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Tuesday October 7, 2025 15:55 - 16:40 Karolina Widerströmsalen

Lecturer: Casey Ehrlich

Keynote speaker: Casey Ehrlich - Föräldraupplevelse av PDA och hjälpsamma strategier.

Presentation from the results from her research paper (questionnaire of 700 parents of PDA children) and strategies that would be helpful for parents and professionals when caring for a PDA child. 45 min

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Casey Ehrlich Lecturer

Keynote speaker

Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D. (she/her) is a social scientist, parent coach and educator, the CEO and founder of At Peace Parents, and a leader of the first peer-reviewed studies of PDA in the United States.

Casey brings 15 years of work experience and expertise in social science methodology to help parents and therapists understand how to connect with and accommodate PDA Autistic children. She specializes in teaching parents and therapists practical skills in the home or clinical setting to accommodate neuroception-driven demand avoidance and nervous system differences through creative techniques.

Her original research as a social scientist was conducted on post-conflict reconciliation, social capital, trust, and trauma in Colombia, South America - themes she brings to her work with parents, therapists, and teachers.

She has served more than 1,000 families raising Autistic, PDA Autistic, ADHD and traumatized children since 2020 and is also raising 2 PDA sons.