Energy Zappers versus our Well-Being

Have you ever considered the impact your expectations have on your well-being?

I’ve realised I put more pressure on myself than anyone else does, especially around work. As parents of children with different needs, we run around after everyone else, looking aft...

Why traditional parenting strategies don’t work for PDAers...

 If you and the PDAer in your life are struggling with challenging behaviours, there’s one thing that will almost certainly happen.  It might be a relative, a childcare professional or a friend but someone, somewhere, will suggest a pare...

Masking and The Fizzy Bottle!

School can often feel an unsafe place for a young person with PDA. And this is when you might see that behaviour which reminds you of Jekyll and Hyde!

I know from experiencing this with my own children, they seem to have less emotional control when they don’t feel saf...

Back to school… again!

This can be an emotional time not just for our young people, but for all the family,  for many different  reasons. This can be the challenge of too many demands in  school, a sensory overload or maybe they can’t access school.

According to The PDA Society, there are currentl...

Surviving the Summer holidays with your PDAer.

It’s the time of year when social media likes to remind us that “we only have 18 precious summers with our children”, and it seems as if everyone is out there having adventures and #MakingMemories. All those Instagram photos of smiling children splashi...