McFly drummer Harry Judd’s wife Izzy Johnston revealed this week that one of their three children has pathological demand avoidance (PDA). “To the outsider looking in, they might see that as a sort of ...

McFly drummer Harry Judd's wife, Izzy Johnston, joined Dr Alex George on his podcast Stompcast, sharing what it's like in their household with a child that has pathological demand avoidance. Although ...

Harry Judd's wife Izzy has claimed that one of their children suffers from what some experts describe as 'pathological demand avoidance' – a controversial behaviour pattern said to make even simple ...

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is an extreme resistance to everyday demands, such as getting dressed or brushing the teeth. Researchers often associate PDA with autism, especially in children.

'Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)? What exactly is that?', I remember saying to the UK clinical psychologist when we had my now 13-year-old son, Eddie, assessed for autism in 2019. The 'A' word was ...

Pathological Demand Avoidance — or PDA — is suddenly everywhere. Once a niche term used mostly within autism communities, it’s now trending across TikTok, showing up in therapy rooms, and sparking ...