PDA may represent a neurotype to be accommodated rather than a disease to be treated.

But a condition called pathological demand avoidance – or PDA – is an extreme form of this behaviour, in which the impulse to avoid demands becomes all-encompassing and can trigger fear, panic ...

Sophie, a 10-year-old, avoids straightforward tasks like getting dressed or doing homework. When her parents press her to comply, she might have a meltdown or withdraw to her room. At school ...

they could be experiencing something called Pathological Demand Avoidance, and, according to the Child Mind Institute, this is most common in autistic people. The Child Mind Institute said ...

Do you struggle with demand avoidance – when the moment something feels like a demand, you’re reluctant to do it? In her new book, How To Be You, Ellie Middleton explores why. One of my ...

The Reverend Angharad Griffith believes primary schooling does not help pupils with pathological demand avoidance (PDA) transition to secondary level. Carmarthenshire council said it does its best ...

The 14-year-old is autistic and has a condition known as pathological demand avoidance (PDA), which leads to a rigid need for control when he's anxious. Cohen struggles to manage his condition if ...

Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. My son was diagnosed with severe anxiety and pathological demand avoidance. He ignores and avoids rules, which can make traveling hard. Careers 2024-06-12T09 ...

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Thursday that he believes "something pathological is going on" with Vice President Kamala Harris that leads to her blaming former ...

If you need easy, quick access to your money, a demand deposit account could satisfy your everyday banking needs. In this article, we at the MarketWatch Guides team break down how each demand ...

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