08TH OF MAY 2022 RECENT TWITTER REFLECTIONS & LATEST DAP DIAGRAMS.
Introduction.
This is a short blog post to add my recent twitter musings on matters relating to Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (DAP) and autism over the last three months. Before hand, I provide a few new DAP related diagrams. There are threads on many different topics on DAP research and literature adhering to typical research and practice standards. I end the blog post with links to recent essays and conference talks. I hope my work is useful to others.
Latest DAP related diagrams.
First is a transactional model for how DAP’s 5 core traits can be developed and maintained.
Second is a diagram providing themes of contributing factors as to why “DAP Profile of ASD” is a “culture-bound concept” in the United Kingdom.
Third is a Propagating “DAP Profile of ASD” cycle. A table of the individual components can be found in my recent conference talk: Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): As a Social Construct.
Fourth is a 2D model showing DAP’s internalising and externalising features, versus the number of settings DAP’s features are expressed in.
Final new image is a diagram noting that co-occurring difficulties might be interacting to produce DAP.
PDFs of my latest thoughts on DAP and autism related matters.
This should be all my saved twitter threads since the 05th of November 2021.
My latest research.
My most recent conference papers are presented below:
- Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): As a Social Construct.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359700826_Demand-Avoidance_Phenomena_Pathological_Extreme_Demand_Avoidance_As_a_Social_Construct - Autism & mental health.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359624177_Autism_mental_health - Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/”Extreme” Demand Avoidance): what are the implications of it being a biopower identity?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357033261_Demand-Avoidance_Phenomena_PathologicalExtreme_Demand_Avoidance_what_are_the_implications_of_it_being_a_biopower_identity - Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): It’s four schools of thought, and how you may conceptualise it?
- Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): As a biopower identity?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355427579_Demand-Avoidance_Phenomena_Pathological_Extreme_Demand_Avoidance_As_a_biopower_identity
I and a few other autistic academics have a short essay responding to arguments to divide autism again with narrow subtypes published Autism Research:
- Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron Running Title: Response to Frith and Mottron.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354438100_Creating_truly_radical_change_in_autism_research_A_response_to_Frith_and_Mottron_Running_Title_Response_to_Frith_and_Mottron
I have had this short piece published in Neurodevelopmental Psychology Forum: Newsletter of the Developmental Section:
- Pathological demand avoidance (PDA): Its four schools of thought.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354386742_Pathological_demand_avoidance_PDA_Its_four_schools_of_thought
My second most recent conference paper, which was presented at the 2021 Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) PDA event, was hosted by the Autism Research Team at University of Nottingham on the 20th of July 2021:
- Demand Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): is it a Disorder at a lower diagnostic threshold?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353348556_Demand_Avoidance_Phenomena_Pathological_Extreme_Demand_Avoidance_is_it_a_Disorder_at_a_lower_diagnostic_threshold
I have had this short magazine piece published in SEN Magazine:
- Is Pathological Demand Avoidance a “meaningful subgroup” of autism?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353417488_Rights_of_non-autistic_children_and_young_persons_with_PDA
Rational Demand Avoidance 