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 ...

Some have a condition associated with autism known as pathological demand avoidance. In those children, requests to behave in certain ways can activate a child’s fight or flight response.

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 ...

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Hosted by Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, PDA Bethany Hope Experiential therapy can be an effective method for treating Autism, ADHD and pathological demand avoidance. ADHD, Autism, Gifted, Pathological ...