{"id":16904,"date":"2026-04-27T12:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/?p=16904"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:44:09","slug":"pda-action-week-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/pda-action-week-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect during PDA Action Week 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bringing\u00a0together\u00a0PDAers\u00a0from all over the world<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research into PDA is still limited, but what we do know suggests that around one in five autistic people could have a PDA profile. That means there may be millions of PDAers worldwide, still struggling to understand their experiences, or find others like them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year we\u2019ve collaborated with PDA North America on an interactive map which brings together PDAers from all over the world. As more people are coming home to their neurodivergence, this interactive map is a powerful reminder that PDAers are everywhere. You are not alone. You belong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can check out the\u00a0full map<\/a> on our home page\u00a0or\u00a0add your voice\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Live talks from the international PDA community<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 13th<\/sup> May (4pm UK time), PDA North America is hosting leaders from across the global PDA community, including PDA Society CEO Elizabeth Archer for a live discussion. We invite you to join us as we share insights from our communities and highlight both the challenges and progress which is happening worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are welcome to join the full event of live talks hosted by PDA North America (look out for the time difference!). You can check out the full line up and RSVP here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join our Facebook support groups<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our growing Facebook support groups are a safe space to connect with other PDAers and parent carers. For the first time on Wednesday 13th<\/sup> May we\u2019ll also be giving you the opportunity to chat live with our support service about the things which matter to you most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can join one of our Facebook groups here. Or if you need more help, you can also contact our support service directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PDA Society podcast relaunch<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday 14th<\/sup> May we\u2019ll be bringing you next season 2 of our popular podcast, PDA Life. You\u2019ll be able to catch the first episode on \u2018Why diagnosis matters for PDA adults\u2019 through the PDA Training Hub or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll continue to bring together clinicians, parents and PDAers to bring you the information that matters most, and where you can find support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s PDA Action Week and this year\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0partnering with PDA North America to create opportunities to get involved with the growing international community around PDA\u00a0\u2013 as a source of information,\u00a0support\u00a0and solidarity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At a time when it can feel like\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0moving backwards in the fight for better access to diagnosis,\u00a0support\u00a0and basic recognition, building this community\u00a0now\u00a0is more important than ever before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":16905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[151,150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16904"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16907,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16904\/revisions\/16907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdasociety.org.uk\/pda2025staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}