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Wednesday, 2 April 2014

What is Autism, and what is PDA? Hoping for Autism and PDA Awareness, Understanding and Acceptance.

April 02, 2014 www.thepdaresource.com

Today is World Autism Awareness Day and I thought now would be a good time to let you know what autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PD...

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'.

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

What is Autism, and what is PDA? Hoping for Autism and PDA Awareness, Understanding and Acceptance.

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