
Similarly, these approaches can be helpful with other presentations/conditions as well as with a PDA profile of autism – they may be beneficial for autistic and non-autistic people at times of heightened emotional states or extreme anxiety, or for times of extreme demand avoidance regardless of the underlying cause. Likewise therapists may need to adopt a tailored approach when working with PDA. Many more generic autism resources – such as social stories, books, games, activities, computer games and apps – may also be helpful, but may require some creative adaption, or a more indirect form of implementation, to be effective with PDA children. Our Keys to Care one-pager was written primarily with in-patient settings in mind but is also a useful summary of helpful approaches. There are many resources, including webinars and books, which cover helpful approaches for children with PDA and our adult life section may be useful for older children.

Our PDA Panda ambassador symbolises helpful approaches for PDA and the P A N D A mnemonic on our infographic below provides a useful summary:
#ANGER ICEBERG PDF PDF#
This two page PDF is a helpful summary of the approaches outlined on this page.

Courses & events for education professionals.Benefits of understanding a PDA profile.
