Ep. 55 What to Do When Your PDA or Autistic Child Is Hitting You (Part 2)

You don't want to be hit — and yet every option feels wrong. You walk away, they follow. You close the door, they punch it. You stand there, and you're the one getting hurt. There's no good choice, and underneath it all is that trapped, powerless feeling that this will never end.In Part 2 of this three-part series on aggression, Afshan shares what actually changed it in her own home — where storms went from five hours of daily rage to about thirty minutes, maybe once a week. It was never the perfect strategy (there isn't one). It was learning to move out of the “trauma vortex” and into a safe-enough state, right in the middle of the storm — and the specific shifts that make that possible, both inside you and with your child.You'll hear why staying “calm” can backfire, the difference between stopping a behaviour and punishing it, what to do when the hitting is aimed at you (or someone else), and how the storms actually get shorter over time.This is the practical one. Part 1 is the foundation — what's happening inside YOU. Part 3, coming next week, is about the fear of the future: what this behaviour means for your child down the road, and why the way they truly learn isn't what we were taught.📖 Read the blog version: https://www.illuminateu.ca/blog/what-to-do-when-your-pda-or-autistic-child-is-hitting-you-part-2🌀 The Regulation Rebuild — doors open soon, join the priority list: illuminateu.ca/regulation-rebuild-course-priority🎁 Free guide — The 3 Shifts To Make During Your Child's Meltdowns: illuminateu.ca/3-shifts-free-guide