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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/family-parenting/article-15191341/Pathological-Demand-Avoidance-Izzy-Judds.html
Just like Harry Judd, my child has Pathological Demand Avoidance. It's not bad parenting. It's a...
Oct 30, 2025 - The 'A' word was first mentioned when Eddie was a toddler and had speech and learning delays, but we didn't join the NHS waiting list for an assessment until...
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https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/behaviour/demand-avoidance
Demand avoidance
Resistance to demands is a characteristic experienced by and observed in some autistic people. It is sometimes labelled as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA),...
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https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/pathological-demand-avoidance-in-autism-explained/
Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained | The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and...
Oct 1, 2024 - Some clinicians say the term describes a subtype of autism, but others dispute its validity and say it is harmful to the autistic community.
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