"pathological demand avoidance" is a cruel neurotypical way to describe a spectrum that everyone can relate to but is much harsher for some people... I'm going to start calling it "high demand sensitivity," it's more accurate and less demonizing
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my understanding is that (some) people who self-identify with PDA have started calling it Persistent Desire/Drive for Autonomy so that's also an option. There's pros and cons I think to sharing the acronym
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