My Life Makes Even More Sense Now! | Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) | Part 1

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Published 2023-05-03
This video is all about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). In this first part of my two-part series, I talk about the history of PDA and its 6 key features. I hope you find this video informative and make sure to come back next week for part 2!

The PDA Society website: www.pdasociety.org.uk/

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome back!
1:08 What is Pathological Demand Avoidance?
4:32 Going into the key features
7:05 1) Resists and avoids the demands of life
8:51 2) Avoidance strategies
12:11 3) Appears sociable but lacks understanding
14:51 4) Mood swings and impulsivity
16:40 5) "Obsessive" behaviour focused on people
18:17 6) Role play, fantasy, and pretend
20:16 See you next time!

Sources:
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA): www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagn…
Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained: www.spectrumnews.org/news/pathological-demand-avoi…
Identifying and Assessing PDA: www.pdasociety.org.uk/what-is-pda-menu/identifying…

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All Comments (9)
  • @mesholberatsonallibi
    the books “can you see me” and “do you know me” are about and written by a girl who’s autistic and she talks about pda in both books
  • @DaveTheGM
    I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and Panic Disorder by a general psychiatrist yesterday. I just forget demands unless they are cemented into my routine, I'm not sure if that's PDA or not. I definitely do other things that are PDA related though.
  • @mesholberatsonallibi
    i rember finding ur channel a few years ago and it’s amazing like you are so cool!!😼
  • @Justine-fs5ux
    This rings soon many bells for me but I was almost sure I have dependent personality disorder which would seem contradictory to this.. maybe what that dependent thing is is really the clinginess to certain people that's described here?
  • @mesholberatsonallibi
    oh my god,this is exaplining so much of myself to me,the ppl thing is so relatble,i always have attached and obsessed over ppl sence i was a kid
  • @tomasvoldrich
    PDA by PDAers Compliled by Sally Cat is a great book when someone wants to understand more what PDA is about. I am not sure if this book helps allistic people 🤷‍♂. I loved to read it but warning: IT is a thick book 👀