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Saturday, 15 May 2021

Want to read more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)?

May 15, 2021 PDA Day 2021

PDA Day is a chance to spread more information about the type, or profile, of autism known as Pathological Demand Avoidance . Our younger da...

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Positive PDA Action Day

May 15, 2018 PDA Action Day

Today is PDA Action Day ; a day to talk about Pathological Demand Avoidance and to spread understanding as far and wide as possible. If you...

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'.

Saturday, 15 May 2021

Want to read more about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)?

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Positive PDA Action Day

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