The PDA Parenting Podcast

About The PDA Parenting Podcast

A podcast for parents raising PDA autistic kids and teens. Real talk, personal stories, and practical tools to move from chaos to connection - hosted by parent coach Amy Kotha.

Publisher

Amy Kotha

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 May 2025

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Ep. 25 | When Your Child Is Dysregulated with Stacy Nation

   What happens when your child is dysregulated - and suddenly you are, too? In this episode of the PDA Parenting Podcast, Amy talks with therapist, author, and educator Stacy Nation about what’s happening beneath challenging behavior, why co-regulation matters, and how our own childhood experiences and nervous-system patterns can shape the way we respond to our kids. They explore co-regulation, empathy, parent triggers, school struggles, and why connection is so important when parenting P...

2. 

   3 Sept 2026

   PDA Parenting: When Compliance Thinking Hides in Neuro-affirming Parenting

   Even when we understand PDA, autonomy, nervous system safety, and the difference between “can’t” and “won’t,” old compliance-based parenting patterns can still sneak in. In this episode, Amy explores how even compassionate, PDA-friendly strategies can quietly become focused on getting our child to comply - and what changes when we replace “How do I get my child to do this?” with “What might I not understand yet?” Through personal stories about parenting her daughter, Amy talks about fluctuati...

3. 

   16 Jul 2026

   Autistic Meltdowns: Why They Begin Long Before the Meltdown

   Why do autistic meltdowns seem to happen over something so small? In this episode of The PDA Parenting Podcast, parent coach Amy Kotha explores why the visible trigger is rarely the true cause of a meltdown. Through the fictional story of Emma, Amy illustrates how sensory challenges, masking, unexpected changes, and accumulated stress can overwhelm a child's nervous system long before a meltdown occurs. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of why meltdowns aren't manipulative or intenti...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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