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Supporting Autism, PDA, and Your Neurodiverse Home

Support Essentials is here to support you and your family to work positively with your child’s neurodiversity by sharing knowledge and experience from other parents of neurodiverse kids.

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Autism, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and the NDIS are our regular topics of discussion.
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The PDA Glossary of Terms

Use this PDA glossary of terms to help you learn more about Pathological Demand Avoidance and its associated expressions.

Topics of Conversation

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Autism
Thought-provoking articles incorporating shared knowledge and expertise from parents of autistic kids.
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PDA
Raising awareness of Pathological Demand Avoidance, an emergent behavioural profile of Autism.
The NDIS
Autism-specific NDIS tutorials and guides to help you access essential supports.

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