352 The Kids Who Can’t Be Told What to Do: PDA & Low-Demand Parenting (with Casey Ehrlich)
What if your child’s resistance, meltdowns, or refusal to do “simple” things isn’t defiance—but a nervous system response?
In this conversation, Kristen talks with Casey Ehrlich, founder of At Peace Parents and one of the leading voices on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Casey is a researcher, parent coach, and mom of two PDA kids who helps families understand the intersection of ADHD, autism, and PDA through a lens of compassion and nervous system science.
Together, they explore what PDA really is, why it shows up so often in ADHD families, and how traditional parenting strategies often…
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