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Q&A Live – What is PDA for parents and carers

This Q&A Live recording provides parents and carers with an overview of PDA and helpful approaches. PDA Society training facilitators who are also parents of PDA young people answer common questions around the topics below, sharing a range of perspectives and lived experience: What is PDA? Helpful approaches and changing our mindset Light bulb moments Benefits of diagnosis Masking Sensory overload School avoidance   Published by: PDA Society, August 2022   Watch on YouTube   Further information signposted in the session: Books EHCP guide Home education “hub” Education support & signposting  

PDA & masking with James

In this video 14 year old James kindly shares information about his experience of PDA and masking. Hi, I'm James and I'm 14 years old. I was diagnosed with PDA at the age of 12 and would like to share some information about masking. A lot of people with PDA such as myself often use what is known as a mask to hide emotions and avoid demands. Find out more in this video. A transcript of the video is also available here. More about James' experience of PDA is available to read here: James’ story.   Published by: PDA Society, July 2021   Watch on YouTube  

PDA best practice – the PDA community’s voice

PDA best practice - what the PDA community would like professionals to know This is one of two resources created for PDA Day 2021 that share best practice about PDA for professionals from all sectors – including healthcare, education, social care, the law, therapists, counsellors, advocates and policy makers. This video shares the PDA community’s voice, following a survey asking about experience of professionals who’ve made a positive difference and inviting comment on what they’d like others to know about PDA and what helps. A transcript of this video is also available here.   Published by: PDA Society, May 2021   Watch on YouTube The second resource features professionals from a range of sectors who explain why they feel it’s important to identify the PDA profile and share their own best practice tips.  

Introduction to PDA (2021)

An introductory video about PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance). This video is just over 20 minutes long and covers lots of information, including: What is demand avoidance? PDA & Autism Key features of a PDA profile Research & clinical themes Why identify PDA? How PDA can feel What are demands? Demand avoidance in PDA Helpful approaches Further information We hope this is a helpful introduction and helps to put PDA on everyone's radar.   Published by: PDA Society, Jan 2021   Watch on YouTube   Related resources: Introduction to PDA (2021) Hungarian translation

What is PDA? video

This short video gives a quick introduction to PDA and was created to help raise awareness of PDA with the general public and convey some essential information about PDA in a quick and easily shareable format. Voiced by PDAers and PDA Society team members. Available to watch and share below or via our YouTube channel here.   Published by: PDA Society, January 2021   Further information Also available in this series are our What is PDA? information sheet and What is PDA? booklet.  

NDTi – short introduction to PDA (2019)

NDTi has partnered with the PDA Society to help raise awareness and increase understanding of PDA – a profile on the autism spectrum. Following the high profile programme File on 4 about Transforming Care, featuring the story of 17 year old Bethany who has PDA traits, it was felt that it would be helpful for more people, particularly Commissioners, to be aware of PDA. As part of this work, we’ve recorded an introductory webinar. You can watch it below. This introductory webinar is about Pathological Demand Avoidance. Vikki Threlfall, who presents, is a trustee of the PDA Society. This short presentation provides a quick overview of PDA and signpost resources for further information. Autism is a widely recognised term, but understanding the full extent of what the condition means in practice is still very much evolving. Those with comparatively rare presentations of Autism, such as Pathological Demand Avoidance or PDA, are at particular risk of being misunderstood. This can lead to extremely poor outcomes – 70% of children with a PDA profile aren’t in school or regularly struggle to attend, school and care placements often break down, and years of being misunderstood can lead to mental health problems – so it’s really important for [...]

Neville’s PDA video series

This ground-breaking range of videos was produced in 2010 by a former Trustee of the PDA Society. They including lots of information on PDA and supporting young people in education. The nine videos cover the following topics: An introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome PDA:- Common features and characteristics Does my child have PDA? The diagnostic criteria. PDA - Education and handling, including 'handling' and 'strategies' Managing meltdowns   Watch on YouTube   Please note: these videos were recorded in 2010, so may therefore contain some outdated language and terminology.

Introduction to dyslexia

Over this series of short webinars Georgina Smith from Dyslexia Code-Breakers explores the topic of dyslexia looking at: - What is dyslexia? - The diagnostic process - Interventions - Education & Health Care Plans (EHCP) Each webinar follows on from the others and benefit from being viewed in order.  These webinars will be available for 30 days from registration.  This series of short webinars can be viewed for free by registering for our PDA Society training hub. Register here Already purchased these recordings? Please sign in to the PDA Society training hub (using the same login method used to make the purchase) to access the recording via your dashboard. For further information about using the PDA Society training hub, please refer to our user guide.    

Introduction to PDA – Focusing on the criminal justice system

This short introductory webinar aims to increase understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) within forensic clinical practice and settings within the criminal justice system. During this webinar we discuss: PDA & Autism Demand avoidance Research PDA demands The effects Helpful approaches Legal setting considerations Risk assessments Resources & signposting Watch on YouTube Published in February 2024