Information for criminal justice professionals

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is best understood as a profile on the autism spectrum – for more information please see About autism & PDA.

It is important for criminal justice professionals to have PDA on their radar, because individuals with this profile of autism and their families are particularly vulnerable to being misunderstood.

Information to follow – in the meantime please see:

• Information for healthcare, social care and education professionals
• National Autistic Society Criminal Justice information
• National Autistic Society – guide for police officers & staff – please note that the approaches may need considerable adaptation for a PDA profile of autism