Research & Journals

We are currently in the process of producing a number of papers and journal articles following our in-depth analysis of over 350 cases. Our first published article is an update of the Coventry Grid. The original Coventry Grid looked at differentiating between ASD and attachment difficulties. Our updated version adds a third element – PDA – and looks at the differences between all three presentations.

Further updates regarding this research will be published on this page as and when they are available, and announced on our Facebook page.

Modification of the Coventry Grid Interview (Flackhill et al, 2017) to include the Pathological Demand Avoidant profile

by Judy Eaton, Kathryn Duncan and Ellen Hesketh

London

The authors are a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (JE), a Higher Assistant Psychologist (KD) and a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (EH). Their paper aims to build on the instrument developed by Moran (2010) and added to by Flackhill et al (2017). The Coventry Grid Interview was designed to be used by clinicians as part of a comprehensive assessment process and not as a stand-alone diagnostic tool. There is often diagnostic confusion over the differences between children presenting with autism and those with attachment disorders and some children have both. This paper adds further to the Coventry Grid Interview by including items which might help to identify children with a Pathological (or Extreme) Demand Avoidant profile. (To read the full journal please click the link below.)

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Modification of the Coventry Grid Interview (Flackhill et al, 2017) to include the Pathological Demand Avoidant profile