Course 09

PDA and Task Paralysis

Nothing here is mandatory. Whenever you are ready.

What this course is for

Task paralysis and PDA-style demand avoidance are not laziness. They are nervous-system responses to demands that feel threatening - even self-chosen ones. Generic advice makes it worse, not better.

For autistic/ADHD/ND adults who freeze around hygiene, cleaning, emails, bills, or work - even when they want to do the thing. You will understand your demand patterns and build autonomy-friendly, low-spoons tools that fit your nervous system, not someone else's.

What you will work through

  • Understand PDA-style demand avoidance as a nervous-system pattern, not a flaw
  • Map your demand triggers across hygiene, home, admin, and work
  • Autonomy-first reframes - sneaking past the "you can't make me" wall
  • Minimum-viable routines for bad days (mouthwash counts; bare minimum IS the goal)
  • Shame scripts unpacked and replaced with ND-affirming counter-stories
  • Scripts to negotiate expectations with partners, family, or colleagues
  • Your PDA-Friendly Task Survival Plan (Kravplan)

Pacing and emotional load

This course uses invitational language throughout. No commands. No urgency. No "you need to." Everything is optional. Bare minimum is a complete success.

Emotional load: Medium - shame-heavy territory, held gently. Crisis protocol active for severe self-neglect.

How you access it

After purchase, you receive an access key (prefix: H2H-PDA) and instructions to open the course inside the How To Human platform. Practice privately at your own pace.

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