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A persistent and marked resistance to demands is a characteristic experienced by and observed in some autistic people. It can impact essential needs like eating and sleeping, and expectations such as going to school or work, and has implications for diagnosis and support.
22 lis 2023 · Pathological demand avoidance, or PDA, describes a specific lived experience in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involving extreme aversion and resistance to everyday demands.
9 paź 2024 · Pathological demand avoidance (PDA), linked to autism, causes anxiety-driven avoidance of tasks. Discover how reducing pressure and offering choices can make a big difference.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) refers to a specific profile within the Autism spectrum, where individuals exhibit a strong desire for independence and have an increased sensitivity towards demands that challenge their autonomy.
28 lut 2020 · This article will argue that we must exercise extreme caution in accepting the validity of pathological demand avoidance and will suggest that it can be seen as an attempt to psychiatarise autistic children’s resistance, which, in so doing, restricts their agency.
7 mar 2024 · Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) was first proposed in the 1980s, and is a term used to describe a profile within an autism diagnosis, characterised by the regular refusal towards everyday demands and expectations.
1 kwi 2024 · The external behaviours of EDA or PDA were first described in a speech at the British Paediatric Society in 1980 by Elisabeth Newson and termed PDA syndrome. 1 The concept of PDA illuminated a subgroup of children referred for assessment of autism who present with excessive resistance to everyday demands, who appear deeply threatened by educatio...
