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Monday, 17 October 2022

Labels and learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance

October 17, 2022 PDA

This week has seen uproar in the PDA and Autism communities after Jo Frost, aka Supernanny, decided to publish a meme on her social media ac...

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'.

Monday, 17 October 2022

Labels and learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance

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