Welcome
If you’re navigating PDA, SEND, or neurodivergence, you’re in the right place.
Natalie Froud, M.Ed, is a neurodivergent educator of 15 years, PDA specialist, and mother of multiple neurodivergent children. Her work blends evidence-led practice with lived experience to support families and professionals navigating PDA, SEND, trauma, and neurodiversity.
Courses, resources and real-world strategies to support PDA, SEND and neurodiverse children... at home, in education, and in professional settings.
Who We Support
SENDinMama provides trauma-informed, lived-experience-led support for neurodivergent children and their families, through 1:1 help, resources, articles, training, and home education guidance.
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Parents & Carers
Supporting families raising PDA, SEND, and neurodivergent children.
• 1:1 support (Quick Help, Starter Support and Home Ed Support)
• PDA Parents & Carers Course
• Printable resources for home use
• Articles on PDA, SEND, trauma, and lived experience
Professionals
Training for those working with SEND and neurodivergent young people.
• CPD training and consultancy
• PDA and trauma-informed practice
• Webinars, INSET sessions, and service-based training
• Written resources used by families supported by ESHT & East Sussex teams
Home Education Support
Gentle, neuro-affirming learning for EYFS-age children (2–5).
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1:1 Home Education Support Sessions
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Monthly themed EYFS Home Education Packs
• 120+ budget-friendly activity ideas per pack
• PDA-friendly, trauma-informed, SEND-aware structure
• Strewing-based, child-led approaches
What's New at SENDinMama
The PDA Profile Wheel
This month's Downloadable Resource is something you can colour in... and who doesn't love that?
A simple visual reflection tool to help parents understand how demands, pressure, avoidance and strain may show up for their individual PDA child.
Colour the wheel to create a one-page snapshot of their profile, then use it to guide support and conversations with educators or professionals. Non-diagnostic, with no scores or thresholds, it is simply a clearer picture of the child in front of you.
What's New at SENDinMama
'Big Feelings, Little Books'
October's Theme: Curious, Creepy & Completely Fascinating!
October is the month when spiders suddenly become decorations, skeletons appear in shop windows and bats are absolutely everywhere.
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Which makes it a rather good month to celebrate the children who were interested in all of those things all year round, because children are fascinated by some wonderfully strange things!
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So this month we’re embracing the weird stuff.
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There are books about spiders, skeletons, fungi and the human body alongside stories that are spooky, mysterious or just a little bit peculiar. Some are silly. Some are beautiful. Some contain facts that your child will almost certainly repeat at an inappropriate moment over dinner.
Coming Soon!
'Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Professionals' Course
This in-depth course is designed for professionals working with children and young people who present with a PDA profile. Grounded in the latest research and enriched with real-life insight, it offers a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming approach to understanding, identifying, and supporting PDA across settings.
With engaging video content, practical strategies, and contributions from lived experience, this course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to create meaningful, compassionate support for PDA individuals and their families.