Tag: pathological demand avoidance
Polyvagal Theory
Natalie Froud looks at the idea that our PDA children's responses aren't irrational, but rooted in biology.
If you're familiar with Pathological Demand Avoidance (or...
PDA in school
Is it possible for PDAers to thrive in school, asks Elizabeth Archer, and what does it take to make that happen?
PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)...
Issue 141 ● March April 2026
In this issue: Down syndrome, Music and SEN, Social skills, Framing dyslexia, Pathological demand avoidance, Auditory Processing Disorder, SEND reform, Circadian rhythms, Autism, Dyslexia,...
Pathological demand avoidance
Charlotte Maskrey on PDA, and helping people to get through their anxiety.
Pathological demand avoidance, a lesser known behavioural profile associated with Autism, is sometimes...
SEN135 : Mar/Apr 2025
Read SEN Magazine SEN135 : Mar/Apr here
Another great issue, thanks to all our talented contributors. The cover image shows a child with her spoon...
Specific Learning Differences: What Teachers Need to Know (2nd Edition)
In this second edition, Diana Hudson shares some of the latest thinking, research and practice in relation to meeting the needs of students with...
The Family Experience of PDA: An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand...
Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and designer who has a child with PDA. In this book she explains that she wanted to help and...
Point of view: student: Rights of non-autistic children and young persons...
Richard Woods highlights the occurrence of PDA in non-autistic children.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a proposed mental disorder, which frequently invokes strong passions advocating...
Point of view: parent : PDA doesn’t exist, apparently
Tom Browne fights for his children’s education.
Let me talk about my son George who is 13 and has autism with the Pathological Demand Avoidance...
Point of view : parent : Our Journey
Denise Mitchell highlights the battles she has faced to get the right education for her son.
My son Matthew, 18, and has a diagnosis of...
