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Catatonia in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Scoping Review for Advancing Identification, Practice, and Research

person Pilar Trelles, Tess Levy, Sonal Jain, Bonnie Lerman, Kate Friedman, Wendy K. Chung, Kelli C. Dominick, Kacie Dunham-Carr, Martine Lamy, April R. Levin, James Luccarelli, Ryan O'Connor, Chase Samsel, Joshua R. Smith, Siddharth Srivastava, Audrey Thurm

calendar_today Mar 24, 2026

This review found that catatonia in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders is often missed because symptoms can overlap. Across 227 studies, estimated prevalence was about 10.4%. Better diagnostic tools and research are needed, while benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy remain the main treatments.