PDA, Capacity & Parenting Differently: What If We Stopped Asking “Why Can’t You Just?”

What if, instead of asking “Why can’t you just do it?”, we started asking “What might be making this hard right now?”In this episode, I’m joined by Nicola Reeke, founder of The PDA Space, for an honest conversation about PDA, neurodivergent family life, parenting differently and understanding the difference between capacity and capability.We chat about reducing demands, transitions, sensory overwhelm, body doubling, scaffolding, burnout, internalised ableism and the pressure to parent or live according to someone else’s expectations.A conversation about compassion, connection and finding what actually works for you and your family.The PDA Space Global Online Summit. Nicola’s 2026 Global Online Summit takes place 1st–6th October, with this year’s theme Capacity & Capability and 27 free webinars bringing together voices from across the PDA community. Access the flyer here: PDA SPACE SUMMIT 2026Website: The PDA SpaceListen on Substack and all major podcast platformsVideo available on Substack and YouTubeSubscribe to OT Intuition / Intuitive Living so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit otintuition.substack.com