Pathological (or extreme) demand avoidance is a term sometimes applied to complex behaviours in children within-or beyond-autism spectrum disorder.
Electronic address: 2 Department of Children's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre, London, UK Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
1 Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK.
