Pathological demand avoidance (explained by ducks) | Diploma Duck

PDA autism is defined as pathological demand avoidance or persistent drive for autonomy. It might look like defiance from an outside perspective but there is so much more happening. This is how I explain PDA autism to people in my life so they can better understand me and support me💗 #autismjourney#pdaautism #autistic#actuallyautistic | Morgan Foley

It’s the Pathological Demand Avoidance. Otherwise known as persistent drive for autonomy . . . . . . . . #Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessAndAcceptance #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwarenessMonth #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismFamily #AutismLove #AutismLife #AutismRocks #StopAutismSpeaks #AutismParents #AutismParentsSupport #Autistic #AutisticLife #AutisticMemes #AutisticMemesForAutisticTeens #AutismMeme #AutisticPride #AutisticAndProud #ImWhatAutismLooksLike | Rebecca Faith Quinn

So what is PDA? 👇👇 Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) was a term first penned in the 1980’s by Professor Elizabeth Newson. She began investigating a complex group of children who were similar to each other but confusing to professionals in that the children shared some common challenges with autistic children yet were not so typical in their presentation. However, in studying these individuals she began to notice some similarities that all of the children shared – the central feature being ‘a