In the eigth episode of the Clinical Partners' Autism Masterclass for Parents series, Dr Ann Ozsivadjian discusses when challenging behaviour can be deemed as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and how to recognise it in a child with an autism diagnosis.

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