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9 Nov, 7 tweets, 2 min read
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Does anyone object to this timeline of key dates behind "PDA Profile of ASD" outlook?

I creating other timelines for PDA's 3 other main school's of thought & Newson's research.
Non-table form:
2007 Christie (2007) argues PDA is a profile of ASD.
2008 NAS publishes PDA information on its website.
2011 First NAS annual PDA conferences.
2011 PDA Development Group is created.
2011 “Profile of ASD” research agenda proposed & followed.
2011 PDA maybe a female form of ASD (Gould & Ashton-Smith).
2012 AET support’s PDA & republishes Christie (2007) article.
2015 NAS recognises PDA as a Profile of ASD.
2018 PDA Society Being Misunderstood report used for campaigning for “PDA Profile of ASD”.
2021 PDA Society working government. PDA not mentioned in the strategy itself.
I am not seeking advise on the other timelines, those ones I know well enough. I wish to double check the "PDA Profile of ASD" one, to try & avoid anything I might have missed.
Image of timeline of Newson's research & key dates.
I will not be sticking all the timelines on twitter, but highlighting I am creating the other separate timelines Newson's research & the three other main schools of thought on PDA.

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The more I reflect on the current fiasco over Owen Paterson. More it is reflective over my concerns of those pushing "PDA Profile of ASD", & their apparent disregard for typical research & practice norms.
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