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I get knocked down, but I get up again …
Personality or condition? What is it that has built my resilience and determination to keep going on no matter what … My life has been far from easy. I know many of us get dealt things that we feel we can not handle but somehow manage to make it through and life then settles again. […]
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Leave me alone anxiety!
As I sit and write here today – Sunday 9th Jan 2022, I am currently experiencing the effects of a severe anxiety attack that occurred this week. If you are following my blogs you will have gathered by now that I am autistic and have autism’s subtype friend PDA which is Pathological Demand Avoidance. Autistics […]
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Four decades of masking
I only received my diagnosis of Autism and its subtype PDA back in November 2021. And since then I have not really had time to sit and think about it, maybe that is for the best, as I am now trying to embrace the “real” me, but as I have been living with my old […]
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Want to work, but can’t …
I am a very hard working person. I will keep going with the determination of a Honey Badger (but with fear) until I get what I want making me reach my goals and have a great work ethic, however, I am unable to work for anyone … I really struggled at school. I can remember […]
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What is PDA?
PDA – Pathological Demand Avoidance is a condition which is part of the autism spectrum. PDA profile is given to individuals who display the main characteristics which are to avoid everyday demands and expectations to an extreme extent. “Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a developmental disorder which is distinct from autism but falls under the spectrum. It […]
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PDA?- I had no idea this was me…
PDA – as known as Pathological Demand Avoidance. From everything I have taken from receiving a late diagnosis to be told that I have PDA, I am a PDAer has shocked me the most. I must admit, I had heard of PDA and even thought that my children showed signs of having it but for […]
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What is Autism?
So you want to know what autism is? Maybe you have an idea and have a bit of knowledge or maybe you have no idea at all. What ever your reasons for reading this at least you are in the right place. I always say that is you want to learn about something then find […]
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What is it like being autistic?
I most recently received my formal diagnosis of being autistic and a PDAer – autism’s subtype Pathological Demand Avoidance at the age of 45. I have, therefore, spent my entire life struggling and masking the difficulties I have, trying to appear ” normal” but inside been crying out for answers. I can only give my […]
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You landed congratulations!
Welcome, you found my website. Hello there, I am Harriet, a Mother to three children, Grand Mother to two, and recently discovered after a life time of difficulties that I am Autistic. I also have autisms subtype called PDA, which is Pathological Demand Avoidance. I have lived with my old self for 45 years, and […]
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