A number of news media reports have detailed physical or even sexual assaults by children with autism or intellectual disabilities. In some cases, the victims have suffered serious head injuries. At ...

For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a study published ...

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Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

"Thank God you don't have autistic kids. You don't deserve them." A mom has gone viral in recent days after the video she shared showing a "hard day" with her son, who has autism, sparked a tidal wave ...

Talk about a high-ly anticipated breakthrough. A new study from the University of São Paulo suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract could help improve behavior and ease common symptoms in ...

It is important to address the underlying causes of hitting and aggression, such as frustration, sensory overload, communication difficulties, emotional dysregulation, or lack of coping skills. And it ...

Researchers at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis, ...