8 articles found.
PDA isn't a stand-alone diagnosis, it's a profile within autism. What pathological demand avoidance actually is, why areas argue about the label, and what tends to help at home.
NHS ADHD and autism assessment waits can run past six years in some areas. Right to Choose is a free legal right to ask for a different NHS provider instead.
An EHCP is granted on your child's needs. The legal test, and what it means for ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and anxiety.
Your area says it does not recognise PDA, so the school will not act. Here is why your child's right to support does not depend on that label.
PIP for autism or ADHD is possible at 16, but a diagnosis alone isn't the test. What the points measure, and what changes when your child turns 16.
There were 718,838 EHCPs in force in England in January 2026, up 12.5% in a year and more than double the 2019 total. See DfE data on which needs they cover.
Autistic children can qualify for DLA, and it turns on the help they need, not the diagnosis. How the care and mobility tests work, and how to describe autistic needs on the form.
NHS wait times for autism and ADHD diagnosis can stretch to years. The process step by step, what Right to Choose means, and why you don't need to wait.
