Pathological demand avoidance (explained by ducks) | Diploma Duck

PDA, ('pathological demand avoidance', or as I prefer to call it, 'persistent drive for autonomy') is not just task refusal. 💜 It can also show up as avoidance of 'perceived' demands, which can be as simple as someone wanting you to read a book or watch a movie they liked.❤️ It happens this way for me frequently, as you see here, when my dad wanted me to read a book he really enjoyed, my brain perceived it as a demand and automatically shut down. 🤷🏻 My Mom noticed what was happening, and was

How can I support my PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) child or teen to stay regulated? 🧐 Experiment with the 4 S’s: 👉Screens 👉Safe Nervous System (yours) 👉Special Interest 👉Sensory intense experience, dopamine or novelty This is the framework I use to think through unsctructured time with my PDA son and has helped 100s of parents think through everything from long weekends with their PDA child to beginning #unschooling after school refusal. I hope it serves you ❤️ . . . #pathologicaldema

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