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Wednesday, 22 April 2015

This is our PDA story (Week 11)

April 22, 2015 This is our PDA story

Back now with my 'This is our PDA story' series. There is so much more to tell, so many angles to PDA ( Pathological Demand Avoidanc...

Together We Can Beat Cancer #RaceForLife

April 15, 2015 running

I am NOT a runner. I think I've said that before, in my previous post Race For Life . I wasn't sure why I agreed to sign up for...

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Different, Not Less. #WAAD2015

April 02, 2015 World Autism Awareness Day

Today is World Autism Awareness Day, part of World Autism Awareness Week, which is in World Autism Awareness Month (April). Autism can be a ...

What is Autism?

'Autism is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses. Social interaction and communication can be difficult for some autistic people but others may enjoy it. Intense interests and repetitive behaviour are often seen along with differing sensory experiences'.

What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a profile of Autism. The central difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control.

Children may sometimes be described as having 'challenging' or 'oppositional' behaviour. Parents describe life as 'walking on eggshells'.

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

This is our PDA story (Week 11)

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Together We Can Beat Cancer #RaceForLife

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Different, Not Less. #WAAD2015

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