Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. My sons 5 and is currently awaiting a autism diagnosis. His school have raised concerns of possible PDA (pathological demand avoidance). I have raised this to the peadiatrician and CAHMS. Both have had opposite opinions on it, peadatrician says it's not a diagnosis and to forget about it basically. CAHMS on the other hand haven't dismissed it but haven't agreed either. My question now is can it be diagnosed in Hertfordshire and how does it get diagnosed if the peadatrician wont even acknowledge it???!!!
Hi Marley,
I'm not sure on the particular situation in Hertfordshire but you will find more information on PDA in the PDA section of the NAS website https://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/pda.aspx
For more information you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice . You can contact the team via telephone on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor. Alternatively, should you prefer to send a message, you can do so via their webform:
https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main/questions.aspx
Hope you find something that helps your son and you.
Kind regards,
Heather - Mod