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Bellevue School District coach urges low‑arousal, collaborative strategies for children with PDA
Summary
Michelle, a special education coach with Bellevue School District, led a parent webinar explaining pathological demand avoidance (PDA) as a profile linked to anxiety and proposed the PANDDA framework — prioritize, anxiety management, negotiation, disguise/manage, adaptation — plus low‑arousal approaches and resources for families.
Michelle, a special education coach with Bellevue School District, told parents in an online webinar that pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is best understood as a profile often linked to anxiety rather than as willful misbehavior. “PDA is absolutely not caused by your parenting,” she said, urging caregivers to shift from insisting on compliance to building trust and safety.
The presentation, aimed at caregivers and educators, combined lived‑experience material and practical strategies. Michelle described PDA as a profile on the autism spectrum that is not in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and said research is still evolving. She summarized key features — a…
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