Extreme Demand Avoidance – Rational Demand Avoidance

RATIONAL (PATHOLOGICAL) DEMAND AVOIDANCE: AN ETHICAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ORTHODOXY.

25 Apr 202025 Apr 2020

RATIONAL (PATHOLOGICAL) DEMAND AVOIDANCE: AN ETHICAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ORTHODOXY. Introduction. This is a short essay I wrote in late 2018 on the ethics of Rational Demand Avoidance (RDA).…

CAN REINFORCEMENT BASED APPROACHES CAUSE BORDERINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN PERSONS WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE?

CAN REINFORCEMENT BASED APPROACHES CAUSE BORDELINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN PERSONS WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE? Introduction. This is the first of the few blog posts I will be producing over…

17th OF MARCH 2020 BLOG POST: UPDATING MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON THE MEDICAL NATURE OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA.

17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020

17th OF MARCH 2020 BLOG POST: UPDATING MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON THE MEDICAL NATURE OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. Introduction. This blog post discusses three different topics that explain some…

13th OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES.

13th OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. Introduction. This is a quick update to the previous update published at the start of the…

01st OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES.

1 Feb 202013 Feb 2020

01st OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. *Update.* I have published an updated list, which can be found here: https://rationaldemandavoidance.com/2020/02/13/13th-of-february-2020-update-to-the-list-of-demand-avoidance-phenomena-articles/ Introduction. It…

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON WRITING ABOUT THE ETHICS OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA.

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON WRITING ABOUT THE ETHICS OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. Introduction. I am currently in the process of completing revisions on a book chapter discussing the ethics of…

THE POLITICS OF DAP: A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCT.

25 Oct 201928 Oct 2019

THE POLITICS OF DAP: A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCT. This has been updated to add a quote. Introduction. Around 18 months ago, I…

WHAT IS CREDIBLE ABOUT DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA (DAP)?

20 Oct 201913 Nov 2019

WHAT IS CREDIBLE ABOUT DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA (DAP)? Edit. There maybe things that I think are credible that I forgot to include. An example would, I think it is…

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…