It was on the TV. The moment Jessica saw it she knew she had to have it. “I want it!” she said, running to her mum in the kitchen. “You want what?” mum asked, pulling a tray of food out of the oven. “The Trixie Tot Toy”, Jessica replied exasperated, as if it was the … Continue reading Jessica and the Trixie Tot Toy| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
It’s not uncommon in PDA groupps to hear of questions about a PDAer experiencing physical symptoms when faced with a demand. Many of the reported symptoms include pain, itchiness, temperature…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
“My child fits PDA, but I don’t think they’re autistic, I don’t see any signs of autism. This is a common statement that comes up a lot, especially on PDA groups. Someone ha…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
Autistic Demand Avoidance (ADA for short) is different to Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Though both involve avoiding demands, with ADA the demands avoided are usually ones that the autistic …| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
“Stop exaggerating” “It’s not that loud” “You’re just being sensitive” “It feels fine to me” “It’s just growing pains” …| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
A glossary of terms has been provided at the bottom of the post. A study was published recently stating that a large majority of LGBTQIAP+ people are also autistic. There are a few theories as to w…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
Monday It started on Monday afternoon. I received a message from my kid’s primary school – ‘someone in your kid’s class has tested positive for corona virus, your child must…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
After being diagnosed with CFS/ME I started to learn about pacing. Pacing is a way of managing actvities in a way that doesn’t cause further fatigue and other symptoms, allowing you to do the…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
PDA isn’t good or bad, it just is. However, the effect it can have on our lives can be positive or negative. On average, PDA has a negetive effect on our lives, because it prevents us from do…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
I’ve been mulling on this for a while now, but it’s become quite obvious that the PDA strategy to ‘reduce Demands to a minimum’ doesn’t seem to work for a number of PD…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.
