Pathological Demand Avoidance — or PDA — is suddenly everywhere. Once a niche term used mostly within autism communities, it’s now trending across TikTok, showing up in therapy rooms, and sparking ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...