Welcome to a brand new season of The Playful Psychologist Podcast! I'm so excited to be back sharing content and interviewing some amazing women for you guys.
In this weeks episode, I will be exploring PDA. PDA, or Pathological Demand Avoidance, is a condition associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is a rare behavioural phenotype of ASD that is characterised by an overwhelming or obsessional need to resist or avoid demands, which can often lead to prolonged tantrums and violent outbursts.
This episode will break down the components of a PDA profile and explain how this may differ to typical childhood defiance or even oppositional defiance.
