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Missed or delayed Autism and PDA diagnoses
by Dr Judy Eaton30/03/2017 Autism, Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Missed or Misdiagnosed, Parenting related, PDA, Teaching related4 comments
This article is equally applicable to both boys and girls. In the course of many years of clinical experience I have learned that boys can be just as good as girls at ‘masking’ their difficulties (particularly those who have the Pathological Demand Avoidance profile).
Way back in the early 2000’s I remember when the National Autism Plan for Children (NAPC) guidelines were developed...Learn More
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Supporting the child with PDA in the classroom – Part Two
by Dr Judy Eaton31/01/2017 Autism, Blog, Clinician related, Parenting related, PDA, Teaching related2 comments
Article Updated – September 2022
The second part of this article is aimed at both parents of Autistic children, and those working with them in a school environment, and examines the impact of the various stresses of the school day for these young people, but also for those who have the job of supporting them, particularly teachers and teaching assistants.
First from the point of...Learn More
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Supporting the child with PDA in the classroom – Part One
by Dr Judy Eaton15/01/2017 Autism, Blog, Clinician related, Parenting related, PDA, Teaching related1 comment
Article Updated – September 2022
Previous blog articles have touched upon the challenges faced by parents whose children either find it impossible to attend school, or those where their children ‘mask’ or hide their difficulties in the classroom. In the course of assessments and therapy with families, many parents have reported feeling blamed and judged when it appears that whatever...Learn More
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It’s not only girls who can mask
by Dr Judy Eaton30/11/2016 Autism, Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Masking, Parenting related, Teaching related7 comments
Following on from the previous article regarding masking in children on the Autistic spectrum, this article is going to look at boys who mask. These boys seem to fall into two distinct categories. The first group is those who understand the rules at school and appear to manage the structure of school very well, but who are often struggling socially and academically, and who keep ‘below the...Learn More
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Children who ‘mask’ or ‘camouflage’ their Autism
by Dr Judy Eaton09/11/2016 Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Female presentation of Autism, Masking, Parenting related, Teaching related24 comments
Those who haven’t experienced the frustration of being misunderstood as the parent of a child with Autism can find it hard to believe that the perfectly behaved little girl (and it is usually little girls) who keeps her head down at school and tries really hard to comply and ‘fit in’ with the other children can suddenly change when she comes out of school. Many parents report that they have...Learn More