Oct 31, 202645 minS1
No matter how much you do for your PDA, autistic child, does it never feel like enough? You might be measuring yourself by a standard never made for you. If you're parenting a PDA, autistic or high-needs child, you're...
About this Podcast:
If you're raising a hypersensitive, high-needs child — including Autism, PDA, OCD, ODD, ADHD, or anxiety — this podcast is for you. I'm Afshan Tafler, a Nervous System Resilience Coach for parents like you. Here, we talk about what most people don’t: how it really feels, how your nervous system responds, and how to find your way back to calm, courage, and connection — even on the hardest days. You're not alone, and you were never meant to do this without support.
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What is The Regulated Parent about?
If you're raising a hypersensitive, high-needs child, including Autism, PDA, OCD, ODD, ADHD, or anxiety, this podcast is for you. I'm Afshan Tafler, a Nervous System Resilience Coach for parents like you.
Who hosts The Regulated Parent?
The Regulated Parent is hosted by Afshan Tafler. The show has published 60 episodes to date.
What has The Regulated Parent covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Ep. 61 When You Feel Like You're Failing Your PDA, Autistic Child: Changing the Standard You Measure Yourself By" (31 October 2026, 45 minutes), "Ep. 60 How Do I Know If I'm Accommodating My PDA, Autistic Child the Right Way?" (17 October 2026, 64 minutes), and "Ep. 59 Will They Ever Learn to Be Okay Without Me? How to Help Your PDA, Autistic Child Separate From You" (10 October 2026, 66 minutes).
How often does The Regulated Parent publish?
The Regulated Parent publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 60 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Regulated Parent?
Booking probability for The Regulated Parent is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Regulated Parent requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Regulated Parent's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Regulated Parent?
The strongest fits for The Regulated Parent are Family & Social Services. The Regulated Parent has a kids audience.
About the host
Afshan Tafler hosts The Regulated Parent, a kids podcast with 60 episodes published.
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- Oct 17, 20261h 4mS1
Am I accommodating my PDA, autistic child, or am I giving in? If you swing between the two and can't tell which is right, this episode is for you. Part 4 of a four-part series on when your PDA, autistic child can't...
- Oct 10, 20261h 6mS1
Your PDA, autistic child can't let you out of the room, not even to go to the bathroom. Here's what's actually happening inside them, and what helped.For a long stretch of my son's burnout I sat beside him in our family...
- Oct 3, 20261h 35mS1
You give and give all day, and then you snap — and then you feel horrible about yourself. Here are the 7 moves that break that cycle.If you're co-regulating a PDA, autistic or highly sensitive child who can't be away...
- Sep 26, 202651 minS1
Your child can't let you out of their sight — and you're exhausted. Here are the 7 things happening in your nervous system that nobody tells you about. If you have a PDA, autistic or highly sensitive child who can't...
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- Aug 29, 202657 minS1
It's the fear so many parents of PDA and autistic kids carry: that today's aggression means something frightening about their child's future. In Part 3 of this series, Afshan gently takes that fear apart — and offers a...
- Aug 22, 20261h 2mS1
You don't want to be hit — and yet every option feels wrong. You walk away, they follow. You close the door, they punch it. You stand there, and you're the one getting hurt. There's no good choice, and underneath it all...
- Aug 15, 202652 minS1
You’ve been told to “just stay calm” while your child rages, hits, or destroys things — and then quietly beaten yourself up when you couldn’t. Here’s the truth: you are not supposed to feel calm in those moments. It...
- Aug 1, 20261h 17mS1
It was 1 a.m., and Alma Galván was in tears. Both of her sons had severe autism, ADHD and sensory differences. Doctors told her to institutionalize her oldest son, and daily two-hour meltdowns had become normal. She...
- Jul 18, 202628 minS1
If I could offer you one tool that took my PDA, autistic son's aggressive behaviors from 5 hours of daily meltdowns and destruction, to less than 30 minutes a few times a week — would you want it?It's four letters...
- Jul 4, 202636 minS1
"I lost it on my child. I'm damaging them." "My child is still struggling. I must not be doing enough." "We don't fit in anywhere. Something must be fundamentally wrong with us." If you've felt any of those things —...
Episode #47
Ep. 50 Reclaiming Your Joy and Aliveness — Even When Your Autistic Child Is Still Struggling
Jun 20, 202651 minS1Have you lost your sense of aliveness? Your ease? Your feeling of well-being — that quiet sense of being at home inside yourself? If you're parenting a PDA, autistic, or high-needs child and somewhere along the way you...
Episode #49
Ep. 49 The To-Do List Trap: Why Productivity Keeps Parents of High-Needs Kids Dysregulated
Jun 13, 202651 minS1Do you often feel like you spend so much of your time taking care of your PDA, autistic, ADHD, or high-needs child that nothing else gets done?You end the day exhausted.The laundry is still sitting there.The work didn't...
- May 30, 202647 minS1
Why does giving your PDA, autistic, ADHD, or hypersensitive child more flexibility sometimes feel so terrifying — even when you intellectually understand they need it? In this episode, I explore the nervous system...
Episode #47
Ep. 47 Watching Your Autistic, PDA Child Suffer: The Grief, Guilt, and Helplessness Parents Carry
May 23, 202647 minS1Watching your PDA, autistic, or high-needs child suffer can feel heartbreaking, helpless, and deeply overwhelming. In this episode, I talk openly about the hidden grief parents carry when watching their child struggle...
Episode #46
Ep. 46 How to Accommodate Your PDA, Autistic Child Without Fear, Burnout, or Losing Yourself
May 16, 20261h 3mS1If you’re parenting a hypersensitive, PDA, autistic, or high-needs child, you may already know that accommodating them is what helps.But that doesn’t mean it feels easy.Many parents find themselves stuck in a painful...
- May 2, 20261h 4mS1
Why does parenting your hypersensitive, PDA, autistic, or high-needs child feel so personal? Why do their behaviors, the lack of support, and the daily challenges seem to hit something so deep inside of you—leaving you...
- Apr 25, 202632 minS1
We’re often told that when parenting a PDA, autistic, or high-needs child…we need to hold it together.Stay calm.Stay composed.Stay in control.But what if the very thing you’ve been trying so hard to do…is actually...
- Apr 18, 202630 minS1
When you’re parenting a hypersensitive, high-needs, PDA/autistic child, hope can start to feel complicated.For some parents, hope feels completely out of reach.No matter how much you want to feel it… you just can’t...
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