Professional Development
Webinar: ‘PDA and Autism in Children and Teens: Going Deeper’
Webinar: ‘PDA and Autism in Children and Teens: Going Deeper’
For those interested knowing more about the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Profile
Join Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett, internationally recognised autism experts for this three-hour webinar.
The purpose of the presentation is to deepen the participant’s knowledge and strategies for supporting children and teenagers with a PDA profile at home, school and in therapy, including for the PDA-er themselves. The course assumes knowledge from our previous course, PDA and Autism – An Introduction. This course is available on demand.
Informed by current research on PDA, our own clinical experience and the lived experience of now adult PDAers, we have designed a course to assist attendees in furthering their knowledge and understanding of PDA and support strategies that are helpful. Our course will present helpful strategies to maintain the new mindset needed when parenting and/or teaching or providing therapy to a PDAer, in addition to practical strategies for home, school and therapy settings. PDAers often have complex profiles that require understanding of co-occurring conditions, such as autism, trauma syndromes, autistic burnout and rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD), to inform support strategies.
Who should attend?
This webinar is suitable for all health professionals working with children and adolescents with ADHD and autism and those who wish to gain a more in-depth understanding of the PDA profile.
Presenters
- Professor Tony Attwood, PhD
- Professor Tony Attwood is one of the world’s foremost specialists on Autism. Holding an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Hull, a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Surrey, and a PhD from the University of London, his credentials are a testament to his expertise. Currently serving as an adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland, Tony’s impact has enriched the global understanding of autism.
- Dr Michelle Garnett
- Michelle has significantly contributed to autism research, authored influential books, and engaged in impactful speaking engagements. Her peer-reviewed research has informed our understanding of early autism identification, the female autism profile, and the link between mental health and positive outcomes in autistic individuals. She has co-authored six respected books on autism, including the influential Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism (2018) with Barb Cook, a seminal work on the female autism experience. Her recent books, Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum and Ten Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on the Autism Spectrum, offer invaluable guidance to parents of young autistic children.
Both Tony and Michelle are autistic, late-diagnosed. Michelle also has ADHD, also late-diagnosed.
Learning Objectives
- recognise the PDA profile in children and teenagers across settings
- understand the key drivers behind demand avoidance behaviours and why they are so intense and persistent
- understand our current conceptualisation of PDA based on research and clinical experience, including the relationship of PDA to autism and other neurotypes
- increase the confidence of the participant to understand and support a person with PDA
- increase participant’s capacity for setting realistic expectations and establishing and maintaining a mindset that consistently supports a PDAer
- increase the participant’s knowledge of strategies to support PDAers at home, school, and in therapy
- know strategies that children and teenagers with PDA have found helpful
CPD
CPD is available.
Please contact the organiser below for more information.
Cost
$105
Questions?
For any questions, please contact: events@attwoodandgarnettevents.com
