Published on 12, July, 2020
I am diagnosed with depression, anxiety and emotionally unstable personality (don't like the "disorder" bit -- I don't think I am disorderly...…) But I have wondered for years whether I was somewhere on the AS.
I tried the online test and didn't pass it. But have just discovered something called Pathological Demand Avoidance which is part of the AS. It's another horrible name! But there are a few bits of it that fit with me.
I am curious whether there are other adults on this forum who have this diagnosis or think they might have it.
I don't personally but I have worked with children that have. It's a complicated condition. The main thing with it is that any kind of demand causes huge anxiety making many things inaccessible and leading to big reactions to small things. People with PDA generally can't take any kind of instruction and need everything to be done with deals, negotiations and alternative ways of asking.
What traits do you have that you share with it?
If I demand something of myself, I say No. I have to look for other ways of asking myself to do things-- otherwise nothing gets done.