Ep. 17 - Why is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) so Confusing? - Part I

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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Casey

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