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February 04, 2024
The Association of Eating Disorders with Autism
February 02, 2024
Autism and Substance Addiction
We have seen an increasing number of autistic adolescents and...
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February 01, 2024
PDA: Diagnosis and Providing Support
A dilemma faced by healthcare providers who are asked to...
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January 31, 2024
Autistic Women in Couple Relationships
We have considerable literature on relationship support when the male...
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January 30, 2024
PDA: Current Understanding and Future Research Directions
PDA behaviour can be extremely perplexing. The person persistently and...
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January 29, 2024
PDA in Autistic Adults
The term PDA (pathological demand avoidance) was first used by...
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January 28, 2024
How to Encourage Friendship at Primary School for Autistic Children – Part 2
We write this article to assist parents and teachers to...
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January 27, 2024
Autistic Adolescent Friendships
Autistic adolescents can make excellent friends due to the exceptional...
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January 26, 2024
PDA: Why it is important and where we are now
PDA officially stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance, a term coined...
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January 24, 2024
22 Ways to Support Autistic Girls* at School
In a previous blog, we discussed how to recognise an...
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January 23, 2024
Recognising and Understanding Autistic Girls* at School
Most children referred for a diagnostic assessment for autism are...
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January 22, 2024
How to Encourage Friendship at Primary School for Autistic Children – Part 1
Autistic children tend to need explicit assistance to help develop...
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