PDA and Sensory Processing Disorder with Alison Hart

In this webinar, Occupational Therapist Alison Hart of Children's Choice Therapy Service explains how Sensory Processing is often the 'missing link' to understanding why environments and every day activities can be so challenging for some individuals.
Poor sensory processing is our ability to understand the environment around us, as well as how our body works and responds within that environment. Existing conditions, anxieties, processing, and developmental disorders all impact this foundation skill, and hence every day, individual and family life.
This webinar will help us to understand sensory processing, how it relates to PDA and how it can be a trigger for behaviours as well as presenting helpful strategies.
An extended question and answer session with Alison and trustees of the PDA Society follows. Recorded in October 2017
Please note: this webinar was recorded in 2017, it may therefore contain some outdated language and terminology.

[@muurrarium9460]

The soundquality is absolutely terrible! I have autism and could not force myself to endure the buzzing etc. for more than a minute! NOT HELPING! (Hi, we may have important information, but we torture you to get to it)

[@alexisscarbrough4083]

I'm masking with my PDA that this is like an old timey, American radio show. I want to understand! It's absolute agony trying to pay attention with the dogs and vibrating phone pulse...

[@Gill8819]

I had to give myself permission to admit this to myself 😬....😮‍💨

[@jessicahackett3276]

Excellent webinar. Highly recommend

[@paulmead5434]

Mine reached 44 before being diagnosed Autistic with PDA Sensory Processing , acute anxiety, we had hell at school.

[@aliasgirl9]

My son is just turned 14 about to enter high school. Pda won’t be dx’d here in Canada but I know it makes more sense than the ODD Dx he was given. May I ask you how this this information could’ve helped you and your son had it been available when it would have been useful?

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Can you guys get a basic microphone without stupid noise. It’s hell to listen to. $40 on a basic usb microphone for podcasting would be a thousand miles better than this.

[@aliasgirl9]

I will often avoid many webinars for this reason. The only way I can make myself listen is if I’m alone with no other background noise and it’s a topic I really want to learn about.

[@alexisscarbrough4083]

@@aliasgirl9 easy for you to say. As PDA truly is not an option, it's a CANNOT. Add ADHD & the buzzing pulse & dogs in the background make trying to learn this topic 2nd and 3rd cannot.

[@aliasgirl9]

@@alexisscarbrough4083 what? Are you replying to me or the original commenter?