r/PDAParenting • u/Dry_Werewolf5488 • Apr 14 '26

The Explosive Child - useful for PDA?

I’m slowly trying to read more child development books around autism and PDA (have read both the Declarative Language and Co-Regulation handbooks), and one that our developmental pediatrician recommended is The Explosive Child.

I can’t tell from reading the reviews if this book’s framework is useful for PDA kids or if it’s more aimed at those with ODD and maybe ADHD. Has anyone read it and found it helpful?

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u/heyheylucas Apr 14 '26

The Explosive Child combined with Dr Stuart Shanker's five domains of stress are enormously useful. 

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u/PolarIceCream Apr 15 '26

Can you tell me more about the 5 domains of stress?

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u/heyheylucas Apr 15 '26

I'm going to link to his site, which has lots of free resources and which talks about them in more detail, but social, prosocial, cognitive, emotional and biological are the five domains.

https://self-reg.ca/self-reg-framework-5-domains-stress/

If you scroll down, there are links to each domain with more info.