Autism: Health Services
Commons · Question 15778 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to support (a) people diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance and (b) their carers.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 29 Nov 2024
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is most often understood as a characteristic experienced by or observed, or both, in some autistic people, but professional consensus on its status is still required. PDA is not a recognised and stand-alone diagnosis wi...