TPP 182a: A Conversation with Autism and Neurodiversity Support Specialist Kristy Forbes
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the purpose of radical acceptance for neurodivergent children?
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Hey there, it's Debbie. Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one before. And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time around.
I think families need to be supported to tune into who their children actually are. And Look at what their challenges are and find supportive ways. of assisting them. To get the help that they need that way, rather than just taking this entire human being not even looking at who they are and just going, okay, autism means we have to make them something they're not, because it traumatizes them.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber, and this week I have a very special episode for you. As my guest is Autism and Neurodiversity Support Specialist, Christy Forbes. Christy is the parent of four autistic children and has an abundance Of emotional, practical, and lived experience, both working with and raising children who are neurodivergent. She has an extensive background in early childhood education and psychology, and as you'll hear from our conversation, she is passionate about radical acceptance without the need or intention to fix, change, or cure, particularly in regards to children.
Christie was diagnosed as autistic at age 33 herself and has committed herself to working with children and adults on the autism spectrum with a special interest in people who, like her, have a PDA expression. She provides support through her organization Intune Pathways. Chrissy and I share a deep conversation in this episode about how parents can truly tune in to who their children are and show up for them in a way that reflects true respect for their children's neurodivergence. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including the PDA profile of autism, how parents can get clear about their intentions when exploring interventions for their children on the spectrum, how to To support families through periods of intensity and very difficult behavior, and the trauma that can result when children are perpetually in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn mode because they're being forced to conform to a way of being that isn't true to who they are.
Christy is a wise and genuine spirit who is doing healing work for so many families. I'm grateful to be able to share this conversation with you. And now here is my conversation with Christy. Hello Christy, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much for
having me. I'm really excited to be here.
I'm thrilled that we were able to make this work despite the fact that we are on opposite sides of the globe. And uh And as I I was just saying before I hit record, you have been perhaps the most requested guest that I've had recently for the podcast. I I been getting a number of emails, including just yesterday, saying you have got to have Christy Forbes on the show. So I'm really happy we could make this work.
That is amazing. That just feels like such an honour to me. It's really lovely to hear.
Well, for those of you who weren't requesting and who may not be familiar with your work, would you just take a few minutes to just tell us a little bit about yourself and about the work that you do?
Yeah, sure. So I am an autistic person. And I also have a PDA profile of autism, which isn't well known about at this point, but I'm also the mother of four autistic girls. I have a background as an educator, so I worked in early childhood, primary and secondary.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the purpose of radical acceptance for neurodivergent children?
0:00–15:36
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How does Kristy Forbes describe her own PDA profile and professional background?
15:36–26:04
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What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and how does it differ from other autism presentations?
26:04–44:07
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Why can PDA lead to trauma and what does “survival mode” look like for families?
44:07–50:54
Speakers
2 identifiedMore from Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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