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We know it can be hard to find a diagnostic team who understands demand avoidance. This page is designed to help with\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve created a directory to help you find diagnostic centres that are supportive of neurodivergent people, especially those who welcome and understand PDAers (people with a Pathological Demand Avoidance\u00a0profile).<\/p>\n
This directory will help you to find diagnostic centres . If you are looking for other types of support, please visit our Organisation Directory.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/support-and-training\/organisation-directory\/<\/a><\/p>\n Please remember that each centre uses their own terminology for describing a PDA profile: some may use \u201cAutism with a PDA profile\u201d whilst others may use different terminology or reference the demand avoidance profile in the diagnostic report. You may wish to contact each centre in advance to check which terminology they use and to ensure you\u2019re happy with this before proceeding. It\u2019s also important to note that sometimes a different reason for demand avoidance, other than a PDA profile, may be identified during the\u00a0assessment.<\/p>\n While this Diagnostic Centre Directory is designed to be helpful, it\u2019s important to note that PDA Society doesn\u2019t endorse or recommend any specific services or providers. The organisations and individuals listed have told us that their assessments follow the NICE guidelines, that their assessment team have read and follow the PDA Society Practice Guidance – identifying and assessing a PDA profile\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/research-professional-practice\/identification-and-diagnosis-process\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 and are confident in separating out the different causes of marked demand avoidance.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/submit-diagnostic-listing” button_text=”Join the diagnostic centre directory” button_alignment=”right” button_alignment_tablet=”right” button_alignment_phone=”left” button_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”15px||15px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-252c72c7-b1f8-4030-b269-c826a731818d%22:%91%22button_bg_color%22,%22button_border_color%22%93}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text_color__hover=”#7186ff” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#7186ff”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6Ijk4MTcifX0=@” button_text=”Search other helpful organisations” button_alignment=”right” button_alignment_tablet=”right” button_alignment_phone=”left” button_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”light-button” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-252c72c7-b1f8-4030-b269-c826a731818d%22:%91%22button_border_color%22%93}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#7186ff” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#7186ff”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n