This course aims to:

increase participants’ understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) which is a less well-known profile on the autism spectrum that requires very different support to other autism profiles.
help develop a tailored, flexible framework of helpful approaches for working with and supporting PDA learners in your setting, whether mainstream, SEN or an autism specific school
About The PDA Society is the only specialist PDA charity in the UK. They are a small team, and all of us have a personal connection with PDA.

Our goal is to try and make life better for PDA people and their families .

Jilly Davis, Education Advisor for the PDA Society. Jilly also worked for the National Autistic Society Schools’ (NAS) and was the assistant head and specialist PDA teacher for Robert Ogden specialist school and continues to consult for the school in retirement.

Karen Cherry – PDA Society Training Facilitator

I am a late diagnosed autistic/adhd parent to two autistic young people, one of whom has a PDA profile. My background is in teaching in adult and further education and I hold a non exec directorship with the Parental Engagement Network CIC and I am the Send link governor at my local mainstream academy.

Target audience for the session: Educational Psychologists

Wednesday 11th December 2024 4.00 – 5.30pm

Free to Psychology Direct associates