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What Is PDA? Understanding The Demand-Avoidant Profile

23 SEPTEMBER 2026

Looking for practical ways to understand and support a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)? Watch our video for expert insights into recognising and understanding PDA, along with effective strategies to support your child at home.

Author: Anne-Marie Harrison, Education Director at Ideas Afresh Education

In this video, Anne-Marie explores practical advice and strategies to help you support your child with Pathological Demand Avoidance. She shares:

✔️What Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is and what makes the demand avoidant profile unique

✔️ How to recognise the signs of PDA and understand how it may present alongside other diagnoses or as a distinct profile

✔️ Practical strategies to reduce anxiety, build positive relationships and support your child

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