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Pathological demand avoidance: Exploring the behavioural profile

Elizabeth O’Nions, Essi Viding, Corina U. Greven, Angelica Ronald, Francesca Happé
Autism Summary & key facts 2013 43 citations

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a label used in the UK for people who show a persistent, strong resistance to everyday demands. It is linked to autism but the label is controversial and is not an official clinical diagnosis. Research on demand avoidance is very limited and mostly low quality,…

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