We Begin April 12th, 2023!

Introducing

The Paradigm Shift Program

This is the world’s first comprehensive program to support Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) that is designed entirely around YOU:

The parent of a PDA child. 

This program will teach you to think differently about not only your PDA child’s brain, behavior, and trouble accessing basic needs (toileting, sleeping, eating, hygiene, movement, leaving the house, etc.), but also about yourself, the choices you make, and the purpose of your life on this unique journey.

It will bring you back to who you already are:

A capable and empowered parent who DOES know what is best for their child and family. With the clarity needed to make aligned decisions, advocate for their family, and create a stable home life. 

The program is unique because it provides a safe and supportive community of parents and an opportunity to receive direct support from me in Slack. 

 If you are anything like my clients...

Your child has received partial or incorrect diagnoses that have never seemed to fully fit or make sense – whether it is Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) , ADHD, Autism, Childhood OCD, Attachment Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, etc.

But more importantly – and regardless of diagnosis – you haven’t yet been given a way to think about your child’s brain and nervous system that will actually help your family and your child.

Alternatively, like many of my clients, perhaps you have already been working on a “low demand lifestyle” with your PDA child, but it seems completely unsustainable and ultimately doesn’t seem to be supporting them.

Are you not supposed to set *any* boundaries? No screen time limits ever?  Even if you understand how your PDA child’s brain works, you may be wondering – How can I set up a life that I actually want to live and that is sustainable not just for them, but also for me, my partner and my other children?  

What if I told you that finding peace as a parent of a PDA child is possible? 

Not only is it possible, but this program will teach you to understand your child, your life and your decision-making in a way that will allow you to lead your family out of the dark woods to a new equilibrium. The Paradigm Shift Program is meant to be life-altering by putting you back in your leadership role, where you belong. 

With the new way of thinking about parenting a PDA child, you will no longer be throwing your hands up in the air with exasperation wondering, “How can we possibly live like this as a family?” You will receive an original cost-benefit framework for making decisions, practical accommodations that will move the needle in your home IMMEDIATELY, a method for understanding whether your child is making progress out of burnout, and all the mindset shifts, reframes, and tools that will make your life with a PDA child not only more stable and easeful, but more joyful and connected.

This program will radically shift your child’s life trajectory, regardless of diagnostic label. As a parent, you can offer autonomy, nervous system support, and deep connection, even if you, your partner or the people in your life don’t fully understand, “believe in,” or have a diagnosis of PDA.  It doesn’t matter. This is about the changes YOU can make to connect with your child and lead your family. 

Alternatively, even if you think you know everything about PDA, have already spent time implementing the “low-demand lifestyle,” or feel completely stuck after years of trying, this program will help you see your blindspots to get you unstuck. 

Module 1: Understanding the Root Cause of Behavior and PDA Neurobiology

What does it include:

✓ Casey's 5-Characteristic Framework of recognizing PDA in Children based in preliminary research and coaching experience. 

✓ Your child's Extreme Demand Avoidance Questionnaire (EDAQ) score and Limitations of EDAQ. 

✓ The Three Most Fundamental Mindset Shifts on your Journey

✓ **Shareable PDFs included in all modules for ease of communication with others in your life.

Module 2: Cost-Benefit Thinking, Boundaries, and Decision-Making

What does it include:

✓  Understanding and Recognizing Burnout

✓  Thinking as a family system with a PDA child

✓  *Energetic* Cost-Benefit Decision-Making in the home 

✓  Setting family goals and intentions

✓  Tracking progress out of burnout and using observation skills to understand regulation levels (here we use the scientific process!)

Module 3: Accommodations for Connection 

What does it include:

✓  De-escalation techniques for meltdowns and dysregulation. ("Responsive Accommodation")

✓  How to communicate with PDA child or teen ("Pro-Active Accommodation")

✓  How to signal safety to your child or teen's body ("Pro-Active Accommodation")

✓  How to play with a PDA child for safety, engagement, and learning ("Pro-Active Accommodation")

✓  How to use humor in day-to-day communication and tense moments ("Pro-Active Accommodation")

Module 4: Building a Healthy Self-Concept for Your PDA Child or Teen..

What does it include:

✓  Why talking about emotions and zones of regulation doesn't work with a PDA kid. 

✓  How to name the threat response with example scripts. 

✓  How to talk about identity with your PDA child.

✓  Lots of concrete examples to ground you in implementation

Module 5: Why is this so hard to Implement? and Creating Safe Spaces Outside Your Home.

This includes lessons on:

✓  Understanding People-Pleasing, Boundaries, and how *your* nervous system and upbringing might be impacting your ability to advocate for your child.

✓  Understanding how to create "Bubbles of Safety" for your PDA child and family outside the home. 

✓  Advocacy and communication outside of the home using Non-Violence Communication strategies 

✓  Therapy, Activities, and how to help your child access life outside of the home!

Module 6: Bringing it All Together!

This will be a live 2-hour workshop where we will bring together everything you have learned over the past 12 weeks. We will workshop real-life scenarios and questions using all the strategies, tools, mindset shifts, and decision-making frameworks you learned together. I might even ask YOU to walk us through an answer using what you have learned.