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Demand Avoidance & Autism

My Friend Autism

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The Connection Between Demand Avoidance and Autism

Demand avoidance isn't at a clinically diagnosed level, but we're going to talk about PDA. There's pathological demand avoidance and there's public displays of affection. I'm not sure if I meet the criteria for PDA - probably don't. But I do find things like meltdowns and burnout can contribute to my more transient experiences of demand avoidance.

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