A question on #Autism #Training tabled by Alex Sobel on 02-12-2024 has been answered by Stephen Kinnock.

Heading: Autism: Training
Question ID: 1746082
UIN: 17219
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-02
Asking Member ID: 4658
Asking Member display name: Alex Sobel
Asking Member handle: alexsobel
Asking Member Twitter reference: @alexsobel
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training the NHS offers on pathological demand avoidance.
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Date answered: 2024-12-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4359
Answering Member display name: Stephen Kinnock
Answering Member handle: skinnock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @skinnock
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Answer text: Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is most often understood as a characteristic experienced by or observed, or both, in some autistic people, but professional consensus on its status is still required. PDA is not a recognised and stand-alone diagnosis wi...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true