Supporting Students with Pathological Demand Avoidance

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cityu.schoolAlbright School of Education
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorLoong, Oralie
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T22:44:07Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T22:44:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractPathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a little-known profile on the autism spectrum that can cause problems for students if appropriate strategies are not used. Most of the strategies used in schools for autistic students do not work for students with PDA, causing an increase in demand avoidance and challenging behaviours. While PDA is increasingly gaining acceptance as a profile under the autism spectrum, it is little known in Canada and as such, schools that encounter PDA children may not know how to best support them. This capstone paper details the differences between typical autism and PDA, and the effects of PDA on the individual's mental health, interpersonal relationships, academic success, and on the classroom as a whole. Strategies that have been shown to be successful with PDA students are described. One of these strategies – declarative language – is suggested as a focus for a professional development workshop for school staff with a detailed workshop plan included.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/776
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectadaptations and modifications
dc.subjectcase manager
dc.subjecteducational assistant
dc.subjectinclusive education
dc.subjectindividual education plan
dc.subjectresource teacher
dc.subjectschool-based team
dc.subjectspecial needs funding
dc.subjectspecial needs student
dc.subjectBritish Columbia
dc.subjectdeclarative language
dc.subjectpathological demand avoidance
dc.subjectautism spectrum disorder
dc.titleSupporting Students with Pathological Demand Avoidance
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool Counseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education
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