Autism – Rational Demand Avoidance

MY LATEST THOUGHTS ON THE UTILITY OF THE DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA CONSTRUCT: A RESPONSE TO RECENT PETITIONS.

MY LATEST THOUGHTS ON THE UTILITY OF THE DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA CONSTRUCT: A RESPONSE TO RECENT PETITIONS. Introduction. This is a response to a couple of petitions calling for…

COMMENTARY ON DAP AND NEUROCEPTION: A RESPONSE TO CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT AUTISM BLOG POST 25TH OF JUNE 2019.

4 Jul 20194 Jul 2019

COMMENTARY ON DAP AND NEUROCEPTION: A RESPONSE TO CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT AUTISM BLOG POST 25TH OF JUNE 2019. Introduction. Harry Thompson asked for my thoughts on a recent…

27th OF JUNE 2019 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES.

27 Jun 201928 Jun 2019

27th OF JUNE 2019 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. Introduction. After reflecting on Pathological Demand Avoidance ethics and re-evaluating the evidence to consider if DAP…

23RD OF JUNE 2019 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES.

23 Jun 20196 Jul 2019

23RD OF JUNE 2019 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. *UPDATE* I have posted a new blog post to including a couple of editions I…

PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE: IS IT TIME TO MOVE BEYOND THE PATHOLOGICAL NEED TO NOT TO DEVELOP MORE INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES?

Introduction. This is an article that was published on 21st of June 2019 in the journal Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies. The essay is a commentary of…

A RESPONSE TO HARRY THOMPSON’S 16/01/2019 YOUTUBE VIDEO AND ITS DISCUSSION.

23 Jan 201923 Jan 2019

A RESPONSE TO HARRY THOMPSON’S 16/01/2019 YOUTUBE VIDEO AND ITS DISCUSSION. Introduction. A person who identifies with Demand Avoidance Phenomenon (DAP, commonly known as Pathological Demand Avoidance) named Harry…

09TH OF DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENON ARTICLES.

09TH OF DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENON ARTICLES. Introduction. After collecting all the medical ontologies in the literature I am aware of, I have…

31st AUGUST 2018 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF RDA ARTICLES.

31st AUGUST 2018 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF RDA ARTICLES. Introduction. This entry, repeats wider information published previously. There have been several articles to the published: 2 short letter…

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: IS IT IMPERATIVE THAT THE PDA LABEL BE ACCEPTED?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: IS IT IMPERATIVE THAT THE PDA LABEL BE ACCEPTED? From talking to PDA supporters on twitter today, they seem to know that the autism label has…

Critical Reflections on the Pathological Demand Avoidance debate: A response to The Practice MK blog and discussion.

15 May 201814 May 2018

Critical Reflections on the Pathological Demand Avoidance debate: A response to The Practice MK blog and discussion. Introduction. This is a rejected article I wrote in July 2017; I…