Joshua Ryan Smith, Seri Lim, Snehal Bindra, Sarah Marler, Bavani Rajah, Zachary J. Williams, Isaac Baldwin, Nausheen Hossain, Jo Ellen Wilson, D. Catherine Fuchs, James Luccarelli
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Introduction Catatonia is a highly morbid psychomotor and affective disorder which can affect autistic individuals with and without profound impairment. Catatonic symptoms are treatable with pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy, but the longitudinal effectiveness of these treatments has not been described.