But a condition called pathological demand avoidance ... research to confirm PDA as a separate condition to autism and that the demand avoidance behaviours may instead be explained by factors ...

Do you struggle with demand avoidance – when the moment something feels like a demand, you’re reluctant to do it? In her new book, How To Be You, Ellie Middleton explores why. One of my ...

This session will define executive functioning and explain how it relates to autism, help participants understand how executive functioning is assessed, and identify supports to help with executive ...

Many more boys than girls are diagnosed with Autism and girls who are on the spectrum often have very different symptoms to boys. Pathological Demand Avoidance (or PDA) is also now considered an ...

SKIPTON MP Sir Julian Smith has called for greater support for autistic children and their families during a Commons debate on schools and ...

He was diagnosed with a specific form of autism called PDA - pathological demand avoidance. But Ms Norton said she then had to fight to get the diagnosis accepted by the local authority and health ...