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Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Our PDA Story {Week 27}

February 21, 2018 This is our PDA story

Week 27 in the series ' Our PDA Story ' comes from a parent of a boy with Pathological Demand Avoidance who happens to be the same ...

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'.

Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Our PDA Story {Week 27}

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