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b'This episode is a deep dive into pathological demand avoidance in children (also known as PDA), which is typically defined as a pervasive developmental disorder that falls under the autism spectrum. It\\u2019s a label that\\u2019s frequently used in the United Kingdom, and it\\u2019s often defined as a complicated and misunderstood condition wherein some people have a heightened anxiety response to demands being placed on them. PDA isn\\u2019t universally recognized as a diagnosis, and it\\u2019s also a label rooted in controversy.\\nTo talk with us about all of this is friend of the podcast Dr. Melissa Neff, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment of ADHD, depression, anxiety, trauma, nonverbal learning disorder, and autism spectrum disorders, about the diagnostic process.\\nMelissa Neff, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Missoula, MT. She conducts psychological evaluations for children and adults. She specializes in the assessment of giftedness, ADHD, depression, anxiety, trauma, nonverbal learning disorder, and typical and atypical autism spectrum disorders.\\n\\nThings you\\u2019ll learn from this episode\\n\\nHow pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is defined\\n\\nWhether or not pathological demand avoidance in children is a real thing\\n\\nHow PDA is differentiated from ODD\\n\\nWhat it means that PDA is \\u201cwithin and beyond\\u201d ASD\\n\\nWhat demand avoidance behaviors look like in children and how parents can assess them\\n\\nThe connection between school refusal and PDA\\n\\nHow to support kids who are struggling with demand avoidant behaviors\\n\\n\\xa0\\nResources mentioned for pathological demand avoidance in children\\n\\nDr. Melissa Neff\\n\\n\\nUnderstanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionalsby Phil Christie, Margaret Duncan, Ruth Fidler, and Zara Healy\\n\\n\\nPDA by PDA\\u2019ers: From Anxiety to Avoidance to Masking to Meltdowns Compiled by Sally Cat\\n\\n\\nPathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome \\u2013 My Daughter is Not Naughty by Jane Sherwin\\n\\n\\nCan\\u2019t Help Won\\u2019t: Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (Medium)\\n\\nSupport the show\\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n\\n\\nVisit Tilt Parenting\\n\\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\\n\\n\\n\\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\\n\\n\\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'