Despite the inclusion of catatonia as a specifier of autism spectrum disorder in DSM-5, we—a team of child and adolescent neuropsychiatrists who specialise in paediatric catatonia and neurodevelopmental disorders—have identified a number of issues with the diagnosis and clinical management of catatonia in our patients.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication deficits and restricted interests and behaviors which begin very early in life. In about a quarter of cases, the symptoms emerge about 18–24 months after a period of normal development, a phenomenon commonly described as early regression. However, marked functional decline can also occur in persons with autism after a relatively stable childhood.
Clinicians treating PMS individuals experiencing a neuropsychiatric event can use this form to reach out to the Neuropsychiatric Consultation Group. The…
PMS is a rare genetic disorder which usually involves changes in a critical gene (SHANK3) on the longarm of chromosome 22.…
