Parenting a PDAer isn’t what the world told you it should be!
Specialist support for families of PDAers.
Diagnosed, suspected or still on the journey?
It’s not “bad behaviour.”
It’s a sensitive nervous system reacting to pressure.
You’re not imagining it. You’re not alone.
And there’s support that makes sense.
We create something new.
With compassion. With flexibility.
With your child at the centre.
We get it - because we live it ....
We understand what it means to parent a PDAer in a world that just doesn’t seem to get it.
You’ve likely tried all the parenting advice.
You’ve been judged, excluded or blamed.
You’re navigating meltdowns, shutdowns, refusal and complete burnout.
And still — you’re here.
You don’t need to fix your child. You need support that meets them where they are.
Support & Services
One-to-One Family Support
Parent Connection Groups
Overview: throughout this course, we will support you
Course: PDA Therapeutic NVR
Deeply understanding the PDA neurotype
Gain insight into PDA as a unique profile — what it looks like, why it happens and how it shapes your child’s behaviour and your family life.
Identifying ways to communicate more effectively
Learn ways to connect and communicate that reduce anxiety and resistance, helping create more positive and harmonious interactions with your child.
Developing ways to support emotional regulation for every member of the family
Discover tools to support both your child’s and your own emotional wellbeing during challenging moments, helping you navigate tough situations with greater calm and confidence.
Shifting the lens you’re parenting through
Explore how gentle flexibility in expectations and routines can ease pressure on your child, reducing avoidance and resistance.
Building trust
Focus on creating a safe, understanding space where your child feels truly seen and supported, which is the foundation for reducing those behaviours that you find challenging.
Developing routines
Find out how to create consistent but adaptable daily rhythms that bring security without overwhelming your child with demands.
Being supported by others who truly understand
Connect with a community of parents who understand — sharing experiences, practical strategies and encouragement along the way. You are not alone.
Beginning to understand your own coping strategies and ‘self-preservation’ practices
Equip yourself with practical ways to manage stress and look after your own wellbeing while parenting your PDAer.
By the end of the course, parents and carers will feel more confident and informed with navigating the complexities of PDA, with practical tools to help create a calmer, more harmonious home for everyone.
Course Content
Sessions run weekly and take the form of nine 60-90 minute live webinars with time set aside for Q and A and community building. You will receive all training slides and recordings of the sessions.
You will be further supported through a community WhatsApp group and through an hours one to one individualised and dedicated support from our trainers.
Sessions
Session 1: Community Pre-meet
Session 2: Introduction to PDA TNVR, what makes this course unique. The principles of PDA TNVR which takes a therapeutic PDA informed approach to 'traditional' NVR. An introduction to each element, each of which will be explored in more depth during the rest of the course
Session 3: The crisis arc and the nervous system: De-escalating behaviour. What is happening to your child during a meltdown and how to manage them. A structure to repair afterwards.
Session 4: Boundaries. What they are and how understanding boundaries can support you with moving from no demand to low demand. How you can use this knowledge to start creating your wish list.
Session 5: The wish list and the letter from the heart.
Session 6: Remember your child: Who are they? What unique skills and characteristics do they have that makes them uniquely – and sometimes infuriatingly – themselves?
Session 7: What they are and when to use them. Reflection on the crisis arc and looking at anxiety (for both the parent/carer and the child) from a nervous system perspective. Understanding the importance of noticing and responding to our own nervous system reactions and those of our children.
Session 8: A practical session to identify the powerful gestures you can offer your child to strengthen your relationship with them. Identifying your supporters and the ways they can help you through this process.
Session 9: Revisiting each of the elements of the PDA TNVR approach, reflecting on understanding, celebrating triumphs, identifying barriers.
Price
We are in the remarkable position to have received a Living Legacy Fund to support families struggling with PDA. This allows us to reduce the price of our course significantly. The course is £450.00, but with the funding received it is subsidised to £250.00 for the course per family.
Frequently asked questions
What Families Are Saying
“I finally felt seen — not judged.”
“It’s the first time someone actually understood my child and me.”
Thank you so much for your support, expertise and knowledge. Since we last spoke you opened up my world to PDA which I’d never come across before, with your information myself and the school have been able to help E manage with her everyday needs giving her a much more relaxed and happy experience at school. Obviously we still have our challenges but working through them and that’s all down to you so thank you. VC
Our Philosophy
At the heart of everything we do is a deep respect for your family’s unique journey. Our work is guided by evidence, lived experience and careful listening because we know that parenting a child with PDA is as complex as it is rewarding.
We believe safety and trust are the foundation for change. Understanding how a sensitive nervous system shapes behaviour, we focus on creating emotional safety through connection and co-regulation: meeting your child where they truly are.
There is no blame here, only understanding and acceptance. We honour your child’s neurodiversity and recognise your experience as parents.
Our adapted Therapeutic Non-Violent Resistance (TNVR) approach emphasises relationship over control, supporting families with compassion and practical tools.
We stand by these commitments:
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Respecting difference, not erasing it: understanding and embracing your child’s neurotype and needs.
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Reframing behaviour with compassion: seeing the fear and anxiety beneath challenging moments; knowing that behaviour is a form of communication
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Co-regulation over compliance: finding safety in shared experience.
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Finding your people: Connect with others who truly get it - a place where you don’t have to explain, justify or shrink your truth.
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Real help, not empty advice: offering practical, grounded strategies for lasting harmony.
Together, we create a space where families feel truly heard, supported, and empowered to face the challenges of PDA with hope and confidence.
