Chapter 27 Pathological Demand Avoidance - what is it and do I have it?

Chapter 27 recapping my unexpected Autism and ADHD year: this week I'm looking at Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), my discovery of this profile on the autism spectrum, and assessment of whether it might be a profile I have or not.

I look at why there are some disagreements about the status of PDA and share some of Sally Cat PDA's content, as well as links and signposts to a range of other sources for people who might be interested in exploring this profile for themselves.

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Some useful links:

National Autistic Society PDA Guide for Autistic Adults:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-...

PDA Society: What Is PDA:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/what-is...

Sally Cat PDA: http://www.sallycatpda.co.uk

Sally Cat's Guide to Internalised PDA:    • Sally Cat's Guide to Internalised PDA  

Riko's Blog: PDA and More: https://dragonriko.wordpress.com

PDA Test for Adults: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

Self-help, coping strategies and therapies for adult PDAers:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/life-wi...

Workplace adjustments for PDA:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/life-wi...

AQ Autism Self-Test:
I'm going to keep posting the link to the AQ Self Test for autism every Sunday in case this is the first video in the series people come across. Take the self test (remember it's JUST a self-test) and see how you score. You may have been on the autism spectrum all along and just had no idea, like I was:
https://psychology-tools.com/test/aut...

ADHD Self-Test:
(with all the same caveats as above) an ADHD self-test. ADHD is even MORE common than autism (and many of us will have both); the vast majority of ADHDers just struggle through from childhood through adulthood having no idea that they even HAVE ADHD, let alone working out strategies to cope and deal with it all better to be happier and less frustrated with ourselves and others.
https://psychology-tools.com/test/adu...