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NAS79708

Hi everyone,

My sister is 40years old and has always really struggled in social situations. Her interactions with outside world is always nearly negative. She's had problems with her neighbours, people at the bus stops, security guards, shopkeepers, work colleagues..the list goes on.

We have alway suspected she's on the spectrum but no one has ever mentioned it upfront to her. The problem now is that her interactions are becoming more aggressive and she ends up in sticky situations. How can I help her to self refer or how can I talk to her about this so that she can access help/counselling as she is also highly anxious.

Thanks in advance.

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  • If your sister is autistic she may have a PDA profile. You should research PDA which is short for Pathological demand avoidance. 

    Autists can have melt downs when they are overwhelmed and maybe this is what the outbursts of uncontrolled anger are.

    As others have said though it may not be ASD. It could be another condition.

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  • If your sister is autistic she may have a PDA profile. You should research PDA which is short for Pathological demand avoidance. 

    Autists can have melt downs when they are overwhelmed and maybe this is what the outbursts of uncontrolled anger are.

    As others have said though it may not be ASD. It could be another condition.

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