Guiding Exceptional ParentsMay 1

Join us May 13th, on PDA Day, for a global community event by PDA North America!

This is a day dedicated to increasing understanding, fostering support, and sharing practical strategies for living with PDA. Speaker topics range from what pre-burnout looks like to "unlearning" authority.

I'll be speaking at 11:15 am on PDAers transitioning to adulthood!

Find your free ticket here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pda-day-community-event

#PathologicalDemandAvoidance
#PervasiveDriveforAutonomy
#Neurodiversity
#PDA

PDA Day Fundraising Community Event - We See You!

Join us on PDA Day for a global community event by PDA North America! This event offers a day full of live sessions/discussions with various community members. This will be recorded and sent to all who register. Whether you're a PDAer, parent, caregiver, educator, or professional, you'll have the opportunity to engage directly with knowledgeable speakers on a variety of essential topics relating to PDA.We will feature the following LIVE discussions: (All times in US Central Time):10:00-11:00 am - Global PDA discussion with PDANA, PDA Society (UK), Karen Hall (South Africa), Mette Munch (Denmark),CEO of the Dutch PDA charity Het PDA Huis (The PDA House), Tanya Daniels (Belgium), Anna (Hungary)11:00-11:15 am - Break 11:15-12:00 pm - PDAers transitioning to adulthood, with Sarah Wayland, PhD12:00-12:30 pm - Lunch Break12:30-1:30 pm - Unlearning Authority: Dads Navigating PDA with PJ Starling + other PDA Dads (Jay, Jake & Alan)1:30-2:15 pm - Anticipating vulnerabilities, assessing risk, and creating safety for PDAers with Helen Lowery, parent to PDA2:15-2:30 pm - Break2:30-3:15 pm - What Pre-Burnout Looks Like with Amanda Diekman3:15-4:00 pm - Parenting (or co-parenting) & Partnership with PDA, with Lindsay Flanagan4:00-4:45 pm - PDA Communication with Chris Wenger, Speech Dude4:45-5:00 pm - Closing - Rachael Stern, PDA North America Board PresidentDon’t miss this opportunity to be part of a day dedicated to increasing understanding, fostering support, and sharing practical strategies for living with PDA. Join the "We See You" campaign by making a donation to amplify and support the PDA Community. We look forward to being with you in community!

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Guiding Exceptional ParentsApr 21

Join us May 13th, on PDA Day, for a global community event by PDA North America!

This is a great event if you're a PDAer, parent, caregiver, educator, or professional. You'll have the opportunity to engage directly with speakers on a variety of essential topics relating to PDA.

I'll be speaking at 11:15 am on PDAers transitioning to adulthood!

Learn more here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pda-day-community-event

#PathologicalDemandAvoidance
#PervasiveDriveforAutonomy
#Neurodiversity
#Autism

Show threadAlex GriffinJan 22
#pda #neurodiversity #pathologicaldemandavoidance #demandavoidance #autism #adhd #audhd
Show threadWillOct 18, 2025

@kitten_tech what you're describing sounds so much like the difficult amorphic internal obstacles I'm wrestling with every day. I really appreciate how you're doing internal investigation- to discern challges and work around them. All we can do is keep trying different strategies, right?

I don't know your details- for me, I'm pretty sure my chronic illnesses are part of it. But I'm pretty sure it's mostly my PDA Autism (and burnout). Maybe it's relevant 4u too? #PathologicalDemandAvoidance

Glacies delenda estOct 1, 2025

Watching a security awareness training video at work about social engineering.

"Hackers know that by pretending to be an authority figure, you are more likely to comply without asking questions."

Hackers have clearly never met me.

#Cybersecurity #PathologicalDemandAvoidance #PDA #ACAB

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Sep 14, 2025

The Role of #Perfectionism in #PathologicalDemandAvoidance

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perfectionism/202509/the-role-of-perfectionism-in-pathological-demand-avoidance

The Role of Perfectionism in Pathological Demand Avoidance

Pathological demand avoidance, a strategy often used by perfectionists to manage inner turmoil, may be based on extreme self-doubt and self-loathing.

Psychology Today
David 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️NB they/themApr 22, 2025
I just learned about pathological demand avoidance and I think I found my flavor of autism. Just reading about it so many things clicked into perspective for me. I don’t know what that means for me yet but my world feels a bit lighter tonight and maybe for the first time there’s hope that someday I won’t feel like an imposter for simply existing.
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance #Autism
ThreeOfUsDec 4, 2024
This is exactly like #pda stepson Zs behaviour during a meltdown: a complete inability to do what she’s told; physical and verbal abuse to resist; trying to push all of the buttons to make the officers lose their sh!t. I relate so hard to the officers’ predicament. When Z has a meltdown like this it’s so hard. Do you think this is a pda meltdown or just the behaviour of a ‘spoiled brat that’s never been told no’?
#pathologicaldemandavoidance #asd #autism
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFF9cHOO0BA
Spoiled Brat Commits 4 Felonies After Denied Entry Into Club

YouTube
ThreeOfUsNov 21, 2024
My morning with a pathological demand avoidant stepson
https://threeofus.substack.com/p/my-morning
#family #parenting #autism #pathologicaldemandavoidance #persistentdriveforautonomy #neurodiversity #abuse #depression #anxiety #children #mentalhealth
My morning

... with a pathological demand avoidant stepson

ThreeOfUs’s Substack
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Nov 15, 2024

#Pathological #Demand #Avoidance (PDA) Misconceptions

#Pathologicaldemandavoidance (#PDA) is most often seen in people with #autism, but certain traits also have been seen with people with #ADHD and other sensory processing #disorders. In this video I will talk about what PDA is, why it's often searched with ADHD and autism, strategies that can help those with pathological #demandavoidance, and what it's like living with PDA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xHvNw70FCc

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Misconceptions

YouTube