How Do You Assess Catatonia In A Developmentally Delayed Patient?
Catatonia is the term for a syndrome of psychological and motor disturbances associated with extremely abnormal changes in speech, movement, posture as well as hyperactivity and under-activity. Some individuals who are developmentally delayed develop complications characterized by catatonia. Symptoms exhibiting catatonia are present in around 1 out of 7 adolescents and in young autistic adults, thus accounting for the development of catatonia among this particular group of patients. It is extremely necessary to assess catatonia and its symptoms in individuals who have autistic spectrum disorders for the purpose of appropriate care and management and, most of all, immediate treatment. Collect information from one or both parents or any appropriate source with the help of the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO). This systematic interview is used to logically ask details about the medical history of the patient especially on the onset of his atypical behavi
