PDA: The Demand Avoidant Profile of Autism
Published: 2022-04-08
Author: PDA North America | Contact: pdanorthamerica.com
Synopsis: Autism and PDA. It’s not what you think! This Autism Awareness Month, help spread awareness about PDA, the Demand Avoidant Profile of Autism. We know that autism is dimensional – it involves a complex and overlapping pattern of strengths, differences, and challenges that present differently from one individual to another. In some ways, there are practically as many expressions of autism as there are autistic people. However, there are also some clusters of traits – formally called presentations, or profiles – that we see over and over again. One of those that we are just beginning to understand is Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA).
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What do you think of when you hear PDA? If you thought “Public Displays of Affection” – well, you’re not wrong – but that’s definitely not what we mean when we talk about PDA in the context of autism!
Autism Publications:
- PDA: The Demand Avoidant Profile of Autism
- ARISk Test: Genetic Autism Screening Tool
- Children with Autism Experience Interrelated Health Issues
Although the Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) has become more and more widely understood in the UK, this clinical profile of autism is just [...]