McFly drummer Harry Judd’s wife Izzy Johnston revealed this week that one of their three children has pathological demand avoidance (PDA). “To the outsider looking in, they might see that as a sort of ...

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a tendency for autistic individuals to struggle when overwhelmed by demands. On the outside, it can look like defiance or choosing not to do necessary things. On ...

A parent came into my office recently seeking help for her 12-year-old son. “I don’t know why everything with him has to be such a fight. He argues with everything I ask him to do, no matter how small ...

McFly drummer Harry Judd’s wife Izzy Johnston has revealed that one of their three children has pathological demand avoidance (PDA). PDA syndrome is a specific profile within the Autism spectrum, ...

Izzy Judd has shared that one of her children shows traits of what some experts call ‘pathological demand avoidance’. The condition causes a behavioural profile linked to autism that can make everyday ...