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Wednesday, 3 January 2018

UK Blog Award 2018 Finalist

January 03, 2018 UK Blog Awards 18

On New Year's Day, a n email dropped into my inbox telling me that this blog made the finalist shortlist in the Health and Social Care c...

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, 3 January 2018

UK Blog Award 2018 Finalist

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