Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17219

Autism: Training

Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training the NHS offers on pathological demand avoidance.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
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...

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