
About this podcast
Is every day a battle you didn’t sign up for? You’re not failing. Your child isn’t broken. The approach just needs to change. The Attuned Spectrum Podcast is for parents navigating the complex, exhausting, and often isolating reality of raising a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) autistic child — whether they’re five, fifteen, or twenty-five. Hosted by Chantal Hewitt — Family Autism Support Coach, experienced educator, late-diagnosed autistic, ADHD and PDA mum of three neurodivergent…
35 episodes · kids
Attuned Spectrum: Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Autism Parenting Support | Low Demand Parenting
About this podcast
Is every day a battle you didn’t sign up for? You’re not failing. Your child isn’t broken. The approach just needs to change. The Attuned Spectrum Podcast is for parents navigating the complex, exhausting, and often isolating reality of raising a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) autistic child — whether they’re five, fifteen, or twenty-five. Hosted by Chantal Hewitt — Family Autism Support Coach, experienced educator, late-diagnosed autistic, ADHD and PDA mum of three neurodivergent…
Recent episodes
- I Got It Wrong About PDA Autistic Burnout: What Actually Got This Family Unstuck2 Sept · 22 min
- Meltdowns and Mindset: How YOUR mindset can be your PDA kids biggest regulating tool26 Aug · 16 min
- Beyond the 4pm Meltdown: Understanding Your PDA Child's After-School Overwhelm19 Aug · 16 min
- Before You Use Another PDA Parenting Strategy- Do This First | PDA Autism Neurodivergent Parenting7 Aug · 20 min
- Stuck in Survival Mode? The PDA Parenting Roadmap No One Gave You (Until Now)24 Jul · 11 min
- PDA in Young Adults: Navigating Autonomy and What NOT to Do in the Teen to Adult Transition2 Jul · 24 min
- The Burnout Nobody Talks About | What PDA Parenting Actually Costs You19 Jun · 17 min
- Interoception Changes How We Teach Regulation for PDA Autistic and Neurodivergent Kids (Guest Kelly Mahler)4 Jun · 32 min
- PDA Parenting: Your Child Does Not Need Fixing, but Your Home Might22 May · 16 min
- PDA Parenting: What If Being Strong Makes It Worse?8 May · 16 min