Does My Child Have PDA Quiz
Understand whether your child’s behavior may fit a demand avoidant pattern in about 10 minutes. Get a clear summary plus practical tips and talking points for school or a clinician.
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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Anxiety & Emotional Reactivity (A&ER)
Anxiety & Emotional Reactivity (A&ER)
Average
19.4
Normal range
14.5 — 24.2
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0
max.
30
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Demand Avoidance Intensity (DAI)
Demand Avoidance Intensity (DAI)
Average
16.6
Normal range
10.6 — 22.6
min.
0
max.
40
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Need for Control & Autonomy (NfC&A)
Need for Control & Autonomy (NfC&A)
Average
16.1
Normal range
11.4 — 20.7
min.
0
max.
30
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Not sure / Sometimes
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- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Not sure / Sometimes
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- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Not sure / Sometimes
- Agree
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Does My Child Have PDA Quiz - Symptoms and Signs
Wondering whether your child’s behavior looks like a demand-avoidant (PDA-like) profile? This parent-focused quiz asks about common patterns such as extreme resistance to everyday demands, needing control, strong emotional reactions, anxiety-driven avoidance, and using negotiation, distraction, or shutdowns to cope. You’ll get a results summary with practical tips and conversation starters for school or a clinician. This is an informational tool for reflection and support—not a diagnosis.
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