Andrea Grant has contributed several articles to APM. A qualified teacher with 14 years of experience, as well as a writer, she is currently working at Curro Century City High School. She has three children of her own, two of whom are on the spectrum. She wants to highlight ASD’s “intricacies” while educating parents, individuals, and communities, empowering them with knowledge and hope. You can follow Andrea on her Instagram page, Parentingonthespectrum, or Facebook at Hexagons in a World of Circles.
Autism Behavioral Solutions
Sharing the insights of PDA can help others feel less alone. Neurodiversity is vast and beautiful. Yet, sometimes the terrain can be challenging to navigate. For children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and their caregivers, these challenges can feel amplified, especially when approaching and entering adolescence. It’s a journey often marked by intense shifts, a
One parent provides insight into building a relationship with a child with pathological demand avoidance. I have never been good at math. The moment I see numbers clustered together, I start itching like someone who has just undergone a few rounds with a mosquito. Seriously, who decided to mix the alphabet with numbers? Why does
