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EPISODE · Jul 5, 2025 · 38 MIN

Conversations - Adoptive parent Izzy and PDA

from The Adoption and Fostering Podcast · host Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

Hello and welcome to  Conversations from the A&F podcast  In this episode I speak to adoptive parent and former foster carer Izzy, she shares her experience of adopting a child that she fostered as well as her experience of realising that her child was living with Pathological Demand Avoidance.  Izzy explains PDA and how it impacts children and families as well as sharing her own journey to running support groups and working to support other adoptive parents working to meet the needs of their children with PDA. You can access the PDA website here  and Izzy's Facebook page 'PDA in Adoptive Families' here. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected]   Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here

Hello and welcome to  Conversations from the A&F podcast  In this episode I speak to adoptive parent and former foster carer Izzy, she shares her experience of adopting a child that she fostered as well as her experience of realising that her child was living with Pathological Demand Avoidance.  Izzy explains PDA and how it impacts children and families as well as sharing her own journey to running support groups and working to support other adoptive parents working to meet the needs of their children with PDA. You can access the PDA website here  and Izzy's Facebook page 'PDA in Adoptive Families' here. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected]   Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here

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