Show overview
PDA Parents has published 9 episodes during 2021. That works out to roughly 6 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 34 min and 45 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.6 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Caitie and Casey.
From the publisher
We share our experiences parenting young children with the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism.
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 8Episode 8 - PDA and School
Caitie and Casey talk about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in the context of school, the type of accommodations that are necessary for a PDA child to succeed, and what their children’s school journeys have been like for them and for the whole family.
S1 Ep 7Episode 7 - Discussing PDA with Friends, Family, and Our Children
Caitie and Casey talk about the language they use to discuss PDA in different contexts, for example, with friends, neighbors, professionals, and within their homes. At the end of the episode, Caitie and Casey also touch on how they have approached discussing PDA and brain-wiring differences with their PDA children in an age-appropriate way.
S1 Ep 6Episode 6 - Creative Accommodations for the PDA Child
Caitie and Casey talk about creative accommodations we use inside of our homes to support our PDA children in meeting their basic needs – like eating, bathing, and teeth-brushing – as well as accessing activities such as art, drawing, competitive and pretend play. We end by discussing indirect and declarative language as an accommodation.
S1 Ep 5Episode 5 - PDA Outside of the Home
Caitie and Casey discuss working through a PDA lens outside of the home, including topics such as masking, social engagements, accessing medical care, and flexible therapy arrangements that work well for the PDA child.
S1 Ep 4Episode 4 - Lowering Demands in the Home
Caitie and Casey talk about lowering demands in the home in order to accommodate the PDA child, as well as the impact of that strategy on all members of the family, including parents and siblings.
S1 Ep 3Episode 3 - Learning Your Child has PDA
Caitie and Casey talk about how they came to realize their children have PDA, and what that experience was like as a mother.
S1 Ep 2Episode 2 - Second Children and the Complex Nature of PDA
Caitie and Casey talk about what Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) looked like in their homes after the birth of their second children. They also discuss the complex and sometimes confusing nature of PDA.
S1 Ep 1Episode 1- What PDA Looks Like in Our Homes
Caitie and Casey talk about their experiences caring for their first borns - as infants, babies, and toddlers - with the Pathological Demand Avoidance profile of Autism. They discuss the difficulties they faced, the signs of PDA they noticed or missed, and their perspective on those challenging first years as a family.
Prologue
Caitie and Casey talk about how they met and why they're doing this podcast.