I am so excited for you to join me on this brand new and exciting journey through parenting that has NEVER been done before, with my experiential insights, and knowledge into what being PDA means, living alongside PDA children and working with hundreds of families over the years, I believe this programme will change your lives, from Triangles of Trauma, to The Circle of Co-regulation creating safety and connection by developing and mastering Trauma Responsive interactions within your family circle.
The ONLY Trauma Informed AND Trauma Responsive programme designed specifically for PDA families, - that we know about - it is a truly unique offering from The Nurture Programme and will be revolutionary for the on-going understanding and support that our families desperately strive for.
An Autistic person with a PDA profile strives for fairness, to be Authentic, and to have autonomy over their own decisions and journey through life. When we continue to parent through societal norms and parenting beliefs bestowed upon us through our own journey of being parented we take this away from them, their threat response is likely to become so heightened that they will lose trust in the people around them, including those closest to them.
Their Anxiety will rise, they will feel so threatened by their environment that their autonomic nervous system activates permanently, meaning that they experience anxiety so intense that they struggle to manage everyday tasks, such as socialising, getting dressed to go to work, or school and other crucial aspects such as the things or activities they love the most.
Because people with PDA are Autistic they will also have different experiences in developmental areas such as social and communication. This profile is widely mistaken for defiant oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and challenging behaviours. Whilst the child may display ‘behaviours’ which one may think of as naughty, it is important to remember that these are driven by intense and debilitating levels of anxiety and their actual difficulties become masked or internalised, which encourages others to focus on the external information our children are offering us through behaviour.
This programme is designed to be a raw and vulnerable project that takes you on a journey through our mistakes, our achievements and most importantly our realisations that Autonomy, Authenticity and Connection can empower the young person or adult, reducing their anxiety and therefore helping them to achieve, rather than avoid. Often we find ourselves in a power struggle with our children due to the societal expectations and parenting beliefs bestowed upon us, We visit the notion that we do not have to parent to societal expectation anymore, or to those rigid parenting beliefs that were bestowed upon us through our childhood. We CAN be different. We can be RADICAL parents. This programme will be interactive, collaborative and linked to a private Facebook Group where the learning will be Trauma Informed and Trauma Responsive
Support for PDA
Trauma Informed & Trauma Responsive sessions led by Jodie Isitt, who is soon to complete a Professional Diploma in Trauma Informed and Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Coaching.
What do I get?
- Four professionally illustrated sessions guiding you through our Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation Parenting Approach, focused on Pathological Demand Avoidance and unlearning then re-learning the most effective ways to support your children.
- Four Interactive Trauma Informed & Trauma Responsive Coaching Sessions delivered and facilitated by Jodie isitt
- Interactive sheets,
- Presentation
- Behaviour Responses
- Anxiety
- The Triangle of Trauma
Qualifications statement
Jodie is currently taking a certified Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Coaching, which is Trauma informed and crucially, Trauma Responsive.
This is essential knowledge for parenting PDA children, as the world around them has little flexibility that they experience trauma daily which becomes so deep rooted that becoming Trauma Responsive is imperative to their Trauma Recovery.
“This Certified Professional Diploma will qualify you as a Coach and allow you to gain an ICF Coaching credential. It is also certified with CPD and offers 125+ CPD hours” – Lucy Power
This programme is designed to be a raw and vulnerable project that takes you on a journey through our mistakes, our achievements and most importantly the realisations that Autonomy, Authenticity and Connection can empower the young person or adult, reducing their anxiety and therefore helping them to achieve, rather than avoid. Often we find ourselves in a power struggle with our children due to the societal expectations and parenting beliefs bestowed upon us. We visit the notion that we do not have to parent to societal expectation anymore, or to those rigid parenting beliefs that were bestowed upon us through our childhood. We CAN be different. We can be RADICAL parents.
