When Your PDA, Autistic Child Can't Separate and You Just Want a Break
If your PDA, autistic child can't leave your side and you just want a break, there's a whole layer underneath that makes this so much harder than it needs to be. Here are the seven things happening in your nervous system, from blocked flight energy to feeling trapped, and why every one of them can b...
Shouldn't I Be Teaching My Child That Hitting Is Wrong? (Part 3)
If you're afraid that not correcting the hitting means your child will never learn, or will grow into someone who hurts people, this is for you. Stopping the behaviour and building the capacity underneath it are two different jobs. Here's where the real teaching happens, and why it's one of the most...
What to Do When Your PDA or Autistic Child Is Hitting You (Part 2)
When your PDA or autistic child is hitting you, there is no perfect thing to say, and searching for one keeps you trapped. What changed it for us was finding a safe-enough state right in the middle of the storm. Here's what shifts inside you, what to do in the moment, and what to do before and after...
Why You Can't Stay Calm When Your PDA or Autistic Child Is Hitting You (Part 1)
If you've hated yourself for not staying calm while your PDA or autistic child hits you, you're not supposed to feel calm in those moments. The goal is to feel safe enough, even while you're activated. Here's what's happening in your nervous system and your child's, and the survival patterns that qu...
The Movements That Rewired Her Sons' Brains — and Kept Her Alive
My guest Alma Galván, founder of BrainWorx, shares how gentle, playful movements changed life for her two autistic sons after seven years of searching, why her own nervous system settled first, how her body kept doing the movements during an aneurysm, and two practices to start today: Soothing Heart...
The #1 Regulation Tool That Cut My Autistic, PDA Child's Meltdowns by 95%
When your PDA, autistic child is melting down, the most powerful thing you can do may be to stop talking. W.A.I.T., Why Am I Talking, took my son from five hours of daily meltdowns to less than 30 minutes a few times a week. Here's why it works, and the five steps.
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Am I Damaging My Child? The 3 Shame Spirals That Keep Parents of PDA, Autistic, ADHD Kids Stuck
"I'm damaging my child." "I'm not doing enough." "Something is wrong with us." These are the three shame spirals I hear most from parents of PDA, autistic, ADHD and high-needs kids. I share a day when all three hit me, why shame keeps your nervous system stuck, and two practices for breaking free.
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Free: The 3 Shifts Guide
The trigger loop and 3 patterns you get stuck in during meltdowns — and how to shift them so you can stay calm instead of react.
Free: 4 Shifts to Help Your PDA, Autistic Child Stop Hitting
What to do in the moment your child is hitting you, a one-page cheat sheet to keep on your phone, and the 4 shifts that changed things in our home.
Free: 7 Truths About Why You React to Your Child Guide
Why you react even when you know better — the conditioning, nervous system states, hidden beliefs and patterns, and buried emotions running the show.
Free: 5 Shifts Back to Meaning Guide
For when you've given everything to your high-needs child and lost yourself — 5 shifts back to meaning, purpose and feeling like you again.
