Thread by @Richard_Autism

Probably PDA relevant.
"Mental health of parents as a factor in dealing with Autism"
Not open access.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

"The results show that not only did the psychological support given to the parents have a direct effect on the mental health of the parents, but that it also indirectly decreased the levels of autistic symptoms of the children."

Why it is relevant is because research suggests that PDA caregivers have high anxiety levels themselves. This is also predicted from being an erratic, unpredictable (extreme) behaviours a CYP with PDA often displays.

Also from emotional contagion, transferring emotions from the high anxiety of CYP with PDA onto the caregiver (and vice versa).

The supportive nature of the PDA community, is also a factor, as it gives PDA caregivers a positive support network. Potentially akin to receiving professional "psychological support" (speculating, still plausibly)?

We know from high numbers of PDA caregiver's involvement in various petitions/ surveys, that they are highly motivated to support PDA. That PDA strategies are good practice.

That PDA literature acknowledges that caregivers being knowledgeable on PDA can potentially bias research results.

What I am actually trying to say is, this study allows for alternative explanation for results of Eaton & Weaver (2020) & Liz O'Nions recent PDA research.