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In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Steph Curtis, author of "PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment," and the blog Steph's Two Girls.

You can find more information about Steph Curtis at www.stephstwogirls.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephstwogirls

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
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In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with New York Times and International Best Selling Author JD Barker about late diagnosis and being an autistic author.

You can find more information about JD Barker at: https://jdbarker.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealjdbarker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdbarker_author?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
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In our Season 3 Kick-Off, Heather & Kerissa chat about accommodations. 

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeyswithpda
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In this episode, Heather & Kerissa reflect and chat on Season 2 of our Coffee Chat Podcast.

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
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In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat about recognizing autism as a dynamic disability. This means that autistics abilities and challenges can change and evolve, influenced by personal, social, and environmental factors. Autism, when seen as dynamic, allows for a more holistic understanding of the individual's experiences.

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
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In this episode, Heather and Kerissa continue our chat with Vinnie Stars about the adult experience of PDA, which includes a fantastic explanation and discussion of "Leveling."

Vinnie is a white queer Autistic / ADHD PDA, vision & hearing impaired survivor, speaker, coach and consultant
who channels positive Autistic / Neurodivergent Identity by creating Liberatory Processing Spaces through their business Square Peg; Round Souls.

After 30 years "trying to make it on Broadway" and 20 years in therapy as a distressed unidentified PDA'er, a theatre colleague identified her Autistic way of being in the world.

She founded Team TLC NYC and was an Independent Consultant for Broadway's How to Dance in Ohio in the area of unconscious bias / Neurodiverse communication differences.

Her one-person show Yeah No debuts in New York City next year and breaks down the marriage of the Theatre Industry and Autism Industry.

She lives in New York with her husband, also an Autistic PDA’er, much cooler than she and inevitably always has a hyperfocus on the important like how your pet is doing.

To learn more about Vinnie Stars visit squarepegroundsouls.com.

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching.

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In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Vinnie Stars about the adult experience of PDA.

Vinnie is a white queer Autistic / ADHD PDA, vision & hearing impaired survivor, speaker, coach and consultant
who channels positive Autistic / Neurodivergent Identity by creating Liberatory Processing Spaces through their business Square Peg; Round Souls.

After 30 years "trying to make it on Broadway" and 20 years in therapy as a distressed unidentified PDA'er, a theatre colleague identified her Autistic way of being in the world.

She founded Team TLC NYC and was an Independent Consultant for Broadway's How to Dance in Ohio in the area of unconscious bias / Neurodiverse communication differences.

Her one-person show Yeah No debuts in New York City next year and breaks down the marriage of the Theatre Industry and Autism Industry.

She lives in New York with her husband, also an Autistic PDA’er, much cooler than she and inevitably always has a hyperfocus on the important like how your pet is doing.

To learn more about Vinnie Stars visit squarepegroundsouls.com.

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching.

Do you want to live an awesome life and to also inspire others? Fish is a world...

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In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat about an interesting phenomenon known as The Double Empathy Problem. The Double Empathy Problem suggests that when people with very different experiences interact, they will struggle to empathize with each other. This creates misunderstandings between Neurodivergents and Neurotypicals that range from comical to traumatic.  

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching sessions.
You can connect with Heather & Kerissa through their website and on social media.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeyswithpda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeys_with_pda/

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In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Clare Truman. 

Clare Truman is an education consultant, author, PhD student, and big sister to an autistic young man. She specializes in supporting PDA children and young people to access education.

She is the author of ‘The Teacher’s Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance: Essential Strategies for the Classroom’ published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 2021, and is currently completing a PhD exploring the educational experiences of PDA children and young people.

Clare has taught in mainstream schools, specialist schools, and alternative education settings. Now, through Spectrum Space, Clare provides distance learning packages for children and young people who cannot access school and supports professionals and families through training and consultancy to better meet the needs of PDA children and young people.

To learn more about Clare Truman,  visit: https://spectrumspace.co.uk/

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching.

Do you want to live an awesome life and to also inspire others? Fish is a world...

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In this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Dr. Donna Henderson about digging deeper into the characteristics of autism that may be missed by traditional assessments.

Dr. Donna Henderson has been a clinical neuropsychologist for over 30 years. She is passionate about identifying and supporting autistic individuals, particularly those who camouflage, and she is co-author (with Drs. Sarah Wayland and Jamell White) of two books: "Is This Autism? A guide for clinicians and everyone else" and "Is This Autism? A companion guide for diagnosing".  

Dr. Henderson’s professional home is The Stixrud Group in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she provides neuropsychological evaluations and consultations for children, adolescents, and adults who would like to understand themselves better. She is a sought-after lecturer on the less obvious presentations of autism, autistic girls and women, PDA, and on parenting children with complex profiles. She also provides case consultations and neurodiversity-affirmative training for other healthcare professionals.

To learn more about Dr. Donna Henderson visit: https://www.drdonnahenderson.com/

Join Heather & Kerissa as they share from an authentic & real-life perspective with in-depth conversations around neurodiversity, PDA autism profile, and the autistic experience. This, on occasion, includes sensitive and difficult topics. (Topics include but are not limited to mental health crisis, depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and suicidal ideation.)  All listeners need to be aware of their own emotional well-being and ability to engage in such topics.

We offer connection, community & co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests cannot diagnose or prescribe treatments. All information is for educational purposes.

To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile, visit our website at https://journeyswithpda.com/

Heather & Kerissa are Certified PDA Trainers. They offer advocacy, education & family support through one-on-one coaching.

Do you want to live an awesome life and to also inspire others? Fish is a world...

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