Pathological Demand Avoidance
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The Banana: A Story about Masking
This week isn’t a question but something I witnessed that I’ve found fascinating — and honestly, I can’t stop thinking about it. A big part of our story is that my son behaves completely differently at his dad’s house and at school… apparently. I say “apparently” because as time goes on, I’m more and more Continue reading
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Can I go back to school after dinner?
We started a reduced timetable at school w/c 17th March (so 4 weeks ago). The plan was for my son to do half days at school where I picked him up at 12. I wasn’t sure whether this would help or not but of course I was willing to give it a try. So on Continue reading
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Can we eat in a place that isn’t even here?
Over time we have realised that my son cannot stand any demand or command being given. I’m almost certain he has a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile because his default response to any request is an immediate “no.” The more we push, the more resistant he becomes. And it’s not that he doesn’t want to Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 