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Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Dummy Fairy was a bit of a chicken... but partial success!!

August 25, 2010 PDA Life

Thought I should write an update to say that the dummy fairy had a slight problem after removing the final dummy from Sasha's mouth as s...

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, 25 August 2010

Dummy Fairy was a bit of a chicken... but partial success!!

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