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Are You Lazy or Do You Have Pathological Demand Avoidance?

A medical term for ignoring routine responsibilities is making its way around TikTok. But for people who really have PDA, it’s all-consuming.
Psychology Today

5 Things to Know About Pathological Demand Avoidance

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), or, as many prefer, Persistent Drive for Autonomy, has gained a lot of traction in social media circles. While some have questioned the role of social media in PDA ...
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What is pathological demand avoidance? Condition explained after Harry Judd’s child diagnosed

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 ...
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Harry Judd’s wife says one of their children is diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance

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, ...
The Conversation

What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’?

Nicole Rinehart receives funding from: National Health and Medical Research Council, Aspen Pharmacare, Jonathan and Simone Wenig, Adam Krongold, MECCA M-Powered Collective, Victorian Department of ...
WHYY

Understanding PDA — when tantrums and school avoidance have deeper roots

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Stella, 4, is smart, funny and has a lot of energy. Her verbal ...