A link to this podcast can be found here. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health has created a podcast for families with information about demand avoidance. This is how services that assess for a possible PDA report PDA as an outcome. Current thinking about reporting it is a dimension of ASD.However, PDA is not recognised in the clinical diagnostic manuals and research has not yet been conducted to enable clinicians to determine the amount of features necessary for a person to have to confirm that it is part of the clinical explanation for their needs. A tendency not to respond to conventional approaches inįor more information see: General booklet (). A need for control which is often driven by anxiety or anĪutomatic ‘threat response’ in the face of demands.“repetitive or restrictive interests” are often social in nature, Focusing intently, often on other people – with PDA,.Appearing comfortable in role play, pretence and fantasy –.Experiencing intense emotions and mood swings.Underlying differences/difficulties in social interaction and Individuals may appear more sociably ‘able’ than one mightĮxpect (with, for instance, more ‘conventional’ use of eyeĬontact or conversational skills) but this may mask Appearing sociable, but lacking some understanding –.Using ‘social’ strategies as part of the avoidance.Resisting and avoiding the ordinary demands of life.Often including a different sensory experience in relation to sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, and internal senses such as hunger or thirstĪnd in addition have many of the ‘key features’ of a PDA profile.“Persistent difficulties with social communication and social interaction” and “restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour, activities or interests”.Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) What is PDA? According to the PDA society, a PDA profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) means that individuals share the following autistic characteristics, currently defined as:
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