Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a tendency for autistic individuals to struggle when overwhelmed by demands. On the outside, it can look like defiance or choosing not to do necessary things. On ...

McFly drummer Harry Judd’s wife Izzy Johnston revealed this week that one of their three children has pathological demand avoidance (PDA). “To the outsider looking in, they might see that as a sort of ...

Demand avoidance is a natural human behavior. To some degree, we all avoid doing things asked of us. We might avoid doing the dishes when our partner asks because the chore feels tedious or ...

McFly drummer Harry Judd’s wife Izzy Johnston has revealed that one of their three children has pathological demand avoidance (PDA). PDA syndrome is a specific profile within the Autism spectrum, ...

Dear Meghan: My 4-year-old son was just “diagnosed” with pathological demand avoidance (PDA). I use quotation marks because my understanding is that it isn’t an official diagnosis in the United States ...

Caroline Foran has revealed her heartfelt wish for her son, who was diagnosed with a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) ...

Izzy Judd has revealed that one of her and her husband Harry's three children has been diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), which makes it difficult for them to follow instructions. The ...