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EDA-8 Questionnaire for Caregivers

The Extreme Demand Avoidance 8-item measure (EDA-8) is a caregiver-report tool designed to assess EDA traits in children aged 5 to 17 over the past six months. It consists of eight questions scored on a scale from 'Not true' to 'Very true' to evaluate behaviors related to demand avoidance. While scores above 19 may suggest the need for further assessment, the EDA-8 is not a diagnostic instrument and should be used in conjunction with more comprehensive evaluations.

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EDA-8 Questionnaire for Caregivers

The Extreme Demand Avoidance 8-item measure (EDA-8) is a caregiver-report tool designed to assess EDA traits in children aged 5 to 17 over the past six months. It consists of eight questions scored on a scale from 'Not true' to 'Very true' to evaluate behaviors related to demand avoidance. While scores above 19 may suggest the need for further assessment, the EDA-8 is not a diagnostic instrument and should be used in conjunction with more comprehensive evaluations.

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Extreme Demand Avoidance 8-item measure (EDA-8)

A brief caregiver-report measure of EDA traits for caregivers of children aged 5 – 17 years.

Please answer the questions thinking about your child’s behaviour during the last six months. Please
read each item carefully and fill in the answer that best applies.

Not Some- Mostly Very


Please tick one option per question only: true what true true
true
Obsessively resists and avoids ordinary demands and
1
requests.

2 Is driven by the need to be in charge.

Tells other children how they should behave, but does not
3
feel these rules apply to him/herself.

Has difficulty complying with demands unless they are


4
carefully presented.

Seems unaware of the differences between him/herself


5
and authority figures (e.g. parents, teachers, police).

Mood changes very rapidly (e.g. switches from


6
affectionate to angry in an instant).

Uses outrageous or shocking behaviour to get out of doing


7
something.

Has bouts of extreme emotional responses to small events


8
(e.g. crying/giggling, becoming furious).

Scoring:

• Please note that the EDA-8 was designed to measure EDA traits for research purposes, and is not
a diagnostic instrument.

• All items are scored as follows: Not true = 0; Somewhat true = 1, Mostly true = 2, Very true = 3.

• Our research shows that the EDA-8 scale can measure the severity of EDA characteristics well at
modest levels, but at high levels, more in-depth measurement is needed.

• Scores over 19 could indicate the need for more in-depth measurement of EDA, but do not
necessarily suggest a PDA-profile.

• This questionnaire asks about a person’s presentation not the causation of this presentation.
There are a range of reasons for why a person may present with extreme demand avoidance
besides PDA. More in-depth assessment is needed to establish whether a PDA profile underpins
demand avoidance behaviours. This would consider early development and any situational factors
affecting current behaviour. More information about identifying and assessing for a PDA profile can
be found at [Link]

Key reference:

O’Nions, Happé, Viding & Noens (2021) Extreme Demand Avoidance in Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder: Refinement of a Caregiver-Report Measure. Advances in Neurodevelopmental
Disorders, 5, 269–281 [Link]
© O’Nions, Christie, Gould, Viding, & Happé

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