PDA

Intolerance of uncertainty underlies demand avoidance behaviours in children

Researchers in Newcastle have conducted one of the first studies to conceptualise and understand the behavioural features of the pathological demand avoidance (PDA) profile — a proposed subtype of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — in children and young people.

14 November 2019
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PDA

Intolerance of uncertainty underlies demand avoidance behaviours in children