PDA help

[Mummyof5kiddos]

My daughter is nearly 4 and although she displays signs of adhd and asd I strongly think she is PDA, I have watched and researched many things with adhd and asd to try and help her but there doesn’t seem to be much on PDA and this is the part of her that I struggle with the most, does anyone have any advice on helping a child with PDA and coping strategies? Also it would be nice to hear of other parents who have PDA children of what they was like at 4 and what they are like now.

The PDA society has a ton of advice and strategies on their website. Start with the PANDA approach.

www.pdasociety.org.uk/resources/helpful-approaches-infographic/

Take the pressure off is my main advice. Work out what really needs to be done and don't sweat the small stuff.

Races work really well. If you need to put shoes on, try have a race to who can get them on first. I would always lose as my DS needed to win. That type of thing.

Try and stay calm as rushing just makes this worse.

I read a book that was really good called Understanding Pathological Avoidance Syndrome in Children. Loads of practical advice and strategies

As well as the PDA society, some find Yvonne Newbold’s resources and the Declarative language handbook helpful.