Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance: Celebrating 14 years of PDA in the Family
In January 2010, 14 years ago, I sat down at my computer and the 'Steph's Two Girls blog' was born. I had just returned from an ...
Friday, 1 December 2023
30 Unusual Gift Ideas for Children and Teenagers
December 01, 2023
young people gifts
For my refreshed, updated list of gift ideas, please see my newer post 30 Unique Gift Ideas for Children & Teens Who Are Hard to Buy Fo...
Monday, 20 November 2023
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic {Book review}
November 20, 2023
neurodiversity book
Having followed the Neurobeautiful Facebook page for some time, I was delighted to be offered the chance to review the author's book, ...
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
20 Advent Calendar ideas for autistic children
November 08, 2023
Christmas
The days of buying advent calendars are finally over for me, a fact I'm both happy and sad about. For a few years the first of December ...
Monday, 30 October 2023
Pathological Demand Avoidance. What's in a name?
October 30, 2023
trauma
Pathological is a word that wasn't in my everyday vocabulary, until I had a 'lightbulb moment' upon hearing the phrase Pathologi...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
I can see things in my own colour {Book review}
October 25, 2023
review
Megan Horan is a young autistic adult who has written the book I can see things in my own colour. Megan was diagnosed with autism and anxie...
Monday, 23 October 2023
Luka and the Food Cloud (ARFID Book Review)
October 23, 2023
review
When this new book, Luka and the Food Cloud: A story about ARFID , turned up on my doorstep, I wasn't prepared to find out I would love ...
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Not Fine in School. Week 18
October 10, 2023
Special Educational Needs and Disability
Already we are up to week 18 of the Not Fine in School series - so many stories of children and their families being failed by the educatio...
Monday, 9 October 2023
Low Demand Parenting {Book Review}
October 09, 2023
review
Low Demand Parenting is a recently published book that I think many parents and carers of PDA individuals will find helpful. The author, Am...
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
PDA in the Family (Book)
October 03, 2023
review
PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment is our family's story of living with the type of autism known as Pathological Demand ...
