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Anonymous wrote: Have you considered ABA for him? Some places have a school readiness program where they help kids learn how to be in a classroom. It might be helpful to look into.

He’s starting next week. It’s an ABA center with a school readiness focus. His OT thinks we’re not going to make a ton of progress on fine motor skills until ABA helps us with the avoidance issues I described.

NP. I have a DC with a diagnosis of PDA (as well as ASD, ADHD and has sensory issues). We don't have a "low demand" household although DC does do a bit less than his older sibling. We generally have changed our language to be more declarative but continue to have a relatively-normal amount of things for him to do. We don't go out of our way to have additional demands for him. I can't see that any ABA would have been a good thing for him when he was younger. FWIW, he is oppositional but it has gotten better as he has gotten older and more mature.

OP, you can explore some evidence based programs that combine a parent training element with behavioral interventions. E.g. RUBY (via KKI), PCIT (Childrens, or via private providers), Circle of Security. Hope things will become better, your child is still young.

Follow Casey Ehrlich on Instagram - she has a PDA son and is very helpful : https://instagram.com/atpeaceparents?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Have you considered ABA for him? Some places have a school readiness program where they help kids learn how to be in a classroom. It might be helpful to look into.

He’s starting next week. It’s an ABA center with a school readiness focus. His OT thinks we’re not going to make a ton of progress on fine motor skills until ABA helps us with the avoidance issues I described.

That's great, OP!