Hosted by Autism Sub-Group
PDA is a poorly understood profile of autism. PDA impacts daily functioning, often including eating and drinking. Typical autism and eating disorder support approaches can be unhelpful and even harmful to PDAers (people with PDA). During this session, Asher will use her lived experience of PDA and eating disorder recovery to help us understand PDA. She will share insights into living with PDA, its impact on eating and development into eating disorders. Asher will outline why typical support approaches can be unhelpful or harmful to people with PDA and provide recommendations for supporting eating difficulties in PDA.
Speakers
- Asher Jenner
More about Asher - Asher Jenner is an autistic young person with a PDA profile. Asher works as an autistic advocate, presenter and trainer as well as training to be an inclusive dance teacher. Having been failed by mental health and eating disorder services for many years, Asher is a passionate advocate for better understanding and care of autistic and PDA people. She has worked for a range of organisations including The PDA Society, The National Autistic Society, The National Centre for Autism and Mental Health, Ellern Mede Eating Disorder inpatient units and NHS England to increase awareness of PDA and how to support autistic people with eating disorders and PDA.
Cost
- Free to BDA autism sub-group members.
Admin code: SLA
