S2 Episode 14 - Discovering my pervasive drive for autonomy as an autistic adult

26.04.2024

Autistic at 40

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In this episode I share why I believe my most confusing and destructive experiences and behaviours as an undiagnosed autistic child and adult can be explained by internalised PDA (pathological demand avoidance / pervasive drive for autonomy).

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In this episode I share why I believe my most confusing and destructive experiences and behaviours as an undiagnosed autistic child and adult can be explained by internalised PDA (pathological demand avoidance / pervasive drive for autonomy).
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S2 Episode 14 - Discovering my pervasive drive for autonomy as an autistic adult

Autistic at 40

Więcej odcinków z kanału "Autistic at 40"

S2 Episode 22 - Did I have a lucky escape from Personality Disorder?

S2 Episode 21 - Being autistic in an emotionally dysfunctional family

S2 Episode 20 - Leading as an autistic professional

S2 Episode 19 - My relationship with my body as an autistic woman

S2 Episode 18 - Making sense of my pervasive drive for autonomy (PDA)

S2 Episode 17 - The reasons I didn't have children (as an autistic woman)

S2 Episode 16 - Policy career options for autistic people

S2 Episode 15 - Healing my mother wound as an autistic adult

S2 Episode 14 - Discovering my pervasive drive for autonomy as an autistic adult

S2 Episode 13 - Accessing an assessment as an autistic adult