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Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) or extreme demand avoidance (EDA) is a proposed disorder, and proposed sub-type of autism spectrum disorder, defined by characteristics such as a demand avoidance—which is a greater-than-typical refusal to comply with requests or expectations—and extreme efforts to avoid social demands.
In 1968 she and a group of parents formed "Autism East Midlands" to support assistance for families around Nottingham. [6] In 1980 she proposed the term pathological demand avoidance [7] to describe people who do not want to co-operate with instructions even when this would be in their own interest. She had identified a group of children who ...
The Original Poster (OP) explained that her son is autistic with a PDA (pathological demand avoidance) profile, and as any parent of a child with autism knows, managing their needs can be ...
Pathological demand avoidance can occur. People with this set of autistic symptoms are more likely to refuse to do what is asked or expected of them, even to activities they enjoy. Unusual or atypical eating behavior occurs in about three-quarters of children with ASD, to the extent that it was formerly a diagnostic indicator. [139]
The television personality pointed to research in the U.K., which she said “explains autism and how it presents itself in me very perfectly.” “There’s a term for it called ‘pathological ...
With diagnoses of autism, ADHD, and anxiety, my family has diverse needs. ... His provider suggested he might identify with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a cluster of traits individuals ...
His book Unmasking Autism has been cited in academic papers that explore autism from various angles including autism in women and attitudes in college students. [10] [11] He has spoken on pathological demand avoidance, which he contextualizes as an act of consent and self-advocacy. [12]
Pages in category "Autism" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Pathological demand avoidance; Point of subjective simultaneity;