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Thursday, 16 July 2015

Challenging behaviour and PDA: Does Tough Love work?

July 16, 2015 PDA

'Tough Love' is a phrase that many parents of children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) will have heard before, and those wh...

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Are any children Born Naughty?

June 04, 2015 PDA Society

It's amazing how seemingly small things can make such a difference in life. I'm feeling excited, and positive about the future. ...

This is our PDA story (week 13): Born Naughty?

May 13, 2015 This is our PDA story

Welcome to week 13 of 'This is our PDA story'. This week's post is a different kind of entry to the series. I've wr...

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'.

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Challenging behaviour and PDA: Does Tough Love work?

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Are any children Born Naughty?

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

This is our PDA story (week 13): Born Naughty?

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