Our younger daughter, Sasha, is autistic. She was diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) at the age of two and a half.  This ...

Our daughter was diagnosed by a paediatrician at the young age of two and a half. Her actual diagnosis is written as:  1. Autistic Spectru...

'What is PDA, or  Pathological Demand Avoidance ?', and 'does my child have PDA?' are questions being asked by more and more...

One of my favourite books of all time is the New York Times Bestseller, Wonder by R.J.Palacio. It's a story of a young boy called August...

Pathological Demand Avoidance is a type of Autism characterised by extremely high levels of anxiety. People with PDA are generally best...

Huge, enormous, massive, gigantic, humongous, GIANT homemade bubbles. Here's a great activity which will make your children very happy t...

Following on from my last blog post discussing whether Pathological Demand Avoidance is real , I'm going to take a look at another quest...

I'm often asked about which strategies can help children with Pathological Demand Avoidance in a school setting. I do know that many str...

Recently there has been some discussion around whether Pathological Demand Avoidance is a real thing. 'Does PDA actually exist?' or...