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The Norfolk All Age Autism Partnership Board (NAPB) has released a comprehensive position statement on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), emphasising the need for improved understanding and support for individuals with this profile. This collaborative effort includes insights from individuals with lived experiences, healthcare professionals, social care, and educational bodies. Defining PDA PDA is characterised by …

What do we want to do?  Norfolk County Council Adult Social Services Department (ASSD) is setting up the Norfolk Autism Adult Support Service, a new short-term social care service for autistic adults.  We want to use this opportunity to research the impact of this type of service on the wellbeing of autistic adults, to support …

Article written by Adrian Lobb (24/07/2023) https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/chris-packham-my-younger-self-would-be-my-biggest-critic/ Chris Packham is one of our finest broadcasters. A radical whose voice rings out from the mainstream. He was one of the first public figures to speak out in stark terms about the climate crisis, always with uncompromising clarity and force. For new series Earth, Packham is at …

Norfolk County Council worked with autistic people, their parents and carers, and those who support autistic people to design a new adult autism short-term support service. As part of this engagement, autistic people told us what they want the new service to be called. Please help us choose a name for this service from a …