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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Training

Learn support structures and effective strategies to aid young children and adolescents with the Pathological demand avoidance (PDA).
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About this course

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a pervasive developmental disorder that occurs in individuals on the autistic spectrum. It is characterised by an avoidance and anxiety response to demand-framed requests and causes difficulties with social communication and interaction with others. Learn support structures and effective strategies to aid young children and adolescents with the condition.

What does Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Training cover?

This course will explore differences and similarities and relationships with other diagnosis like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). This course provides advice and guidance to family, carers and educators on how to get the most from a child with the condition and the key skills and strategies needed to help a child with PDA, reach their full potential.

Who is our Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Training for?

This course provides advice and guidance to family, carers and educators on how to get the most from a child with the condition and the key skills and strategies needed to help a child with PDA, reach their full potential.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

  • Define the diagnosis of PDA, ASD and ODD
  • Identify the characteristics of each condition
  • Understand the challenges of living with PDA and supporting someone with PDA
  • Identify potential triggers and have strategies in place to avoid these or provide the right kind of support when they do occur.

Frequently asked questions

Our prices are personalised to the company, including how many delegates, and location. Please make an enquiry to get a personalised quote with no hidden costs.
We cover the whole of the UK.
Many of our courses can be adapted for both classroom settings or virtual platforms like zoom. Some courses that include a practical aspect can only be delivered in a classroom setting.
All learners will receive a certificate for any course they complete. Some of our courses are in-house certified, some of our courses are regulated by Ofqual and others are accredited by other awarding bodies.

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I have been on several training courses run by this company over the last. Each time the trainer have been really good at making the course contact interesting and interactive. This certainly helps me to remember everything. Would recommend them.
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I absolutely love attending training with Able Training. The courses are professionally prepared and delivered and the trainers are of a very high standard and are very engaging and knowledgeable. Awesome!
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Fantastic training , I have participated in a number of courses over the last 12 months , each course has been very interesting and helpful to my role as a foster Carer , the information is presented in a interesting way and gets each point across effectively, I would highly recommend them ! I am looking forward to more in the near future .
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