PDA Research

Journal Articles

The educational experiences of autistic children with and without extreme demand avoidance behaviours
Clare Truman, Laura Crane, Patricia Howlin & Elizabeth Pellicano

International Journal of Inclusive Education
2021

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Journal Article_ Commentary: PDA - public display of affection or pathological demand avoidance? - reflections on O'Nions et al. (2014)

Commentary: PDA – public display of affection or pathological demand avoidance? – reflections on O’Nions et al. (2014)
Christopher Gillberg

The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
2014

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Journal Article - Mapping the educational experiences of children with PDA

Mapping the educational experiences of children with pathological demand avoidance
Emma Gore Langton & Norah Frederickson

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
2016

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Extreme PDA in Autism Faroe Islands

Extreme (“pathological”) demand avoidance in autism: a general population study in the Faroe Islands
Christopher Gillberg, Carina Gillberg, Lucy Thompson, Rannva Biskupsto & Eva Billstedt

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2015

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Parents' experiences of professionals in EDA

Parents’ experiences of professionals’ involvement for children with extreme demand avoidance
Emma Gore Langton & Norah Frederickson

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
2018

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Journal Article - Response to Green 2020

Response: Anxiety and behaviour in and beyond ASD; does the idea of ‘PDA’ really help? – a response to Green (2020)
Victoria Grahame, Lisa Stuart, Emma Honey & Mark Freeston

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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Response: Demand Avoidance Phenomena: a manifold issue? Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety as explanatory frameworks for extreme demand avoidance in children and adolescents – a response to Woods (2020)
Victoria Grahame, Lisa Stuart, Emma Honey & Mark Freeston

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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Journal Article - PDA: Symptoms but not a syndrome

Pathological Demand Avoidance: symptoms but not a syndrome
Jonathon Green, Michael Absoud, Victoria Grahame, Osman Malik, Emily Simonoff, Ann Le Couteur & Gillian Baird

The Lancet – Child & Adolescent Health
2018

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Journal Article - Green_2020_Commentary on Stuart 2020_Anxiety and behaviour in and beyond ASD_does the idea of PDA really help

Commentary: Anxiety and behaviour in and beyond ASD; does the idea of ‘PDA’ really help? – a commentary on Stuart et al. (2020)
Johnathon Green

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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Journal Article - Kildahl et al_2021_PDA in children and adolescents_a systematic review

Pathological demand avoidance in children and adolescents: A systematic review
Arvid N Kildahl, Sissel B Helverschou, Anne L Rysstad, Elisabeth Wigaard, Jane MA Hellerud, Linn B Ludvigsen & Patricia Howlin

Autism
2021

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Journal Article - Malik & Baird_2018_Commentary on O'Nions 2018_PDA Whats in a name

Commentary: PDA – what’s in a name? Dimensions of difficulty in children reported to have an ASD and features of extreme/pathological demand avoidance: a commentary on O’Nions et al. (2017)
Osman Malik & Gillian Baird

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2018

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Journal Article - Moore_2020_PDA_what and who are being pathologised and in whose interests

Pathological demand avoidance: What and who are being pathologised and in whose interests?
Allison Moore

Global Studies of Childhood
2020

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Journal Article - Newson et al_2003_PDA syndrome_a necessary distinction within the PDD

Pathological demand avoidance syndrome: a necessary distinction within the pervasive developmental disorders
E Newson, K Le Maréchal & C David

Archives of Disease in Childhood
2003

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Journal Article - O'Nions & Eaton_2020_Extreme pathological demand avoidance_an overview

Extreme/’pathological’ demand avoidance: an overview
Elizabeth O’Nions & Judith Eaton

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
2020

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2014_Development of the Extreme Demand Avoidance Questionnaire

Development of the ‘Extreme Demand Avoidance Questionnaire’ (EDA-Q): preliminary observations on a trait measure for Pathological Demand Avoidance
Elizabeth O’Nions, Phil Christie, Judith Gould, Essi Viding & Francesca Happé

The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry
2014

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2014_PDA exploring the behavioural profile

Pathological demand avoidance: Exploring the behavioural profile
Elizabeth O’Nions, Essi Viding, Corina U Greven, Angelica Ronald & Francesca Happé

Autism
2014

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2016_Identifying features of PDA using diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders

Identifying features of ‘pathological demand avoidance’ using the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO)
Elizabeth O’Nions, Judith Gould, Phil Christie, Christopher Gillberg, Essi Viding & Francesca Happé

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2016

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2018_Commentary on Malik & Baird 2018_Conceptualising demand avoidance in an ASD context

Commentary: Conceptualising demand avoidance in an ASD context – a response to Osman Malik & Gillian Baird (2018)
Elizabeth O’Nions & Ilse Noens

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2018

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2018_Dimensions of difficulty in children reported to have ASD and features of PDA

Dimensions of difficulty in children reported to have an autism spectrum diagnosis and features of extreme/’pathological’ demand avoidance
Elizabeth O’Nions. Essi Viding, Caroline Floyd, Emma Quinlan, Connie Pidgeon, Judith Gould & Francesca Happé

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2018

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Journal Article - O'Nions et al_2021_Extreme Demand Avoidance with Children with ASD_refinement of a caregiver report measure

Extreme Demand Avoidance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Refinement of a Caregiver-Report Measure
Elizabeth O’Nions, Francesca Happé, Essi Viding, Ilse Noens

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2021

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Journal Article - Ozsivadjian_2020 _Editorial _Demand avoidance pathological extreme or oppositional

Editorial: Demand avoidance – pathological, extreme or oppositional?
Ann Ozsivadjian

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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Journal Article - Stuart et al_2020_Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety as explanatory frameworks for EDA in children

Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety as explanatory frameworks for extreme demand avoidance in children and adolescents
Lisa Stuart, Victoria Grahame, Emma Honey & Mark Freeston

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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Journal Article - Woods_2017_Pathological demand avoidance my thoughts on looping effects and commodification of autism

Pathological demand avoidance: my thoughts on looping effects and commodification of autism
Richard Woods

Disability & Society
2017

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Journal Article - Woods_Commentary on Stuart 2020

Commentary: Demand Avoidance Phenomena, a manifold issue? Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety as explanatory frameworks for extreme demand avoidance in children and adolescents – a commentary on Stuart et al. (2020)
Richard Woods

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2020

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