Tag: PDA
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...
Autism, anxiety and some surprising lockdown wins
We all know about the downsides of quarantine, but Karen Massey shares some surprising upsides to lockdown for children with autism.
A core component of...
The different faces of PDA
Natalie Menagh provides useful advice on how to identify and support children with pathological demand avoidance
Who’s afraid of special schools?
Bernadette John outlines some of the key considerations when looking at a special school for your child
Pathological demand avoidance
If you have a young person whose behaviour you find hard to understand, you might want to consider PDA, writes Sally Russell
A tipping point for PDA?
Sally Russell looks at the shift in the diagnosis of pathological demand avoidance
Avoiding the subject
Pathological demand avoidance syndrome has long resided at the forgotten end of the autistic spectrum, but things may be starting to change. Margaret Duncan looks at what PDA is and why it matters
