PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
Delivered by Becci Laughlin
Consultant Teacher in SEND; Specialist Leader in Education
Date: 17th March 2023
Time: 9.00am-12.00pm
Venue: Learn Sheffield, Albion House, Savile Street, Sheffield, S4 7UD
Cost: £45 per person
Suitable for: SENCo’s, Teachers and TA’s working with ASD/PDA children
Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is widely understood to be a profile on the autistic spectrum and a profile that describes those whose main characteristics is to avoid
everyday demands and expectations to an extreme extent (National Autistic Society)
This course will cover:
- PDA – what is it?
- Differences between PDA and ‘regular’ ASD
- Early Indicators of PDA
- An Anxiety Based Disorder
- Core characteristics of PDA
- Sensory Difficulties
- Developing strategies and interventions for children and young people with PDA