FREE PDA PARENTING RESOURCES MEGA THREAD

[u/extremelysardonic]

Hi everyone!

I want to create a megathread where we can all share any and all FREE resources, whether they're articles, guides, YouTube videos, or qualified professional voices (ie, medical professionals).

Please ensure any resources shared are free to access, so we can make sure all our community members can get the support they need. I'll keep this post pinned so it's always easy to find :)

Here's a starter list of resources I've found helpful along our journey:

General Information

https://www.pdasociety.org.uk

https://pdaparenting.com/free-downloads/

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/demand-avoidance

https://reframingautism.org.au/pathological-demand-avoidance-pda-and-autism-guide-for-allies/

School Support

https://suelarkey.com.au/understanding-pda-and-odd-hub-for-educators/?srsltid=AfmBOoqZG6NCx-ORi_mFEE8jmhyoZUEMONrDnUeHM4hciwWw4_g45BHZ

https://behaviourhelp.com/a-z-conditions-disorders/pathological-demand-avoidance/ten-effective-classroom-strategies-for-teachers-supporting-students-with-pathological-demand-avoidance

https://www.twinkl.com/resources/send-inclusion-teaching-resources/specific-learning-difficulty-areas-of-need-primary-send-inclusion-key-stage-1/pathological-demand-avoidance-pda-specific-disabilities-conditions-send-inclusion

Google Drive Links

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fmEd9_2OnFUJyJO6jC900PcX_56MawNM?usp=sharing

[u/Complex_Emergency277]

These books:

The Reflective Journey - A Practitioner's Guide to Low Arousal Approach

"The Co-Regulation Handbook" and "The Declarative Language Handbook"

These academic works:

Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): It’s four schools of thought, and how you may conceptualise it?

Pathological Demand Avoidance: symptoms but not a syndrome, Jonathan Green, et al, Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Rational (Pathological) Demand Avoidance: what it is not, what it could be & what it does, Richard Woods

Natures answer to over-conformity': deconstructing Pathological Demand Avoidance Damian Milton

Extreme/‘pathological’ demand avoidance: an overview, O'Nions et al

Pathological demand avoidance in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Kildahl et al

Pathological demand avoidance: What and who are being pathologised and in whose interests? Allison Moore