Thanks for your comments Tom. I agree with your assessment that my place on the spectrum is mild or high functioning. I also have identified part of me describes Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) symptoms. I don't like it when others demand that I change my behaviour or tell me what I should or should not do. That is a common characteristic of others from my part of the world. There is a word for it "Thrawn".
That's so funny, laddie49; my (now 19 yo) daughter was described as 'thrawn' by both her Scottish grandmother and Scottish uncle when she was little. I'm pretty sure she has PDA (or ASD with PDA traits). Long story which I won't bore you with here, but after enduring a lifetime of her difficult behaviours and emotions, 'thrawn' is definitely the word!
That's so funny, laddie49; my (now 19 yo) daughter was described as 'thrawn' by both her Scottish grandmother and Scottish uncle when she was little. I'm pretty sure she has PDA (or ASD with PDA traits). Long story which I won't bore you with here, but after enduring a lifetime of her difficult behaviours and emotions, 'thrawn' is definitely the word!
