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PDA resources

Resources designed for understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance through a neurodiversity-affirming lens. These visual supports help explain demand avoidance as an anxiety-driven response to expectations, providing low-demand strategies for families, educators and professionals to reduce anxiety and build collaborative approaches to support.

A Family Sensory Toolkit Bag

A family sensory toolkit poster: a bag holding gum, sunglasses, headphones and a fidget, asking what you would pack for…

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An Introduction to Sensory Processing Difficulties

An introduction to sensory processing differences, from a PDA Space webinar.

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Being Your Authentic Autistic Self Top 10 Tips

A free download of top tips for being your authentic Autistic self, inspired by Chris Bonnello's PDA Space webinar.

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Building A Family Sensory Toolkit

How to build a family sensory toolkit.

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Capacity Cup

The capacity cup: how communication, sensory and social demands add up.

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Embodiment: Supporting family wellbeing during transitions

Supporting family wellbeing during transitions, a free e-book from The PDA Space.

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Explore your family’s sensory profiles

A sensory wheel for exploring your family's profiles across eight senses, inspired by Tigger Pritchard's PDA Space webinar.

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Let your calm meet their storm co-regulation is important

Let your calm meet their storm: co-regulation is important.

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Low Arousal Parent Version

A low-arousal approach for parents: regulate yourself first, ask what really matters, and put your child's emotional needs first.

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Low Demand Parenting Ideas

An infographic of low demand parenting ideas, from listening to your child to easing the pressure of 'shoulds'.

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Parent and Carer Ideas: Neurodivergent-Friendly Celebrations

Parent and carer ideas for neurodivergent-friendly celebrations: be flexible, plan ahead and have a back-up plan.

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Reasonable Adjustments in School

Reasonable adjustments in school, from a PDA Space webinar.

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Supporting Our Children’s Executive Functioning Skills

Supporting children’s executive functioning in lower-demand ways.

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The Limbic System Explained

The limbic system explained simply, with a dinosaur, monkey and owl.

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Understanding OCD and Tourettes

An e-book on the co-occurrence of Tourettes and OCD and ways to support, from a PDA Space webinar.

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What Does It Mean to Be Neurodiversity Affirming?

What it really means to be neurodiversity affirming, from a PDA Space webinar.

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