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PDA Society Podcast - Trailer
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Welcome to the PDA Society’s podcast, where we explore all things PDA to help make life easier for PDAers, their families, and everyone affected by demand avoidance. Research suggests PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is a profile of autism, meaning individuals share similar strengths and challenges. A key feature of PDA is extreme demand avoidance -finding it hard or impossible to complete everyday tasks, even those they want to do. PDAers often use social strategies to manage demands, form deep connections with safe people, and experience strong emotions. Join us as we dive into PDA together!
If you’d like to learn more, please visit our website for help and information on: www.pdasociety.org.uk
Transcript
Introduction to PDA Society Podcast
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Hello and welcome to the PDA Society podcast. This
What is PDA?
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is a safe space where we talk about all things PDA, which as you should probably know stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance, a profile on the autism spectrum.
Who Shares Their PDA Experiences?
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Our aim is to help everyone better understand PDA, what it means for the people who live with this profile of autism and how families, friends and professionals can offer the right kind of support.
Challenges & Strategies for PDA
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In each episode, you'll hear from PDA people, parents and carers and professionals who bring research, clinical expertise and lived experience.
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Together, we'll explore the challenges, share practical strategies and highlight what really helps so that life can feel calmer, safer and more connected.
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Every
Podcast Structure & Accessibility
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episode comes in two parts. The first part is freely available on YouTube and wherever you usually listen to your podcasts. The second part is a deeper dive into the topic and is available exclusively on our training hub where we explore the issues in more detail and share additional tools and resources.
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Whether you're
Podcast Goals & Support
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a PDA yourself, a family member or a professional working alongside PDA people, We hope you'll feel supported, understood and encouraged here.
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So from all of us at the PDA Society, welcome. We hope you'll find this podcast both useful and uplifting.