Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems

Devon Carroll; V Hallett; Christopher J. McDougle; Michael G. Aman; James T. McCracken; Elaine Tierney; L. Eugene Arnold; Denis G. Sukhodolsky; Luc Lecavalier; Benjamin L. Handen; Naomi Swiezy; Cynthia Johnson; Karen Bearss; Benedetto Vitiello; Lawrence Scahill

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2013.08.002

Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems

Devon Carroll, V Hallett, Christopher J. McDougle, Michael G. Aman, James T. McCracken, Elaine Tierney, L. Eugene Arnold, Denis G. Sukhodolsky, Luc Lecavalier, Benjamin L. Handen, Naomi Swiezy, Cynthia Johnson, Karen Bearss, Benedetto Vitiello, Lawrence Scahill^*

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This study identified subtypes of aggression in a sample of 206 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who participated in 2 risperidone trials. The narratives were derived from a parent interview about each child's 2 most pressing problems. Five subtypes of aggression emerged: hot aggression only, cold aggression only, self-injurious behavior (SIB) only, aggression and SIB, and nonaggressive. All groups showed a high rate of positive response to risperidone with no differences across subtypes. These study findings extend understanding of aggression in ASD and may be useful to guide further study on biological mechanisms and individualized treatment in ASD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-72
Number of pages	16
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2013.08.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

Aggression
Autism
Disruptive behavior
Self-injury

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Carroll, D., Hallett, V., McDougle, C. J., Aman, M. G., McCracken, J. T., Tierney, E., Arnold, L. E., Sukhodolsky, D. G., Lecavalier, L., Handen, B. L., Swiezy, N., Johnson, C., Bearss, K., Vitiello, B., & Scahill, L. (2014). Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 23(1), 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2013.08.002

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