A different kind of strength
I'm writing this post from the perspective of a parent of an autistic child with PDA. That isn't to say that my child's autism/PDA defines them. It doesn't at all. But it has certainly helped to define my journey as a parent. So far, that journey has led me to a few conclusions, and I'm sure there will be plenty more. The first is that the further our children are from some mainstream idea of how a child should be, the further we need to move away from mainstream parenting in