If you suspect someone in your life has PDA (Pathological/Persistent Demand Avoidance), this is a conversation you need to hear. Sandra McConnell is a trainer, speaker, and blogger on the subject of PDA, and also the mother of a PDA child. She shares important insights into the struggles involved, and her unique and thought-provoking advice about how to approach life with a PDA-er.
ABOUT THE GUEST - Sandra McConnell is a blogger, speaker, and trainer on Autistic Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). She conducts webinars, workshops and conferences all across the country to train and inform people about PDA.
She has two graduate certificates in Learning Differences & Neurodiversity specializing in Executive Functioning and Autism (Landmark College, 2021); a certification in PDA through the UK-based, OCN-accredited organization Neurodivergent Education Support and Training (NEST, 2020); a master's degree in Forensic Psychophysiology (Argosy University, 2006); and a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Criminology (UNM, 2000).
Sandra is the mother of three children, the oldest of whom is a 5th grader and both gifted and PDA. She lives with her family in Maryland, USA.
Embracing Differently Wired - A New Tilt on Parenting | Gifted | Education | 2e | ASD
Profile of a Twice-Exceptional Kid | Gifted | ASD | Asperger’s | 2e
Regulating Emotions Through Mindfulness | Holistic | Intelligence | Gifted | IQ
All the Feels (And Then Some) | Emotional Intensity | Education | Intelligence | Gifted
Zero to Sixty: The Case for Acceleration | IQ | Education | Intelligence | Gifted
The Importance of Empathy | IQ | Bullying | Intelligence | Gifted
The Over-Under on Achievement | Gifted | Education | 2e | Intelligence
A Guide to Self-Advocacy | Gifted | Education | 2e | Intelligence
Transitioning to Adulthood | Gifted | Intelligence | IQ | Education
Overcoming Perfectionism | Gifted | Intelligence | IQ | 2e
The Creativity Crisis | Gifted | Creativity | Perfectionism | STEM
When Intelligence and Violence Collide | Gifted | IQ | Guns | Mental Illness
The Problem of Bullying | Bullying | ADHD | Gifted | Intelligence | 2E
Playing the Gifted Game | Gaming | ADHD | Intelligence | 2E
A Vision for Gifted Education | ADHD | Intelligence | 2E
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