I don't find PDA to be a useful diagnosis at all, and it is only recognised in the UK and is not, and will not be, in the DSM. I'm really hoping someone comes on here with some positive news! I'll come back with a link, if you'd like it. The experts on PDA from the Elizabeth Newson Centre and Phil Christie who wrote the leading book on this are speaking. I don't where you are or whether you are already aware, but there's a conference on 15th May in Bournemouth organized by the Wessex Autistic Society. I did find this reassuring and am now pressing for him to get the help he needs. My GP drew a picture of the autostic spectrum and said that with help a person with PDA sits on the borderline of aspergers and the bottom end of a normal man. ![]() From what I've been told, however, PDA has only been recently recognized and, hence, the majority of adults with this have not had the right type of help. I'm really keen to hear replies to this one too!ĭS was diagnosed with PDA very recently and from the articles I've read it seems that crime and insitutions is the norm! I was relieved to get a diagnosis but am terrified for his future. Amongst all the drama my sister could have sold snow to the Eskimos and never got a prison sentence even though many times she should have! With the right support I do believe she would probably have been as successful as Richard Branson!. You also have to remember that personality still pays a part in all of it as well! Knowledge is power and you already have that by knowing that your son has these difficulties. I posted this to say that her story is because she spent all her life with the wrong support from family and no support from services. Ill not post it as i dont want to worry you more than you are already. My sisters story is not a great one unortunately. ![]() ![]() Now 18 months later she has been Diagnosed with ODD. When I read the info about PDA to my Mum I though she was going to burst into tears as for the first time she started to realise that things with my sister may not have been her fault. My sister who is 36 next week has just been diagnosed with ODD but I've suspected PDA for a long time! I read about PDA when my dd 13 started undergoing assessment with CAMHS and she has been diagnosed mild/moderate ASD with traits of ADHD and demand avoidance problems.
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