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Richard Woods is a leading author on Demand Avoidance Phenomena (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and an editor of the autistic-led good practice journal, Autism Policy and Practice. He completed his BSc Technological Physics at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 2016. After his diagnosis in 2012, he was pivotal to the running of the Autistic-led society at NTU until 2014. Since 2013, Mr Woods has been working in schools in his local area, undertaking roles such as a mentor. Currently, he is an independent scholar pursuing an Interest Based Account of autism (monotropism theory). Mr Woods’ is involved with Participatory Autism Research Collective. His research is situated in Critical Autism Studies discipline, challenging pathologising discourses. Specifically, his scholarship includes the key article “Redefining Critical Autism Studies: a more inclusive interpretation”. Presently, his research areas are deconstructing Demand Avoidance Phenomena to provide alternative explanations to its dominant discourse whilst advocating the inclusion of autistic persons’ perspectives in the autism literature. Recently, he has delivered training on DAP to postgraduate level and spoken internationally on the topic. When not advancing autistic persons’ rights, Mr Woods can be found immersing himself in cyber-goth style music and socialising with his friends. Ironically, he resides in Nottingham, the source of Rational Demand Avoidance. You can reach Mr Woods at richardwoodsautism@gmail.com and on twitter, @Richard_Autism. Editor: Autism Policy and Practice: https://www.openaccessautism.org/index.php/app/announcement/view/3 ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-632X Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Woods10 Google Scholar Citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uc1IjOUAAAAJ Blog, Rational Demand Avoidance: https://rationaldemandavoidance.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/Richard_Autism
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11TH OF DECEMBER 2022 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMEMA ARTICLES & CHAPTERS.

11 Dec 202211 Dec 2022
Introduction. This is a quick update to the list of articles and book chapters currently extant on Demand Avoidance Phenomena (DAP, commonly called Pathological Demand Avoidance). There are several new…
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12TH OF NOVEMBER 2022 LATEST MUSINGS ON “PATHOLOGICAL” DEMAND-AVOIDANCE (PDA).

12 Nov 2022
Introduction. This blog post is a mixed bag. First, I introduce the call for papers for a special issue on “Pathological” Demand-Avoidance (PDA), in Frontiers in Education. Secondly, I provide…
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WHAT DOES AN ETHICAL APPROACH TO PDA LOOK LIKE?

31 Jul 2022
WHAT DOES AN ETHICAL APPROACH TO PDA LOOK LIKE? Introduction. This is a work in progress blog post covering my thoughts on PDA, in relation to its utility, problems with…

16TH OF JULY 2022 LATEST MUSINGS ON “PATHOLOGICAL” DEMAND-AVOIDANCE (PDA).

16 Jul 2022
16TH OF JULY 2022 LATEST MUSINGS ON “PATHOLOGICAL” DEMAND-AVOIDANCE (PDA). Introduction. This blog post is a mixed bag. First, I introduce the call for papers for a special issue on…
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10TH OF MAY 2022 UPDATING THE PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND-AVOIDANCE-BELIEFS SCALE (PDA-BS).

10 May 202210 May 2022
10TH OF MAY 2022 UPDATING THE PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND-AVOIDANCE-BELIEFS SCALE (PDA-BS). Introduction. This blog post sets out the latest version of the Pathological Demand-Avoidance-Beliefs Scale (PDA-BS). The rationale for the need…
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08TH OF MAY 2022 RECENT TWITTER REFLECTIONS & LATEST DAP DIAGRAMS.

8 May 2022
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…
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08th OF MAY 2022 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMEMA ARTICLES & CHAPTERS.

8 May 2022
08th OF MAY 2022 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMEMA ARTICLES & CHAPTERS. Introduction. This is a quick update to the list of articles and book chapters currently…
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05th OF NOVEMBER 2021 RECENT TWITTER REFLECTIONS.

5 Nov 2021
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. There are threads…
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24TH OF OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMEMA ARTICLES & CHAPTERS.

24 Oct 2021
24TH OF OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMEMA ARTICLES & CHAPTERS. Introduction. This is a quick update to the list of articles and book chapters currently…
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HOW DOES PDA RELATE TO THE AUTISM FUNCTIONING SPECTRUM? AND A COLLECTION OF MY RECENT TWITTER MUSINGS 15TH OF AUGUST 2021.

15 Aug 202122 Aug 2021
Introduction. This is a short blog post with links to my recent thoughts on PDA. There is a diverse range of topics, including my current thinking on PDA to 10 studies…

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