Jade Farrington – Neurodivergent Counsellor and Rewind Trauma Therapist

If you’re looking to learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance – also known as Pervasive Drive for Autonomy or Persistent Drive for Autonomy then you’re in the right place!

I’m delighted to be one of the speakers for The PDA Space Summit 2025.

The global summit is known internationally for bringing together lived experience, practical strategies, and deep understanding in one supportive, online space.

This year’s theme is Equity, and you’ll be able to watch more than 25 webinars on the topic free of charge from Friday, September 26th to Sunday 28th, 2025.

I’ll be presenting on Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy.

Other confirmed speakers include:

Amanda Maguire – Neurodiverse Adventures
Reframing Disability: How Society Shapes Access and Inclusion

Destiny Huff – Destiny Huff Consulting
Reframing Behaviour: PDA, Autonomy, and the Need for Neuroaffirming Support

Elspeth Hetrick – Neurodivergent Parenting: Thinking Outside the Box
Creating a Culture of Equity at Home: Setting the Stage for Success with Chores

Izzy Moneypenny & Myneke ter Maat – PDA België & Nederland and PDA Reader’s Digest
PDA in the Netherlands (spoken in the Dutch language)

Izzy Moneypenny – PDA België & Nederland
New to PDA? Or are You in a Country Where PDA isn’t Known?

Jess Garner – GROVE Neurodivergent Mentoring & Education
Self-Understanding Being a Form of Equity

Dr Joanne Riordan – Neurodivergent Educational & Child Psychologist
Supporting Executive Functioning Skills to Function in Lower Demand Ways

Laura Hellfeld – Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting
Not Just Clean: Rethinking Hygiene as an Equity Issue

Libby Hill – SmallTalk Speech and Language Therapy
Using Language for Equalising Behaviours in PDA

Liz Evans – The Untypical OT
The Forgotten Side of Equality: The Parent’s Needs in a PDA Family

Lyndsay Critchlow – SEND Education for All
What Are Demands & How They Can Affect Us

Natasha Holden – Clinical Psychologist
Educational Equity for PDA Children: Creating Truly Equitable Education for PDA Learners

Sally Cat – Clinical Psychologist
Adult PDA Life Hacks

Sarah Stewart – The PDA Society
Supporting PDA Children

Shoshana Meira Friedman – Congregational Leader, Pastoral Care & Community Organiser
PDA from the Inside Out: A Strengths-Based, Visual Approach to Supporting PDAers of All Ages, Parents, and Professionals

Helené Duerden – Child and Family Therapist
When the Body Says No: How Regulation Shapes Equity and Access

Munira Adenwalla – Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Equity Starts with the Nervous System: Sensory Equity for PDAers

Laura Linklater – The Motivated Learner
Trauma-Informed Education and Equity

Diane Gould – PDA North America
Equity For All Students

Asher Jenner – PDA Advocate
Leverage Off The PDA and Self-Advocacy

Tracey & Chloe – Beneurokind & Me Just Me
Navigating Life with Chronic Illness or other Co-occurring Disabilities with a PDA Profile

Amanda Hind – Autism Training & Consultancy
TBC

Mati Boulakia-Bortnick – Autistic Educator, Consultant & Life Coach
The Emotional Toll of Internalised Ableism

Matt Palfrey – Director and Co-founder of Comfa
Life as a Neurodivergent Business Entrepreneur

Penny Chapman – Neurodiversity Specialist, ARFID & Parental Blame Advocate
AFRID – Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

H Arlo-Harris – Transformational Coach
Neurodiversity, Advocacy, Intersectionality and Cultural Differences

Helen Daniel – Autism and Neurodiversity Support Practitioner
Fostering Equitable Practices for Identity and Belonging in Education and Beyond

Nicola Reekie – The PDA Space
What is Equity?
Equity in Action

And more to be announced…

If you’d like to retain access to the presentations for longer than the weekend, the Back Pocket Pass gives you 12 months to watch and re-watch at your own pace. It’s just £49 until September 30th, at which point it will increase to the usual price of £99. There’s also the option to spread the cost over three months, paying £17 in the first month, followed by two further payments of £16 each.

If you’re a professional, you can purchase the accredited CPD version and transcripts for £64, or £124 after September 30th, or spread the cost over three months.

Whatever your interest in PDA, the summit is open to all. You can purchase your ticket here via my affiliate link, which means I’ll receive a commission at no extra cost to you.