PSP 386: The Difference Between PDA Accommodations and OCD Accommodations
AT Parenting Survival Podcast: Parenting | Child Anxiety | Child OCD | Kids & Family
Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent
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🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Often parents who are raising kids with both PDA and OCD get conflicting advice. This can push a parent who is already stressed, over the edge. Are accommodations good or are they bad?
One set of advice talks about leaning into accommodations, while the other set says accommodations are something to eventually stop. The reality is PDA accommodations and OCD accommodations aren’t the same.
OCD accommodations are specifically talking about participating in a child’s OCD compulsions. Those are called accommodations. When we participate in our child’s OCD compulsions we are inadvertently growing their OCD and the OCD behavior will worsen. That is different from the PDA accommodations needed to give them a sense of autonomy while fostering a low-demand environment. That doesn’t mean PDA doesn’t bring another layer of struggle when it comes to addressing OCD symptoms - it does! But the use of the word accommodations have different meanings.
In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore the world of PDA and OCD and try to dispel any misunderstandings that exist when straddling both worlds.
PDA Resources:
National Autistic Society: PDA
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, where you get help and guidance through the |
| 0:08.2 | Chaos of Parenting a Child with Anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:12.1 | This show is for educational purposes and is not |
| 0:14.7 | intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional. Here's your host |
| 0:19.2 | Child therapist Natasha Daniels. Well hello there and welcome to another episode of the AT |
| 0:25.3 | parenting survival podcast. |
| 0:27.5 | Today we're going to be talking about the difference between PDA |
| 0:30.4 | accommodations and OCD accommodations. |
| 0:33.9 | And if you don't know what either one of those are, |
| 0:36.7 | we'll be covering that as well. |
| 0:38.5 | But before we get started, I do want to thank No C. |
| 0:40.9 | For sponsoring this episode. |
| 0:43.0 | No CD offers affordable, effective, convenient therapy |
| 0:46.6 | and they're available in the US and outside the US. |
| 0:49.9 | You can schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if no CD is a right fit for you and your child. |
| 0:56.4 | Just go to treat my O.CD.com. |
| 0:58.7 | That's treat my OCD.com. |
| 1:00.8 | I'll leave a link in the show notes. I also want to mention that I do have a free |
| 1:04.8 | O. C. D webinar for parents who are wanting to understand O. C. D. better. |
| 1:08.9 | You can learn five things that I think every parent raising a child with OCD should know. |
| 1:14.1 | You can register for free. |
| 1:15.4 | It is an on-demand video. |
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