Articles #PDA parenting

From "I'm an alien" to a solo mall run! Follow the hilarious and heart-warming journey of my PDA teen's first independent outing. A survival story about sensory hangovers, tipping mishaps, and the long road to neurodivergent independence.

Spontaneous mutations, "naughty" ancestors, and why my child is currently shouting "Epstein" everywhere they go. In this article, I dive into the science of neurodiversity with my usual "foot-in-mouth" charm. I am dismantling the myth that you need a "clean" family tree to avoid a diagnosis and exploring how a mix of ADHD, narcissism, and a touch of OCD has helped me to create the beautiful, although sometimes chaotic, ecosystem that I call "home".

The Systemic Failure of School: A PDA Mother’s Story From being "prosecuted" for locker-exploring at age four to navigating the wreckage of an inflexible education system, this article explores the reality of raising a child with Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) in South Africa. Combining twenty years of educational expertise with the lived experience of a mother, this piece deconstructs why traditional classrooms trigger a survival "fight-or-flight" response in neurodivergent brains. It is a call for a shift from a culture of compliance to one of autonomy, safety, and genuine inclusion.