Understanding PDA: Pathological Demand Avoidance Guide
Understanding PDA: What Pathological Demand Avoidance Means for Your Child If your child resists everyday requests with an intensity that feels far beyond typical stubbornness, you may have encountered the term Pathological Demand Avoidance, or PDA. Many parents describe their child as a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ – charming one moment and intensely anxious the next […]
PDA Autism: Signs, Causes and Support for Children
PDA Autism: Understanding Demand Avoidance and Supporting Your Child A child who repeatedly refuses everyday requests may be described as stubborn, controlling, oppositional or badly behaved. For some autistic children, however, avoiding demands is not a deliberate attempt to challenge adults. It can be an intense response to anxiety, uncertainty, pressure or a perceived loss […]