![]() The main strategy, in my opinion, is to reduce as much anxiety as you can.So what, then? What would make our lives easier so that we don’t hit a brick wall every time we want to do something? I am an autistic with a PDA profile and sometimes the demand of doing even something that I really want to do is impossible. I have sat down to write this article over a dozen times, have had the words clearly in my head but when I have found a quiet moment with my laptop, a wall drops down between what I want to do and actually being able to do it. So how do we cope with all of these demands that can’t help themselves hammering down on us like we’re a nail that just won’t lay flat? Easy, right? Wrong.Īround every corner is a demand waiting to thrust itself upon us. When thinking about life hacks for us PDAers, the most obvious strategy is, ‘Do what we want, when we want, with no demands put upon us.’ The path of least resistance and all. ![]() ![]() We will continue to update the community and our readers on our position and as new research and insights become available. However, we respect that many people identify with this profile and have formed a rich community and body of resources to help others overcome demand avoidance. We feel more research is needed to determine if PDA is a distinct condition or an interaction of co-occurring conditions. We believe that PDA exists as a neurodivergent phenomenon, but not that it is exclusive to autistic people. The Aspergian’s members are divided, but our soft position is that for very logical reasons, most autistic people have a degree demand avoidance that relates to anxiety about social differences, sensory processing, executive functioning issues, burnout, and social overwhelm, or from frequent co-occurring conditions like general anxiety, depression, and trauma spectrum disorders. We’ve promised to update the community as we continue to look into the issue from all sides. There is debate about the existence of pathological demand avoidance (PDA) and whether or not it is an autistic profile. Choosing a Good– or Bad– Therapist for Your Autistic ChildĮditor’s update from Terra Vance and Richard Woods on The Aspergian’s position on PDA:.Directory of NeuroDivergent Graphic Designers & Illustrators.Directory of Specialists Diagnosing Autism (ASD) in Adults.Directory of NonSpeaker Pages, Blogs, & Media.AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication.
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