At Peace Parents Podcast

Casey and Dr. Klein discuss PDA in their first podcast (of many to follow) and he shares some of the insights of PDA he's gained as a clinical psychologist. Disclaimer: Dr. Klein does not provide any clinical, medical, or therapeutic support as part of this podcast. To work with him as a clinician, you can find him here: https://www.dralexklein.com/ (Casey doesn't either). You can submit questions...

Casey discusses the five most common ways she's found parents of PDA children and teens get stuck in bringing their family to stability. To learn more about and figure out if your child or teen is PDA, you can take my FREE Clarity Masterclass . You can also connect with me on: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube And information on my Courses, Programs, and Coaching is at  At Peace Parents . Tha...

Casey discusses the ways parents of PDA children shoot themselves with the "second arrow" - often guilt - and ways to transcend it. To learn more about and figure out if your child or teen is PDA, you can take my FREE Clarity Masterclass . You can also connect with me on: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube And information on my Courses, Programs, and Coaching is at  At Peace Parents . Thanks f...

In this episode Casey discusses having a service dog to help her PDA son, and some of the ups and downs she's been through. To learn more about and figure out if your child or teen is PDA, you can take my FREE Clarity Masterclass . You can also connect with me on: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube And information on my Courses, Programs, and Coaching is at  At Peace Parents . Thanks for liste...

Casey discusses her identity, her role as a researcher rather than an advocate, and how this informs her objective approach - and openness -to helping each unique family find what works for them and the PDA child or teen without an attachment to path they choose. To learn more about and figure out if your child or teen is PDA, you can take my FREE Clarity Masterclass . You can also connect with me...

Casey talks about the theory of change she uses in her work, and the common fear parents have that if they accommodate their PDA children and teens they will not be able to succeed as adults. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Cas...

In this episode Casey discusses the challenges and strategies of parenting a PDA child or teen through the holiday season. (This episode was pulled from a recent Instagram Live video.) To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

Casey discusses the variability among PDA children and teens. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

PDA children and teens have empathy, and in this episode we talk about why and how to help their nervous systems so they can access it. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

In this episode we discuss the unique experience of parenting a PDA child for parents who are also pathologically demand avoidant and offer some simple tools and insights that may be helpful. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo...

In this episode, we discuss why the Halloween - and the holidays - are so tough on PDA children and teens, as well as their parents, and I offer some tips to help you get through the beginning of what we call "The Gauntlet" in my family (the period between Halloween and my son's bday in January). Remember - it's not you! It's totally normal to dread these times of the year because of societal dema...

In this episode Casey talks about the fawn and freeze responses to nervous system activation. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

Casey discusses why behavioral approaches don't work for PDA children and teens. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

Casey talks about therapy for PDA children. To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For Courses, Programs, Coaching and Consulting, find me at  At Peace Parents, LLC Thanks for listening! You are an amazing parent. xoxo, Casey

This episode explores what I call "The Theory of Change" of parenting a Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA) child or teen through an accommodation approach over the long term (years!). We talk about the logic behind lowering demands and making choices that feel counterintuitive as a parent to support your child back into their "thinking brain." We also discuss radical acceptance and what that mea...

This episode discusses what it *actually* looks like to radically accept your PDA child or teen. For many parents this is where the rubber hits the road and it is less about a nebulous or theoretical "acceptance" of a neurodivergent child, and more about the points at which we have to accept that raising a child with a nervous system disability requires tradeoffs to our lifestyle, letting go of ce...

In this episode, we discuss the difference between trauma and Pathological Demand Avoidance, as well as the overlaps in terms of your child's or teen's behavior. We talk about how you can heal trauma, however you cannot heal a neurotype, but rather accommodate it through trauma-informed parenting and practices. Sometimes, as parents, we don't know where the line is between trauma and neurotype, so...

This episode is designed to do three things: Give you clarity on how to figure out the root cause of your child's controlling and avoidant behavior - Is it Anxiety, OCD and/or Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)? Help you notice subtle differences in controlling and avoidant behavior to determine if there is more than one thing going on. Encourage you to startobserving and tracking your chlid or t...

"Is my child Autistic with Demand Avoidance OR is my child PDA?" This is a question I get often from parents, so this is a free training to help you discern the answer that question for yourself. We will cover: Figuring out which "lens" is most helpful to support your unique child and the root cause of the behaviors you observe. Understanding that it is not an "either/or" or binary situation where...

In this episode, I answer this very commonly asked question: What is the difference between PDA and trauma? As part of my answer, I discuss five things: 1. Why there is so much confusion between PDA and trauma. 2. Why there are different root causes behind similar nervous system activation. 3. Where there are points of overlap between PDA and trauma. 4. Different approaches to supporting them.   5...

This episode is an excerpt from the "Progress with PDA" workshop and is a way of looking at progress, even when you feel your most stuck as a parent. This perspective is the "yin" side to the "yang" of tracking data and indicators of progress that you observe of your PDA child or teen as they move out of burnout and towards more well-being.  I hope the episode serves...

In this episode, I answer the question: "What do I do when my PDA child or teen really wants to do something - see friends, play a sport, engage in an activity - but there is a big fallout afterwards?" To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For more resources for parents, including #actuallyautistic pages to check out and a list of PDA-affirming practitioners...

In this episode, Casey shares the logic behind why sticker charts, laminated schedules, strict routines, and many of the supports used with children who have social communication differences and executive functioning differences actually backfire with PDA kids and young adults.  To connect with me, find me here: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube For more resources for parents, including #actuallya...

In this episode, Casey shares her story from the perspective of a parent as she experienced the time leading up to her son's burnout (3.5 years old), her son's burnout (5.5 years old), and the current moment (8.5 years old).    She ends with a spiritual insight from Buddhism about not shooting oneself with the "second arrow" when things are hard. To connect with me, find me her...

In this episode, I share an excerpt from the Paradigm Shift Program session that focused on Marriage, Co-Parenting, and Communication dynamics while raising a Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA) child or teen. I share my personal story, how raising a PDA child has impacted my marriage and share one fundamental insight about being the "lead" parent vs. the parent who is doing less of the caregivin...