PDA Irish Style

Supports need to remain in place for progress to be sustained. Don't misread lowered anxiety due to PDA strategies with a newly developed ability to cope with anxiety. They are not the same thing. PDA strategies support my son by reducing anxiety so that he is enabled to function. So that he does not have to shut down to cope. So that he does not have to meltdown to cope. But once he is coping, it is very easy to forget that it is a challenge for him. That his low anxiety levels must be maintained. It is very easy to forget that his anxiety remains, that his PDA is not gone. He is simply able to manage his PDA due to reduced anxiety. In my son's mainstream school, a very individualised supported approach helped him return to school in 6 th class. I've written about the strategies used in a previous post here . He went in daily at lunchtime and stayed til the end of the school day. He was looking at secondary schools, and he managed to attend asse