7th Annual 3-Day PDA North America Conference Details
(Feb 27th is all virtual, March 5th in person, March 6th in person)
Please register each attendee separately. Enter the name and email of the person who will attend, not the billing contact, so the attendee receives all event communications.
All times are listed in US Central
March 5th & 6th will offer community connection opportunities in the hour prior to starting the conference from 8:30am-9:15am – as well as an organized happy hour on Thursday evening at the hotel.
A continental breakfast & full buffet lunch are provided in ticket prices for March 5th & 6th, as well as a happy hour on Thursday with soft drinks and appetizers.
♦ Friday, Feb 27th – PDA Health & Wellness
9:30am – 4:30pm – All Virtual Audience
Speakers & Topics:
- Emelda “E” De Coteau – PDA-Informed Mindfulness for Caregivers
- Laura Hellfeld – Supporting PDAers in Self-Care and Everyday Life
- Melissa Houser, M.D. – Everything is Connected to Everything: Improving the Health of Autistic, ADHD, and PDA Patients through the Lifespan
- Kelsie “Mick” Olds – Feeling All The Feelings: Regulation & Interoception
- PDA Conversations with Young PDAers
♦ Thursday, March 5th – The PDA Experience
9:30am – 3:30pm – Hybrid audience
Virtual & in-person streamed Live from Skokie, IL outside Chicago
Speakers & Topics:
- Diane Gould, LCSW, Executive Director of PDANA, Melissa McKenzie Ph.D. & Michelle Kleinmann – The PDA Experience 2025 Research Survey Review
- Jennifer I. Huffman, PhD, ABPdN – Unlocking the Power of the PDA Brain
- Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman – The PDA Safe Circle: A Deep Dive Introduction and Workshop
♦ Friday, March 6th – Making it All Work
9:30am – 5:00pm – Hybrid audience
Virtual & in-person streamed Live from Skokie, IL outside Chicago
Speakers & Topics:
- Sunita Kapahi Theiss – Attachment, Autonomy, and a Little Bit of Chaos: Parenting PDA as a Neurodivergent Mom
- Zach Morris, M.Ed. – Demystifying Learning for PDAers of All Ages
- Live Conversations with various PDA-Affirming Professionals
- Lauren Brown – Adulting with PDA while Parenting PDA
There will be additional structured opportunities to network and discuss important topics for virtual & in-person attendees.
Ticket sales will remain open until February 20, 2026, at 5:00pm central, or until capacity is reached, whichever occurs first.
