Amanda Diekman author of the soon to be released book "Low-Demand Parenting". Amanda shares about her family's journey through Pathological Demand Avoidance, autistic burnout, crisis and the path they took to find peace and healing. Amanda is a coach and has many helpful courses and …
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Our friend Dustin Montgomery joins to share this insane Jesus adventure that you don't wanna miss.By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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On this episode we explain this wild word of Wabash of the LordBy Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Vs. Autistic Avoidance- What's the Difference?
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Send us a Text Message. In a world full of demands, tasks, obligations and busy schedules, we all find ourselves avoiding something. As humans, we avoid and procrastinate. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa talk about the difference in the kind of avoidance that comes along with being autistic and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). The root cause…
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Transform us into your image JesusBy Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Smooching our Lord and Savior together.By Arise Kingdom Ministries
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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)- What it is & Why we care!
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather & Kerissa go into detail about what Pathological Demand Avoidance autism profile is. They discuss the characteristics and how PDA can present. Heather & Kerissa also share why PDA is such an important subject to them. Join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experi…
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In this episode I share personal anecdotes around how I've learned to deal with trauma and PDA's impact on my romantic life, specifically how limerence effects some of us.By Brook
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Send us a Text Message. Who We Are- An Introduction Welcome to our first episode of Journeys With PDA Coffee Chat Podcast. In this episode, you will get to meet Heather Jessup and Kerissa Lyman. They share about themselves, talk about their own neurodivergence and what brought them on to the journey of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism pro…
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In this episode I try to tease apart different styles of demand avoidance. How do we tell the difference between ADHD, PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) or autistic demand avoidance? How does trauma or autism with EDA (extreme demand avoidance) fit into this conversation?By Brook
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Introductions, experiences, and answering "What is PDA?"
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In my first ever episode I take time introducing myself and my experiences that contribute to what I do here with NoPressurePDA. I also share how PDA has personally impacted my life, and the ups and downs of trying to live without knowing my diagnosis. Finally I take some time trying to answer the question "What is PDA?" by reading through the desc…
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Taking the yearly October break to prep for the next run of the pod! Catch you all back here in November!
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It's that time of year. As we all struggle with the uncertainty of this time, I thought I would share what our experience has been in another more relatable than informative episode.
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Today's episode is equal parts rant and information. I recently discovered some horrifying details about the state of psychiatric inpatient care.
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This episode deals with a topic that more so applies to my listeners in the United States. We are talking about the Marshall and Guardian programs being employed at schools across the country in light of continuing school shootings.
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Sports can be a great way for children to exercise and get peer interaction. However, for neurodivergent kiddos that can be problematic due to the potential for sensory issues and stressor overwhelm. So, I put together a list of different activities that can provide those positive aspects of sport with the accommodations needed for neurodivergent k…
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Talking with Elle about being a PDAer raising a PDAer
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Big thanks to our guest Elle for talking to us about her experience of being neurodivergent and raising a child that is also neurodivergent. We discussed balancing parental triggers with a child's triggers, what happens when those two don't mesh and how Elle manages caring for her own needs and those of her daughter. This episode gave a lot of grea…
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Episode 17: Poetry Time! Magnetic Thoughts and an untitled poem
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Two more poems for yall today and neither of them are on my website so it's a treat today.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pdawriting/support
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Summer vacation and the change in schedule can be problematic for kids on the spectrum. In this episode, I share what's happening in my house, and some things I am trying to help ease that struggle for my little guy, and I hope some of it helps you all as well. Lists of activities for Autistic kids Sensory activities for Autistic kids…
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Episode 16: Poetry Time! These Past Months collection: October and November
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I read the last two poems of These Past Months collection. October and November. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pdawriting/support
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We hear terms like stimming, obsessive interests, repetitive behaviors, etc. when talking about neurodivergence, but what do they look like? I wanted to provide some examples for those seeking assessment and/or diagnosis so that you have some talking points at the appointment.
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