Let’s talk about catatonia

About this episode

This episode discusses catatonia, a syndrome often overlooked in autism, characterized by immobility and regression in wellness.

Catatonia is a syndrome which includes immobility, stupor, and sometimes regression in psychiatric wellness or even ability to feed or take care of ones self. This syndrome is seen in autism about 10% of the time but is is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. This may be because the symptoms are relatively rare or because catatonia … Continue reading "Let’s talk about catatonia"

Topics covered

• catatonia
• autism
• psychiatric wellness
• mental health
• diagnosis
• syndrome

Keywords

• catatonia
• autism
• psychiatric wellness
• immobility
• diagnosis
• syndrome
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autism Science Foundation

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