Blow me over. Autism Speaks, one of the major autism organizations, has recognized catatonia as an important symptom in autism, and has endorsed electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for its treatment. This ...

When I tell people about the electroconvulsive therapy my autistic 15-year-old son Jonah has been getting for the past four years, the response has been … surprise, certainly. Curiosity. Interest. No ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — CrimsonRise, a Staten Island nonprofit organization whose members use spelling to communicate, continues to gain attention for its work in the autism community. Most recently, ...

A child who lost the power of speech, suddenly burst into song after listening to Catatonia's 'Mulder and Scully'. In a mystery worthy of being an X-File, Christopher Howells, of Llanelli, Wales, sang ...

Catatonia is an experience associated with a person taking a rigid or mute stance. Aspects of catatonia can also include unusual posturing, repetitive movements, repeating speech, and agitation. It is ...

For the first time, the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has produced a guideline on catatonia. Catatonia is a severe psychiatric disorder that has been associated with a wide range of ...