The RAG blog

27th January 2020 Education Mental Health

I have talked about emotional cups for a number of years now with parents. Some people talk about not being able…

17th January 2020 PDA

In some official descriptions of PDA, a “Lability of mood” is described. Here is my interpretation of the many moods of…

13th September 2019 About Education

Overview My programme of study will include four core modules, each covering eight areas of study, culminating in a dissertation: Module 1:…

5th August 2019 About Mental Health

Sometimes I feel genuinely suicidal. At these times I really wish I wasn’t here anymore. I feel like it would be…

31st July 2019 Neurodiversity PDA

When you tell people about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), the first reaction is often, ”so you avoid doing things you don’t…

18th June 2019 Neurodiversity PDA

Saturday 13th July – Winchester Guildhall 6:00-9:30pm – Harry thompson and Jodie Isitt Book now oh.. and me. Yay. here is…

30th May 2019 About Education

For a long time, since 2013 when I “failed” to complete a formal Master’s degree and a second undergraduate degree in…

19th May 2019 Mental Health Neurodiversity

One of the questions I hear often is, “what is the difference between Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) and Pathological Demand Avoidance…

17th May 2019 LGBTQIA+ Society

There is a war happening. It is World War 3… … and hardly anyone has noticed. Do you remember when we…