Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 25318
Autism: Diagnosis
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Question
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to standardise the use of Pathological Demand Avoidance for autism diagnosis.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is most often understood as a characteristic of, or observed in, some autistic people, but professional consensus on its status is still required. PDA is not a recognised and stand-alone diagnosis within the Diagnostic ...
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