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As of February 8, 2024
r/PDAAutism
PDA - Persistent Drive for Autonomy / Pathological Demand Avoidance
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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a condition characterized by extreme resistance to everyday demands, resulting in anxiety, impulsivity, and social difficulties. The PDA community on Reddit provides a space for individuals with this condition and their families to connect and share their experiences, regardless of how it is classified by researchers, in order to promote dialogue, mutual understanding, and support.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), also called by some advocates as Pervasive Drive for Autonomy: characterized by an extreme and pervasive resistance to everyday demands, even those that are routine or desirable. Individuals with PDA may exhibit high levels of anxiety, impulsivity, and social dif...
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March 16, 2017
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Total Submissions
632
Total Comments
6,097
Earliest Submission
March 16, 2017
Earliest Comment
March 20, 2017
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Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 7,566 | 121,607 | 5596.0 | 1.0 | 5518.56 | |
| #2 | 232 | 26,103 | 171.6 | 0.2 | 788.34 | |
| #3 | 124 | 23,816 | 91.7 | 0.2 | 461.82 | |
| #4 | 111 | 40,694 | 82.1 | 0.3 | 241.94 | |
| #5 | 645 | 238,143 | 477.1 | 2.0 | 240.24 | |
| #6 | 53 | 23,177 | 39.2 | 0.2 | 202.83 | |
| #7 | 241 | 106,647 | 178.2 | 0.9 | 200.44 | |
| #8 | 43 | 23,286 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 163.79 | |
| #9 | 30 | 17,887 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 148.77 | |
| #10 | 236 | 150,082 | 174.6 | 1.3 | 139.48 | |
| #11 | 47 | 33,557 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 124.23 | |
| #12 | 62 | 51,173 | 45.9 | 0.4 | 107.47 | |
| #13 | 1,457 | 1,207,897 | 1077.6 | 10.1 | 106.99 | |
| #14 | 360 | 298,788 | 266.3 | 2.5 | 106.87 | |
| #15 | 44 | 38,784 | 32.5 | 0.3 | 100.63 | |
| #16 | 724 | 731,876 | 535.5 | 6.1 | 87.74 | |
| #17 | 37 | 38,305 | 27.4 | 0.3 | 85.68 | |
| #18 | 32 | 33,305 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 85.22 | |
| #19 | 68 | 74,238 | 50.3 | 0.6 | 81.25 | |
| #20 | 95 | 103,841 | 70.3 | 0.9 | 81.15 | |
| #21 | 76 | 84,769 | 56.2 | 0.7 | 79.52 | |
| #22 | 131 | 159,634 | 96.9 | 1.3 | 72.79 | |
| #23 | 63 | 79,973 | 46.6 | 0.7 | 69.87 | |
| #24 | 415 | 551,427 | 306.9 | 4.6 | 66.75 | |
| #25 | 33 | 44,272 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 66.12 | |
| #26 | 361 | 557,419 | 267.0 | 4.6 | 57.44 | |
| #27 | 243 | 395,167 | 179.7 | 3.3 | 54.54 | |
| #28 | 86 | 139,953 | 63.6 | 1.2 | 54.50 | |
| #29 | 163 | 265,682 | 120.6 | 2.2 | 54.42 | |
| #30 | 280 | 463,028 | 207.1 | 3.9 | 53.64 | |
| #31 | 84 | 145,207 | 62.1 | 1.2 | 51.31 | |
| #32 | 1,355 | 2,356,443 | 1002.2 | 19.6 | 51.00 | |
| #33 | 60 | 109,737 | 44.4 | 0.9 | 48.50 | |
| #34 | 2,138 | 4,050,949 | 1581.3 | 33.8 | 46.81 | |
| #35 | 32 | 60,930 | 23.7 | 0.5 | 46.58 | |
| #36 | 64 | 128,779 | 47.3 | 1.1 | 44.08 | |
| #37 | 177 | 366,289 | 130.9 | 3.1 | 42.86 | |
| #38 | 45 | 93,287 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 42.79 | |
| #39 | 59 | 125,368 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 41.74 | |
| #40 | 983 | 2,141,846 | 727.0 | 17.9 | 40.71 | |
| #41 | 50 | 110,055 | 37.0 | 0.9 | 40.30 | |
| #42 | 97 | 216,212 | 71.7 | 1.8 | 39.79 | |
| #43 | 234 | 524,451 | 173.1 | 4.4 | 39.58 | |
| #44 | 410 | 981,786 | 303.2 | 8.2 | 37.04 | |
| #45 | 30 | 72,825 | 22.2 | 0.6 | 36.54 | |
| #46 | 48 | 120,314 | 35.5 | 1.0 | 35.39 | |
| #47 | 31 | 79,766 | 22.9 | 0.7 | 34.47 | |
| #48 | 66 | 170,617 | 48.8 | 1.4 | 34.31 | |
| #49 | 52 | 135,555 | 38.5 | 1.1 | 34.03 | |
| #50 | 105 | 277,516 | 77.7 | 2.3 | 33.56 |