PDA North America - Pathological Demand Avoidance

PDA North America - Pathological Demand Avoidance Our mission is bold. We want to spread awareness of PDA to parents, individuals, educators and therapists throughout the US and Canada.
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Our mission is to provide advocacy, education, and resources to autistic PDA individuals, others who identify as PDA and their families along with the professionals who support them. We want families to have a place to turn for support and guidance. We want professionals to be able to receive training, consultation and information in order to effectively teach or treat PDAers. And we want PDAers t

o know that they are understood. In short, to build a strong and vibrant community for this underserved population.

💛 Now Live: PANS, PANDAS & Neurodivergence WebinarWe know how challenging and confusing it can be to navigate PANS or PA...
08/14/2026

💛 Now Live: PANS, PANDAS & Neurodivergence Webinar

We know how challenging and confusing it can be to navigate PANS or PANDAS alongside neurodivergence. This neuroaffirming webinar is here to help.

Join Helen Edgar () and Laura Hellfeld (.nd.nurse.consulting) as they explore what these experiences can look like in everyday life and share practical, compassionate tools to support children and young people at home and in school.

🎥 Comment PANSPDA for the direct link to watch it anytime on the PDA NA Learning Lab

You’re not alone—we see you, we hear you, and we want to support you. 💛

08/13/2026

Navigating sibling dynamics and accommodations within a PDA family can be so hard. Our own Ruth Hevelone talks about the fine line between accommodation and capitulation when it comes to sibling dynamics in PDA families in our new sibling training.

Get this and so much more in our 7+ hour training on navigating the rough waters of sibling dynamics within PDA families.

Comment "sibling dynamics" to get the link to learn more about the training!

⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO!The new school year is almost here. Are you feeling confident advocating for your PDA child?Join Dr. De...
08/13/2026

⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO!

The new school year is almost here. Are you feeling confident advocating for your PDA child?

Join Dr. Destiny Huff, neuroaffirming IEP advocate and PDA North America Board Member, for the second webinar in our 4-part Back-to-School...or NOT? series.

🎒 Public School Advocacy for Your PDA Child

📅 August 20
⏰ 7:00 PM Central
🎥 Live + Recording Included

Together, we'll explore:
✨ PDA-informed advocacy strategies
✨ Navigating IEPs and 504 Plans
✨ Building collaborative relationships with school teams
✨ Supporting your child's autonomy, regulation, and access to learning

Whether you're preparing for a new school year or already navigating public school, you'll leave with practical tools and greater confidence.

💬 Comment BACKTOSCHOOL below, and we'll automatically send you the registration link plus details about the entire Back-to-School...or NOT? series! 💜

💥 If you missed it—Part 2 of our PDA Communication Series with Keri Schouten is one you’ll want to catch.Adult PDAer & P...
08/11/2026

💥 If you missed it—Part 2 of our PDA Communication Series with Keri Schouten is one you’ll want to catch.

Adult PDAer & PDA Parenting Coach Keri Schouten unpacks the heart of co-regulatory conflict in PDA families—why these moments feel so intense, and how to move through them with connection instead of escalation.

In this on-demand session, you’ll learn:

✨How to reduce power struggles and dysregulation cycles
✨What co-regulation actually looks like with PDA profiles
✨Tools to support safety, trust, and collaboration
✨Deep insights from an adult PDAer who’s lived it

▶️ Ready to begin? ✨ Comment Part2PDAComm for the direct links to Part 1 & 2!

💡 Whether you’re parenting, caregiving, or supporting PDA individuals—this series helps make sense of the moments that often feel the hardest.

🚀 Navigating Adulthood with PDA: A Personal Story of GrowthKarla Pretorius 🧠💛 shares her journey growing up with PDA and...
08/07/2026

🚀 Navigating Adulthood with PDA: A Personal Story of Growth

Karla Pretorius 🧠💛 shares her journey growing up with PDA and how insight, advocacy, and support helped her thrive—on her own PDA-friendly terms.

✨ Curious? Inspired? NEW! Watch it now in the PDA Learning Lab

📌 Comment allgrownpda for access!

Reminder: All of our instincts about behavior are usually wrong. 💛
08/06/2026

Reminder: All of our instincts about behavior are usually wrong. 💛

⏰ Next Week!We're kicking off our Back-to-School...or NOT? series with a conversation every PDA family should hear.🎒 Ref...
08/05/2026

⏰ Next Week!

We're kicking off our Back-to-School...or NOT? series with a conversation every PDA family should hear.

🎒 Reframing Education for Your PDA Child
📅 August 13 | 7 PM Central
🎥 Live + Recorded

Join Zach Morris, M.Ed. and Diane Gould, LCSW as they explore what PDA students truly need to thrive in educational settings—and why success may require us to rethink traditional ideas about school, learning, and achievement.

Whether you're considering public school, private school, homeschooling, unschooling, or simply wondering what comes next, this webinar will help you view education through a PDA-informed lens.

Because sometimes the most important question isn't, "How do we make school work?"
It's, "What does my child need to thrive?" 💜

💬 Comment BACKTOSCHOOL below, and we'll automatically send you:
✨ The registration link for this webinar
✨ Information & Details about the full 4-part series

📚 Coming next week!Join PJ Starling () for PDA & Fatherhood — a supportive space before the school-year chaos begins.🗓 ...
08/04/2026

📚 Coming next week!
Join PJ Starling () for PDA & Fatherhood — a supportive space before the school-year chaos begins.
🗓 Aug 11 @ 7 PM CST
🎟️ https://buff.ly/dttL5yK

🎓 The Final Webinar in Our Back-to-School...or NOT? SeriesAs our 4-part Educating PDAers series comes to a close, we're ...
08/03/2026

🎓 The Final Webinar in Our Back-to-School...or NOT? Series

As our 4-part Educating PDAers series comes to a close, we're ending with one of the biggest questions many PDA families ask:

What if school doesn't have to look like school?

🎒 Homeschooling & Unschooling Your PDA Child

📅 September 3
⏰ 7:00 PM Central
🎥 Live + Recording Included

Join Helen Lowery, neurodivergent lawyer, advocate, and homeschooling parent to four neurodivergent children, including PDAers, and Marni Kammersell, neurodiversity educator, homeschooling parent, and self-directed education advocate with 15+ years of experience.

Together, they'll explore:
💜 Homeschooling and unschooling through a PDA-informed lens
💜 Self-directed, relationship-based learning
💜 Supporting autonomy, regulation, and meaningful engagement
💜 Practical insights from lived and professional experience

Whether you're homeschooling now, considering it for the future, or simply curious about what's possible, this conversation will help you explore educational approaches that honor your child's strengths, needs, and autonomy.

💬 Comment BACKTOSCHOOL below, and we'll automatically send you the registration link plus details about the entire Back-to-School...or NOT? series! 💜

💭 Coming next week: PDA 101!Learn the basics of PDA and practical ways to support autonomy.🗓 Aug 6 | 7 PM CSTFREE webina...
07/30/2026

💭 Coming next week: PDA 101!
Learn the basics of PDA and practical ways to support autonomy.
🗓 Aug 6 | 7 PM CST
FREE webinar
Comment 101AUG26 for the direct link

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