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 ...

ADHD, Autism, Gifted, Pathological Demand Avoidance? I work with couples and groups sorting through the roots of their emotional challenges. I am passionate about exploring the impacts of ...

For many families, the hardest part of seeking help is not their child’s distress, but the suggestion they are somehow to ...

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 ...