Thread by @Richard_Autism

I sure hope the "PDA is an ASD" community is avoiding Spectrum10K like it avoids critical opinion, i.e., avoiding the demand to take part & provide genetic data to try & find subgroups.

https://twitter.com/AnnMemmott/status/1431881963330211845

The reason for this should be obvious, if they are looking to try fix, or erase autistic persons for not being "able" or productive in society. Any belonging to a group with "Pathological/ Extreme Demand Avoidance is highly likely to be near top of that list.

This makes sense when one considers that PDA as a construct is fundamentally based on non-compliance to non-autistic social norms, with often has extreme, socially outrageous, "challenging behaviour" to others requests.

Then when you consider that if you view (fallaciously) assume PDA is an ASD, its issues are routed to deficits, i.e, located within individual autistic persons. PDA strategies are meant to be used all the time.

PDA is meant to have high exclusion rates, low attainment, high support needs, many other issues, such a mental health comorbids.

Generally, image associated with PDA is not a positive to lay persons.

If you believe PDA is an ASD, value autistic persons & those with PDA, avoid Spectrum10K like "PDA is an ASD" researchers seem to avoid good research standards.

Disclaimer I do not view PDA to be part of the autism spectrum, I think such an outlook is blatantly silly, which undermines integrity of autism, PDA & PDA research that views it to be an ASD.. That PDA's etiology is likely to be trauma/ aversive experiences.

Or avoid Spectrum10K like how "PDA is an ASD" supporters generally are avoiding strong demands to change its name, especially away from something which would force them stop associating PDA with PANDAs.

Or avoid Spectrum10K like how "PDA is an ASD" supporters seem to avoiding demand to take an ethically neutral position & stop assuming they understand:
autism
PDA
demand-avoidance
Disorders
typical research norms
better than other persons.

Or avoid Spectrum10K like "PDA is an ASD" advocating researchers seem to avoid disclosing COIs.

Or avoid Spectrum10K like "PDA is an ASD" advocates generally avoid referencing Garralda (2003).

Yes, I had fun typing these, I will stop there.

Generally, if you care autistic persons, with, or without a PDA dx, avoid Spectrum10K, like the Tories avoiding responsibility for anything negative relating to Brexit, or Covid.