Learning Objectives
- To understand how Demand Avoidance presents to on-lookers, parents/carers, professionals, and the child
- My personal experience being a parent of a child with a PDA Profile
- Explore how it feels to have Demand Avoidance
- Explore the neuroscience behind Demand Avoidance and Overwhelm
- Understand how to re-wire and reset the system – so that the child is able to dip their toe into a demand
- Explore the impact of the sensory system on a dysregulated system
- Review how to use the Managing Demand Avoidance Toolkit and Sensory Needs Checklist
- Top tips and Final Thoughts