What is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)?

If you’re a parent or professional in the world of SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities), you may have come across the term ‘Pathological Demand Avoidance’, often abbreviated as ‘PDA’. What is Pathological Demand Avoidance, though, and why are we really only just starting to hear more about it? A long unrecognised and poorly understood […]