After surprisingly getting a ballot place in the Marathon, I thought I’d give it my best shot. So first and probably last marathon here we go. Trying to raise a bit of money for the PDA society who have been set up to raise awareness of and support children and adults with PDA.

PDA is part of the autism spectrum and for many people it manifests as extreme anxiety in every day life. The PDA person can go to great lengths to avoid something they see as a demand, something like getting dressed in the morning brushing teeth, eating breakfast. That’s just being at home, at school the demands multiply and sadly 70% of children with a PDA profile are either not in school or regularly struggle to attend.