10 Signs you have Pathological Demand Avoidance

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Happy world autism acceptance week! Here are 10 Traits of PDA (pathological demand avoidance), which is widely accepted as a profile of autism.

My Videos about Masking:

What masking feels like from the inside:
But what does Masking feel like from ...

Me taking the masking quiz (the CAT-Q):
How to Know if you're Masking...

Does EVERYONE Mask? Autistic Vs Introverted:
Does EVERYONE Mask? | Autistic vs Int...

00:00 Do you HATE being told what to do?
01:00 WHY pathological?
01:42 What is PDA?
03:08 Why are we like this?
04:08 The spectrum inside the spectrum
04:38 Masking PDA
05:06 What counts as a demand?
10:55 Using Social Strategies to Avoid Demands
14:30 PDA Meltdowns
15:07 Too social for autism?
18:07 Controlling?
19:40 Language delay?
20:07 Mood swings & Impulsivity?
21:53 Obsessions with people  (21:57) - make doom sound louder
23:44 Enjoy fantasy & role play?
24:40 Autistic people aren't creative?
25:49 Novelty overriding demands
26:38 Issues with employment & school avoidance?
28:35 Your parents were judged
29:08 Can/should you get a diagnosis?
30:24 How do you cope?
33:25 What is masking?

DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.

References:

Purple Ella Anxiety Video:
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The PDA Society:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/

PDA & Employment:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/life-wi...

Study on Uncertainty and Demand Avoidance:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/resourc...

Sally Cat PDA's Video:
How PDA avoidance feels from the inside

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