I have autism (Asperger’s ) and my sister very very clearly has PDA. She is a textbook case. My parents can’t get her into school and they are getting to the end of the line. There is no help for her. HCPs are treating it as typical teenage depression and anxiety and the treatments clearly aren’t working because there is an underlying cause. She is in complete denial because she doesn’t want to be like me. She sees autism as a bad thing. A few psychologists aid that she definitely has traits. She wanted to be tested for ADD because her friend has it. My parents brought up the possibility of ASD and were instantly shut down even before they had a chance to talk about my sisters masking and PDA traits. She now uses this as proof she doesn’t have it.
what can we do?
she is suicidal and self harming. My parents can’t get her into school and we can clearly see a direct link between the demand of school and t he avoidance by running away or self harming
