Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Volume 72) (International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 72)

The study of catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders is a novel and controversial topic. Catatonia is a motor disorder characterized by stereotypy, rigidity, mutism, and posturing. These motor signs are also characteristic of autism. The interest in the relation between autism and catatonia stems from clinical observations that autistic and catatonic symptoms overlap, that some people with autism develop full-blown catatonia, and that anti-catatonic treatments bring relief in some of those patients. This book explores the question of if the two syndromes have a common pathophysiology. It also examines whether the successful treatment of catatonia be applied to patients with both autism and catatonia. The book concludes with blueprints for the assessment, treatment, and future study of catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders. These blueprints aim to increase early recognition and treatment of catatonia in patients with autism, show the urgency of controlled treatment trials and increased collaborative and interdisciplinary research into the co-occurrence of these two enigmatic disorders. * Provides a historical perspective of the concepts of catatonia and autism, as described by old European masters like Bleuler and Kalhbaum * Presents clinical-epidemiological studies that apply systematic criteria of catatonia in populations with Autism Spectrum Disorders * Includes a review of the importance of psychomotor function for normal and abnormal development Content: Classification Matters for Catatonia and Autism in Children Review Article Pages 3-19 Klaus‐Jürgen Neumärker A Systematic Examination of Catatonia‐like Clinical Pictures in Autism Spectrum Disorders Review Article Pages 21-39 Lorna Wing, Amitta Shah Catatonia in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Long‐term Prospective Study Review Article Pages 41-54 Masataka Ohta, Yukiko Kano, Yoko Nagai Are Autistic and Catatonic Regression Related? A Few Working Hypotheses Involving Gaba, Purkinje Cell Survival, Neurogenesis, and ECT Review Article Pages 55-79 Dirk Marcel Dhossche, Ujjwal Rout Psychomotor Development and Psychopathology in Childhood Review Article Pages 83-101 Dirk M.J. de Raeymaecker The Importance of Catatonia and Stereotypies in Autistic Spectrum Disorders Review Article Pages 103-118 Laura Stoppelbein, Leilani Greening, Angelina Kakooza Prader–willi Syndrome: Atypical Psychoses and Motor Dysfunctions Review Article Pages 119-130 Willem M.A. Verhoeven, Siegfried Tuinier Towards A Valid Nosography and Psychopathology of Catatonia in Children and Adolescents Review Article Pages 131-147 David Cohen Is There A Common Neuronal Basis for Autism and Catatonia? Review Article Pages 151-164 Dirk Marcel Dhossche, Brendan T. Carroll, Tressa D. Carroll Shared Susceptibility Region On Chromosome 15 Between Autism And Catatonia Review Article Pages 165-178 Yvon C. Chagnon Current Trends in Behavioral Interventions for Children With Autism Review Article Pages 181-193 Dorothy Scattone, Kimberly R. Knight Case Reports With A Child Psychiatric Exploration of Catatonia, Autism, and Delirium Review Article Pages 195-206 Jan N.M. Schieveld ECT and The Youth: Catatonia in Context Review Article Pages 207-231 Frank K.M. Zaw Catatonia in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A Medical Treatment Algorithm Review Article Pages 233-244 Max Fink, Michael A. Taylor, Neera Ghaziuddin Psychological Approaches to Chronic Catatonia-like Deterioration in Autism Spectrum Disorders Review Article Pages 245-264 Amitta Shah, Lorna Wing Blueprints for the Assessment, Treatment, and Future Study of Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders Review Article Pages 267-284 Dirk Marcel Dhossche, Amitta Shah, Lorna Wing Series Editors Page ii Dedication Page v Contributors Pages xiii-xiv Acknowledgments Pages xv-xvi Preface Pages xvii-xix Index Pages 285-295 Contents Of Recent Volumes Pages 297-314 Contents Pages vii-xii The study of catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders is a novel and controversial topic. Catatonia is a motor disorder characterized by stereotypy, rigidity, mutism, and posturing. These motor signs are also characteristic of autism. The interest in the relation between autism and catatonia stems from clinical observations that autistic and catatonic symptoms overlap, that some people with autism develop full-blown catatonia, and that anti-catatonic treatments bring relief in some of those patients.
This book explores the question of if the two syndromes have a common pathophysiology. It also examines whether the successful treatment of catatonia be applied to patients with both autism and catatonia. The book concludes with blueprints for the assessment, treatment, and future study of catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders. These blueprints aim to increase early recognition and treatment of catatonia in patients with autism, show the urgency of controlled treatment trials and increased collaborative and interdisciplinary research into the co-occurrence of these two enigmatic disorders.

* Provides a historical perspective of the concepts of catatonia and autism, as described by old European masters like Bleuler and Kalhbaum
* Presents clinical-epidemiological studies that apply systematic criteria of catatonia in populations with Autism Spectrum Disorders
* Includes a review of the importance of psychomotor function for normal and abnormal development "The dominant view in strategic management emphasizes the adaptation of individual organizations to changing competitive and environmental circumstance. From this perspective, strategy is about the alignment (and realignment) of internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats, which requires organizational learning and change. The crux of this perspective on strategy is that organizational flexibility is associated with superior performance." "This volume tackles these contradictory views of the performance-enhancing effects of organizational flexibility and inertia head on, as well as exploring wide ranging additional connections between ecological and adaptationist approaches to strategy. In doing so, this compendium seeks to serve as a catalyst for bringing strategic and ecological perspectives closer together by contributing to the development of theory and empirical evidence at this important interface."--Jacket