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In this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with Jena Foreman, Clinical Pharmacist. This is part 2 of the conversation with Jena. They all continue their conversation about prescription medications. We talk about all things medications. We ask the questions you are too afraid to ask. We get the answers parents need for making tough decisions surrounding medications.

*This conversation is for information and educational purposes only. We can not prescribe any treatments or medications. Make sure to contact your medical provider for questions on whether a medication is appropriate for you or your child.

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

We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests are not able to 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 their friend and sleep specialist Suzanne Gunn.
Suzanne is the mother of 2 neurodivergent children, both PDAers. She is also a Neurodivergent Sleep Specialist. You can learn more about her at The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda)

We will be chatting about the weight of parental shame that neurodivergent parents experience. Parenting doesn't always go like we hope. Meeting the needs of our children can be challenging. No matter how hard we try there will always be areas that dont end up how we want. Suzanne shares about a very difficult and emotional visit to the dentist with her kids. Unfortunately, she experiences a lot of parental shame about the condition of her child's teeth.
We talk about the tough choices we have to make to support the emotional wellbeing of our kids and the difficult consequences of the compromises we are required to make.

*Please be aware that this is a very emotional episode. We are talking about very tough topics which include; shame, burnout and suicidal ideation. While these topics can be difficult to hear (and talk about), it is so important to bring these subjects to light and support each other.

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

We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests are not able to 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 chat with Dr. Jena Foreman all about medications. We ask all the questions you are afraid to ask. We talk about how medications are metabolized, dosed and med classifications.
This information is for informational and educational purpose. We are in no way prescribing or even recommending medications.
The intent is to equip everyone with a deeper understanding of medications so that they can ask their medical provider more informed questions.


Dr. Jena Foreman is a clinical pharmacist, wife, and mother to a PDA AuDHD daughter. She is a member of the Journeys with PDA community.


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

We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests are not able to 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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This episode is Part 2 of Sleep & PDA .  Heather & Kerissa chat again with Suzanne Gunn from The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda)

Suzanne is is a Certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist. She is neurodivergent and parent of a PDAer.

Sleep can be a challenge for neurodivergent brains! Ever wonder why you wake up at the same time in the middle of the might? Does your teenager stay up all night? 
Suzanne share the science behind sleeping. 


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

We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)
Journeys With PDA (Heather & Kerissa) and any special guests are not able to 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 Suzanne Gunn from The Motherload Neurodivergent Family Sleep. (https://linktr.ee/themotherloadpda)

Suzanne is is a Certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist. She is neurodivergent and parent of a PDAer.

We chat all about SLEEP! Suzanne share the science behind sleeping and the the challenges that arise for neurodivergent people. We all share the challenges we have face as parents and all the "tips & tricks" that failed us. We talk about how we support our PDAer by breaking free of the traditional expectations!

Make sure to subscribe and join us as for more in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)

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 have special guest Michelle Graves from Homebody Michelle. You can connect with Michelle on Instagram at: @homebodymichelleg (https://www.instagram.com/homebodymichelleg/?hl=en)

Michelle is PDA and mother of 4 PDA children. She shares of her experience of supporting her family to a more peaceful and happy place.

We also discuss autistic burnout.  What it can look like, what healing looks like and some of the ways to support your kids as they walk through the difficult season of autistic burnout.
More information on autistic burnout can be found at: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/autistic-burnout#:~:text=Autistic%20burnout%20is%20a%20syndrome,and%20reduced%20tolerance%20to%20stimulus

Make sure to subscribe and join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)

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 are joined by Laura Kerbey from PAST (Positive Assessments Support & Training)
https://p-ast.co.uk/
Laura's new book is The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance.

*Trigger Warning: In this episode we are talking about special interests which include subjects that may not be suitable for everyone. These topics include true crime, serial killers  and public disasters such as 9/11.

Heather, Kerissa & Laura talk all about special interests also known as monotropism. Here is the resource we used to discuss monotropism.
https://www.autisticrealms.com/post/monotropism-happy-flow-state

They discuss their own interests and how respecting a person's special interest can encourage connection and community.

Make sure to subscribe and join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)

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 discuss the diagnostic criteria of autism. We dig deep into the autistic experience. Explain and give real life examples of autistic characteristics. We use our lived experience plus diagnostic criteria to explain that a person cannot be "a little autistic" and that everyone is not "a little autistic".
Heather & Kerissa cannot diagnose anyone. This is for informational purpose and to help bring a deeper understanding of autism and the autistic experience.

In this episode they do not discuss characteristics found to make up the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile. 

Information on the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html

Make sure to subscribe and join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)

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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Heather & Kerissa chat with special guest Amanda Diekman author of the soon to be released book "Low-Demand Parenting".
Amanda shares about her family's journey through Pathological Demand Avoidance, autistic burnout, crisis and the path they took to find peace and healing.
Amanda is a coach and has many helpful courses and resources to support parents.
Visit her website: https://www.amandadiekman.com/
Take her quiz, Why is it all so hard? https://www.amandadiekman.com/quiz
Pre-order her book: Low-Demand Parenting https://www.amandadiekman.com/book

Make sure to subscribe and join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
We offer connection, co-regulation & community. (And a few laughs!)

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 a world full of demands, tasks, obligations and busy schedules, we all find ourselves avoiding something. As humans, we avoid and procrastinate.
In this episode, Heather & Kerissa talk about the difference in the kind of avoidance that comes along with being autistic and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). The root cause of avoidance plays a big part in supporting and processing through it.

Join us as we have in-depth and real discussions around PDA and the autistic experience. We share from an authentic and real perspective.
 
 We offer connection, community and co-regulation. (And a few laughs!)
 
 To learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) autism profile visit our website at 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: www.facebook.com/journeyswithpda
Instagram: www.instagram.com/journeys_with_pda/

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