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Monday, 27 August 2018

Are family holidays the only way to go?

August 27, 2018 Villages Nature

Having just returned from a week’s holiday to France, now seemed like a good time to recap what lessons we’ve learnt about holidays for our ...

Summer holidays with PDA ~ Part 1

August 11, 2018 PDA Life

So I don't know if anyone noticed, but I went to all the effort of freshening up the design on my blog a few weeks ago. As soon as I ...

What is Autism?

'Autism is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses. Social interaction and communication can be difficult for some autistic people but others may enjoy it. Intense interests and repetitive behaviour are often seen along with differing sensory experiences'.

What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a profile of Autism. The central difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control.

Children may sometimes be described as having 'challenging' or 'oppositional' behaviour. Parents describe life as 'walking on eggshells'.

Monday, 27 August 2018

Are family holidays the only way to go?

Saturday, 11 August 2018

Summer holidays with PDA ~ Part 1

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