Dr. Srinivas Gada

24/10/2025

When a simple request turns into a meltdown...
It’s not misbehaviour — it’s Demand Avoidance — when anxiety collides with everyday demands.

Children with autism, ADHD, or anxiety often resist not because they won’t — but because they can’t in that moment. The good news? A few small changes can make a big difference.

In this video, I have shared 10 practical strategies to turn resistance into calm cooperation:
- Understand what triggers anxiety
- Adjust the environment to reduce overload
- Reframe demands using gentle language
- Offer meaningful choices and downtime
- Use play, humour, and collaboration instead of control
- Demand avoidance isn’t defiance — it’s distress.
- Understanding helps children feel safe, connected, and capable

06/09/2025

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects the brain’s ability to manage attention, activity levels and impulse control. Undiagnosed or untreated ADHD can place a child at risk of serious, adverse long-term outcomes. Fortunately, there are effective medications available to address ADHD. These medications are backed by robust evidence-base, and some of them have been in use for over 70+ years.
The decision to start ADHD medication can be approached holistically in discussion with your child, their teacher/SENDCO, your GP, and your doctor. Starting ADHD medication is not an irreversible decision. But there will be no regret in trying these medications when non-medical measures alone haven’t been fully successful. Please read this article on ‘Medical management of ADHD, Ten things to consider’ to find out more…
https://www.drsrigada.co.uk/considering-adhd-medication-for-your-child-here-the-10-things-every-parent-should-know/

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24/08/2025

Demand Avoidance is a pre-disposition to resist doing something that is requested or expected. Demand Avoidance is a natural human trait that everyone of us has experienced and all of us display this to some degree in our day-to-day lives.

In this infographic, I have listed some of the strategies that can help reduce demand avoidance behaiour.

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