AUT24-117 Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

Date: November 4th

Time: 7:00 p.m.

PDA. Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance and extreme demand avoidance and autistic learners.

 A deep look at behaviours that may occur due to stress and distress. The participants will look at the low arousal approach to stressful behaviours, the communication underlying stressors and strategies for helping students achieve a sense of regulation.

Preventing the Meltdown: Understanding and preventing distressed behaviour. A deeper look at the low arousal approach to managing stressful situations.

Presenter: Shaun Greville

Facilitator Shaun Greville teaches in the Esker Centre, Ballinamere. Shaun completed 5 years secondment to the SESS and latterly the NCSE. He fulfilled the roles of Advisor and Assistant National Coordinator for the autism team with a focus on in-school support for teachers and both in-school and external CPD regarding autism. She has been teaching autistic students for over 20 years and creating and providing training for staff and parents in third level colleges of education, post primary, primary and special schools. He also provides support groups for teachers and parents of autistic students. He is a co author of the soon to be published Good Practice Guidelines for Schools for teaching autistic students.