Low demand parenting

Your kid isn't giving you a hard time.

Their nervous system is having one.

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50 Declarative Language Swaps

The exact sentences we use instead — 12 pages, no fluff. For PDA, ADHD and autistic kids who hear every request as a demand.

One email with the guide, then the occasional note. Unsubscribe whenever — no hard feelings, we understand demands.

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@thelowdemandhouseScripts, explainers and the stuff nobody says out loud

What you'll find

Translate Plain-English explainers What PDA actually is. Why rewards backfire. What autistic burnout looks like in a young child.
Try this The exact words we use Declarative language scripts, morning routines rebuilt, and the swaps that ended the fights.
Same here The parts nobody says out loud The 3pm dread. Being told you're too soft. The grief nobody warns you about.
The contradiction Three diagnoses, three opposite needs ADHD wants novelty. Autism wants sameness. PDA wants it to be their idea. Same child.

Who's writing this

We're a family of three. One of us has ADHD, a PDA profile and Level 1 autism — three things that want opposite things at the same time.

We stay faceless for one reason: our kid didn't consent to being on the internet. But everything we learn, you get.

No namesNo facesNo meltdown videos

Parents, not professionals. Nothing here is medical advice — if you're worried about your child, talk to someone who knows them.