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11 Jan 2022, 7:00 pm

PDA - a guide for autistic adults by National Autistic Society

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Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a profile that describes those whose main characteristic is to avoid everyday demands and expectations to an extreme extent. We explain the history of PDA, what a PDA profile is, the assessment process and what current research tells us. We also highlight some personal and professional insights.


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12 Jan 2022, 1:03 am

This sounds kinda like avolition, a condition usually associated with schizophrenia, but one that feels familiar to me. It's more like pathological lack of motivation, as people suffering from it can't even do things they want to.


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