About this project

PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is a behavioral profile within autism, characterized by anxiety-driven avoidance of ordinary everyday demands.

In France, PDA is virtually unknown. There is only one French-language article in the scientific literature (Philippe & Contejean, 2018). French clinicians searching for information in French find almost nothing.

This project aims to make English-language scientific literature on PDA accessible in French, so that French healthcare professionals can recognize this profile and adapt their approach.

We translate:

• Summaries of all scientific articles on PDA
• Full texts of open-access articles

Each article is classified by method (empirical, synthesis, theoretical, lived experience) and source (academic, practitioner, organization, individual).

We use vocabulary from the French Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) and align with existing French terminology (Philippe & Contejean, 2018).