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🌀 PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance): The Autism Profile Everyone Gets Wrong

Why PDA gets mistaken for stubbornness, and what’s really going on.

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Aug 18, 2025
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⚠️ Trigger warning: This post talks about extreme anxiety, burnout, self-harm, and behavior often misunderstood as “defiance.” If you’re a parent, carer, or you’ve been labelled “lazy” or “difficult”…

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