We are new to learning our son has PDA and we’ve felt so alone the past 5 years. Not believed. Scared. Sad. Exhausted. Unseen. Thank you for showing us we are not alone!

I have two kids with PDA and life is excruciating. Without having more knowledgeable people sharing their raw, true experience we would truly be more lost. Sincere thank you for your expertise but even more your honesty and transparency on this complex, heart wrenching condition.

Thank you so much for this show. Please make more episodes! I am only on the first couple episodes and I feel so seen! This is my parenting journey too and it’s nice to hear I’m not the only one going through this.

This podcast is wonderful and so informative. My little guy has ASD1/ADHD/PDA. We need more of this. Will there be a season 2?

Really happy to find this! I wish it was still active. I have a teen with PDA/ASD1. I’m pretty sure my brother and mother also have it. The trauma and struggle is deep

I am so grateful to have found this podcast. Thank you for braving the cold to put this out to the world. I’m sitting by here crying tears of relief and gratitude listening to you! Thank you!

I’ve never felt so seen and understood! I have a 16 year old daughter with PDA (a very recent diagnosis) - and I used to hang on by the thinnest thread every single day when she was little! There are no words to describe it - and hearing you both truly describe it was amazing for me! BUT - I want you to know that we are in a whole new place! She has grown and matured - she attends high school, actually has a few friends, she comes home and collapses on the sofa with her screens, a foot bath, and our dog beside her. I realized that she needed to stay out of fight or flight as much as possible, and we have a pretty good system going! Her grades are not great (we don’t really care as long as she passes), she still barely eats (we just keep trying), but her hygiene is improving, and we are able to communicate with her by understanding her limits and that there really is no hill worth dying on. We celebrate tiny victories, live in the present, and are truly grateful. If you had told me this when she was 7, I would not have been able to imagine it. But here we are! We just found out about PDA last year, so I was totally in the dark. You are amazing moms - and it amazes me that you can even do this Podcast at all! I appreciate every hour you put into it. Thank you for making us feel sane, seen, and not quite so crazy! Bless you both!!

Wow. We recently got a diagnosis of ADHD and anxiety for our 5 year old, and someone mentioned PDA and I thought - no, that doesn’t apply because he does what we ask most of the time. However then someone else talked about other presentations and I came across this podcast and literally am having tears of feeling seen. It’s like they’re describing my child. The 2 hour battles to get out the door, the feelings of defeat, the sensory seeking and being different from birth. Heck, the car seat battle alone is just SO applicable and I remember my husband and I both trying to hold him down to buckle him in (thank God he doesn’t know how to unbuckle yet and we’re afraid to teach him), and afraid we were going to hurt him because we had to hold him down so “firmly”. It seemed he is stronger than we are - it’s crazy. I could go on, but I’ve not found a book or podcast or anything that applies as much as this. We recently had a parent quit to stay home because of these problems. Thank you!

This podcast is a beautiful look at the hard things. I’ve learned so much and recently listened to the first episode when the hosts described the infant stage. I cried with relief and joy (and probably PTSD) realizing my spouse and I weren’t the only ones having such an intense experience. This podcast makes me feel seen and heard, and it empowers me. I listen to it when I’m heading to the school to advocate for my child because this is the tone and vibe I want to have as a parent. These hosts are awesome and ALL our kids are awesome. Here’s to shifting the paradigm so that they can stay true to their authentic selves. PS I’m in Michigan too!

I am so grateful for this podcast. We have recently identified PDA as our 6 year old’s true diagnosis versus the ODD/ADHD diagnosis that we have tried to understand for 2 years. This podcast gives me good tips and makes us feel less alone.

I just found this podcast and I am so amazed listening to you all talk like you have been spying on our home for the past 9 years! 🤣 It makes me feel so validated and so much better bc society wants us to think we are spoiling our children instead of accommodating and guiding them. Thank you!

My son is 11. I have understood the PDA diagnosis since he was 9 but living in the US it’s hard to find specialists that understand. This podcast is beyond helpful. It feels so good to not feel alone. Thank you, thank you, thank you !

It was eerie listening to the first few episodes describing Cooper and Rose’s behaviors because it sounded like they were describing my son. I just learned about PDA a few days ago and am trying to learn all that I can. My 6 year old son has tried OT for SPD. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD and possible ODD, but that doesn’t really seem to fit. He’s on a waiting list to be evaluated for ASD, but classical autism does not seem to fit either. I have been desperate for answers. I’ve felt so alone and like a terrible parent asking why is it that my son can barely seem to function? Angry and aggressive at the drop of a hat. Will only wear fleece pajamas to school. Battles every morning going to school and melts down after getting home. Gets so angry when he doesn’t have me all to himself and his triplet siblings are in the room. Thank you so much ladies for sharing your experiences. I don’t feel alone anymore!!!

Such a great pod for parents like me in this similar situation who come across these challenges that most other people don’t understand.

These mothers’ approach to understanding their children is an inspiration. I love hearing their honest conversations as they navigate what it means to parent children with this exceptional profile. Thank you for building this community!

As a friend of a PDA parent, i find this podcast so helpful to better understand my friend's day-to-day experience. The hosts strike a great balance between a well-researched and educated approach and discussing their lived experience.

These mama’s are so compassionate and also so vulnerable and honest in sharing their experiences parenting their children with PDA.

I am loving this podcast. The hosts are so smart and empathetic and it really shines through. I am excited to hear more and I think it will really help many families with neurodivergent children.

I’m so happy to have found this Podcast! My son does not have diagnosis but he’s got almost (if not all) all of the symptoms. The discussion about how their kids were as infants and very young children was so similar to my experience. It’s so nice to know I’m not alone and I look forward to future episodes!!

While my child does not have this diagnosis, and he was not diagnosed with ASD until age 13, the shadows of behaviors described by these two open hearted hosts resonated very deeply for me. Bits and bobs Were exactly the same as my child though not in extremis. It’s just so helpful to know there are other parents out there struggling to understand, accept, and support these special kids. They definitely need and deserve support even as they can put family life on the brink!

I’m learning so much and PDA. What fun hosts!

Casey and Caitie are perfect for this. They bring such heart, humor, and realness to what it’s like to parent kiddos living with PDA. I’m looking forward to hearing more. Thank you both for sharing and creating community.