Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

#PathologicalDemandAvoidance (PDA) remains highly misunderstood both inside and outside of the #autism community. To mark PDA Day this year, our Head of Partnerships Nicole Hurley spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ramona Toscano and Clinical Psychology Registrar Madeleine Makinson at the Diverse Minds Psychology Clinic to better understand what PDA is and the support options available to people with a PDA profile and their families.
VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - What is PDA?
02:46 - PDA research
04:21 - PDA behaviours
5:31 - PDA diagnosis
11:00 - PDA support
14:30 - Further information
For more information about PDA and to access the resources mentioned in this discussion, you can visit the links below:
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR PDA
Diverse Minds: www.diverseminds.com.au/
The Kidd Clinic: www.kiddclinic.com.au/
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: cpsconnection.com/
PDA INFORMATION
Autism Awareness Australia: www.autismawareness.com.au/au...
The PDA Society: www.pdasociety.org.uk/
Attwood and Garnett Events: attwoodandgarnettevents.com/?...
National Autistic Society: www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-...
AUTISM INFORMATION
Our website
www.autismawareness.com.au/
Autism: What Next?
www.autismwhatnext.com.au/
Navigating Autism: The Early Years
navigating-autism.teachable.com/
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[@jadegonzalez3608]

I'm 40yr old autistic woman and can confidently say I experience this and have my entire life. It explains so much. wow Thank you for sharing

[@chrisellis4400]

I'm self diagnosed but I've managed to save up enough money for an autism assessment. My housing situation has recently changed and I'm finding myself avoiding my need to house myself in preference for spending my spoons on maintaining my job to maintain my income and having enough money to get an assessment so that other people understand my specific situation. Trying to explain to people that I'm just not going to do what I need to do to prevent me living out of my car because I'm spending too many spoons holding down a job is in itself overwhelmingly and exhausting. Telling people that living out of my car for a short amount of time is my preference so that I can save money for an assessment is apparently the wrong choice. Apparently I'm choosing to be homeless. Let's solve one problem at a time people, ffs.