Cat Wood grew up working class in Yorkshire, found her own way into Oxford, and spent years quietly working out why she related to the world differently than everyone around her. She was diagnosed autistic after her son's diagnosis led her to look in the mirror. Now she's raising two kids with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), a nervous system driven form of autism where traditional boundaries and consequences do more harm than good. We talk about what it actually looks like to parent without demands, the moment she scrapped every rule in the house, and why she wants her kids to know they never have to shrink themselves for people who aren't safe.

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Produced by: Mutha Life

Music by: Ronen Landa