by Amy Richards | 13 Nov, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 4
Helen Evans is Chief Executive of the PDA Society. She was diagnosed autistic aged 39 in October 2020, two years after her son, who has a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile. She grew up in South London, and now lives in Oxfordshire. From 2012 to 2015 Helen...
by Amy Richards | 12 Jun, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 3
My guest this week is a 39 year old autistic mum from Cheshire in the UK, who identifies as fitting the PDA profile. She is a certified Forest Bathing Guide and is training to become a Nature Therapy Practitioner. She believes that nature connection can help...
by Amy Richards | 5 Jun, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 3
Lottie Jones was diagnosed as a result of her son being identified as autistic PDA in 2018, when he was eight. She is a single parent in her late thirties, and lives in Pembrokeshire in Wales, where she home educates her son, makes macramé and sells vintage items....