Demand Avoidance and how language can hinder or support

For anyone with a PDA profile, direct demands can cause a strong anxiety reaction. But of course, we often need our children to respond to a demand, whether it’s to brush their teeth, put their shoes on or get themselves to bed.
 
Language is crucial in softening or even hiding the demands.
 
In this webinar, we talk about how the words that we use can make all the difference when demands are presented.