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162. PDA: Pathological Demand Avoidance in Children with Casey Ehrlich
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Ever heard of PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance? It's a nervous system disability that falls on the autism spectrum. It's often confused with ODD.
In this episode, Casey and I talk about: * What PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is
* PDA awareness & caregiver strategies
* Traumatic birth and PDA
* Symptoms & Sign of PDA
* How a diagnosis of PDA happens
* The fact that PDA isn’t new, our awareness is deepening
* The anxiety driven need for control
* Trauma healing and nervous system regulation
* And SO MUCH MORE!
Casey’s Bio: Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D. is a social scientist, parent coach and educator, and the CEO and founder of At Peace Parents, LLC. Casey brings 15 years of work experience and expertise in social science methodology to help parents and therapists understand how to connect with and accommodate PDA Autistic children. She is currently working on empirical research with the University of Michigan Medical School on Pathological Demand Avoidance in children and teens. She helps parents radically accept the constraints of raising a child with a nervous system disability so they can find peace on their parenting journey.
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