Rabbi Shoshana's Blog

Feb 162 min read

Internalized v Externalized PDA

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman That's funny... you don't look PDA! My son & I are both Autistic with a PDA profile. PDA =Pervasive...

Feb 165 min read

How do internalized PDA'ers assert control or "equalize"?

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman I am what is known in the PDA community as an internalized PDAer. In this post, I explain what that...

Feb 1510 min read

FAQs on PDA by a PDAer

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman The PDA Safe Circle™ is my strengths-based approach to thriving for PDAers of all ages. The PDA Safe...

Feb 133 min read

8 Ways to Support an Autistic Child Infatuated with an Adult Outside the Home

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman These suggestions stem from my own experience as an Autistic person who has been in and out of limerence...

Feb 113 min read

I think my child might be Autistic but the pediatrician says "not to worry." What should I do?

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman As parents we look to our pediatricians to be experts in child development. But actually, most general...

Feb 35 min read

Autistic Limerence: The risks of when a person is a special interest

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman What is Limerence? Limerence is one name for infatuation with another person. It is not a regular crush....