Hello, I'm Gem, mum to Tom aged 6.
After a traumatic first year in school Tom is now (again) being assessed for Autism in year 1. He attends a mainstream but has major difficulty, therefore at the moment he only attends 9-12. He has been excluded on 2 occasions (don't even get me started on them!) The 'professionals' have mentioned Aspergers, ADHD and also PDA. After reading the article on PDA on this site, I feel like the author came to our house, observed Tom then wrote it! The similarity is shocking. But there is a line in the report that I wanted to enquire about, can I ask if anyone knows what "passive early history" means please?
Many thanks xx
hi - welcome. I think this phrase "passive early history" is related to PDA - "pathological demand avoidance". You can get lots of info via this site or by googling it. I hope Tom's assessment doesn't take too long. It sounds like school life is difficult for him. The sooner he gets the support he needs at school, the better. bw
