TIL about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a disorder characterized by extreme, uncontrollable anxiety in the face of anything perceived as a "demand." Those with PDA may try to avoid not only the demands of others, but also the demands of their own body, such as for hunger or sleep.
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/demand-avoidance
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Demand avoidance
Resistance to demands is a characteristic experienced by and observed in some autistic people. It is sometimes labelled as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), but there is debate about the evidence for and usefulness of this label.www.autism.org.uk
