Language and communication skills of adolescents with pathological demand avoidance

The aim of the research is to determine if secondary students with demand avoidance profiles are at greater risk of imprisonment due to low literacy and language. The research will aim to answer the question of whether unaccommodated PDA profiles at a secondary level are linked to the number of children in juvenile detention and the number of adults in prison. Furthermore, it will aim to determine whether there are people with undiagnosed PDA profiles in the justice system and how a multidisciplinary team can collaborate to provide preventative and restorative communication interventions at a secondary school and imprisonment level.