A small pilot suggests deep brain stimulation may reshape dysfunctional brain circuits to curb severe self-harming behavior ...
Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical injury. Not all children respond to behavioral therapies. Findings from a ...
Study overview. (A) CONSORT diagram of participant recruitment and disposition; (B) Study timeline and procedures; (C) Electrode localization within the core (light blue) and shell (dark blue) of the ...
Even after accounting for sociodemographic factors, intellectual disabilities, and psychiatric diagnoses, autism is associated with an 83% increased risk of self-harm among females and a 47% increased ...
For the first time in a decade, there are new guidelines for the most widely-used autism treatment. The Council of Autism Service Providers, or CASP, a nonprofit trade group representing hundreds of ...
In my body-oriented psychotherapy practice, I often refer clients to acupuncture and moxibustion when there is self-injurious behavior like cutting or burning. There is some research on the efficacy ...