TW: From 26:37 to 26:55 there is a brief mention of eating disorders.

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WATCH NEXT :

If you missed the last TikTok reaction (we talk about faking autism, parents filming their children's meltdowns, and the struggle of choosing from menus as a PDAer and not wanting to make the WRONG choice) :
   • You're ALL under ARREST! | Actually A...  

My Burnout Story might also give you some more context:
   • struggling with autistic burn out...  

My Videos Mentioned :

10 Signs you have Pathological Demand Avoidance:
   • 10 Signs you have Pathological Demand...  

Take the PDA Test with me:
   • Do YOU Have Pathological Demand Avoid...  

00:00 What demands sound like?
01:39 PDA Vs Executive Dysfunction
03:40 What does anxiety actually feel like?
06:30 Everything is a phobia
08:00 PDA is feeling relief?
11:30 PDA Rage
16:09 Jobs are Claustrophobia
20:00 We can't be wrong!!
22:35 Low selfesteem
24:30 Criticism Dysphoria
25:15 OCD
27:28 Everyone must be equal!
30:15 Electricity in my brain
31:06 NO routine
34:40 PDA is Euphoria?

Sources:

The PDA Society:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/

ODD NHS:
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/services/oppo...

Elizabeth Newson Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabe...

How PDA avoidance feels from the inside. Sally Cat PDA:
   • How PDA avoidance feels from the inside  

Executive functioning: a personal perspective:
https://www.autism.org.uk/adviceand...

Emotion Regulation and Executive Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Pathological Demand Avoidance Traits:
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint...

Autistic traits, emotion regulation, and sensory sensitivities in children and adults with Misophonia:
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Dysthymia:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesc...

Anxiety of the PDA Kind:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/lifewi...

Riko PDA Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/RikosPDApage...

Coping strategies for PDAers:
   • Coping strategies for PDAers  

How PDA can Feel:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/lifewi...

What is PDA Booklet:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/wpcont...

PDA by PDAers Book:
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Relationships – dependence vs independence: https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/lifewi...

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA):
https://www.aspriscs.co.uk/newsblogs...

Riko PDA Case Study: https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/wpcont...

Distressed behaviours:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/lifewi...

80,000 hours Update: Don’t follow your passion: https://80000hours.org/2014/09/update...

Managing work:
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/lifewi...

PDA Test: https://dragonriko.wordpress.com/pda...

Thank you so much for taking to the time to watch! Feel free to make requests for future videos in the comments.

DISCLAIMER: I am a secondyear psychology student and a latediagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.

*Books I'd Recommend about Autism:

Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
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Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
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*Unmasking Autism by Devon Price:
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