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by Ruth Margie Holmes (Author)
The Only PDA Parenting Guide Written for the Parent Who Is Also Neurodivergent
Most books about raising a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance are written for neurotypical parents. They assume a parent whose nervous system recovers quickly, whose executive function is intact under pressure, and who has never personally experienced what it feels like when a demand arrives as a threat. This guide is written for the parent who knows that feeling from the inside.
Two Nervous Systems, One Household
AuDHD parenting, the lived experience of raising a PDA-profiled child while navigating a combined autism and ADHD profile yourself, is qualitatively different from any other parenting situation described in current neurodivergent literature. The low-demand strategies that help your child work against your own executive function needs. The co-regulation your child requires depletes the exact reserves your autistic nervous system most needs to protect. Standard advice fails this household because standard advice was not built for it.
What This Guide Covers
Across eleven chapters and six practical appendices, this guide addresses the full terrain of the double-ND household: nervous system regulation for two, low-demand communication and declarative language, dual meltdown safety planning, school advocacy for PDA children when institutions push back, daily routines built around flexible structure rather than rigid scheduling, ARFID-aware meal approaches, late diagnosis grief and identity, co-parent and extended family dynamics, autistic burnout recognition and recovery, and the specific cognitive strengths the AuDHD profile brings to this parenting context.
Built for Executive Dysfunction
Every chapter includes APA-cited research, real household case studies, and practical tools designed to be usable at low cognitive function. The appendix tools, including a dual-ND safety plan template, school meeting prep cards, burnout warning signs checklist, and communication scripts, are formatted for access on the hard days, not just the good ones.
The Parent This Book Was Written For
Late-diagnosed AuDHD adults raising demand-avoidant children. Parents navigating the dual healing journey of understanding their own neurotype while actively supporting their child's. Families where the standard toolkit has consistently failed and a different framework is long overdue.
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by Ruth Margie Holmes (Author)
The Only PDA Parenting Guide Written for the Parent Who Is Also Neurodivergent
Most books about raising a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance are written for neurotypical parents. They assume a parent whose nervous system recovers quickly, whose executive function is intact under pressure, and who has never personally experienced what it feels like when a demand arrives as a threat. This guide is written for the parent who knows that feeling from the inside.
Two Nervous Systems, One Household
AuDHD parenting, the lived experience of raising a PDA-profiled child while navigating a combined autism and ADHD profile yourself, is qualitatively different from any other parenting situation described in current neurodivergent literature. The low-demand strategies that help your child work against your own executive function needs. The co-regulation your child requires depletes the exact reserves your autistic nervous system most needs to protect. Standard advice fails this household because standard advice was not built for it.
What This Guide Covers
Across eleven chapters and six practical appendices, this guide addresses the full terrain of the double-ND household: nervous system regulation for two, low-demand communication and declarative language, dual meltdown safety planning, school advocacy for PDA children when institutions push back, daily routines built around flexible structure rather than rigid scheduling, ARFID-aware meal approaches, late diagnosis grief and identity, co-parent and extended family dynamics, autistic burnout recognition and recovery, and the specific cognitive strengths the AuDHD profile brings to this parenting context.
Built for Executive Dysfunction
Every chapter includes APA-cited research, real household case studies, and practical tools designed to be usable at low cognitive function. The appendix tools, including a dual-ND safety plan template, school meeting prep cards, burnout warning signs checklist, and communication scripts, are formatted for access on the hard days, not just the good ones.
The Parent This Book Was Written For
Late-diagnosed AuDHD adults raising demand-avoidant children. Parents navigating the dual healing journey of understanding their own neurotype while actively supporting their child's. Families where the standard toolkit has consistently failed and a different framework is long overdue.
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