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Neurodiversity Affirming Approach
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Educator Nervous System
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Focused Attention Practices
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Nervous System States
Plan for Your Dysregulation
Behavior
Understanding Behavior
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Emotional Regulation
About Emotional Regulation
Stress Response System
Co-regulation
Tools & Strategies
Interoception
Preventative Tools and Strategies
Routines and Visuals
Classroom Environment
Social Stories
Sensory Supports
Communication
Relational Safety
More Resources
Neurodiversity Affirming Approach
Autism and Behaviorism
Autism and Cognition
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Autistic Voices
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Disability Rights, Justice, etc.
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Pathological Demand Avoidance or Persistent Drive for Autonomy
Positive-PDA-booklet.pdf
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Information, support and training for PDA PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is widely understood to be a profile on the autism spectrum, involving the avoidance of everyday demands and the use of ‘social’ strategies as part of this avoidance. PDA individuals share autistic characteristics and also have many of the
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