Ep. 17 - Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so Confusing? - Part I
Episode description
Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so hard to understand as a parent and for therapists, pediatricians, teachers, and people looking in on your child's life?
In this episode, I answer the following questions:
- My child doesn't seem Autistic, can they still be Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA)?
- My child seems typical some of the time, can they still be Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA)?
Citations:
Term "High Masking" from Rachel Dosey, Autistic SLP
"Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity" by Andrew Solomon.
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xoxo,
Casey
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