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Adler, Benjamin A.; Wink, Logan K.; Early, Maureen; Shaffer, Rebecca; Minshawi, Noha; McDougle, Christopher J.; Erickson, Craig A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Aggression, self-injurious behavior, and severe tantrums are impairing symptoms frequently experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Despite US Food and Drug Administration approval of two atypical antipsychotics targeting these symptoms in youth with autistic disorder, they remain frequently drug refractory. We define…
Descriptors: Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Lunsky, Yona; Raina, Poonam; Jones, Jessica – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and legal involvement are a unique population with complex needs. To date, there has been limited research exploring the demographic and clinical profiles of individuals with ID and legal involvement that are in crisis and how they differ to individuals with ID without legal involvement.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Profiles, Background, Individual Characteristics
Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2008
This brief, the third issue in the "Criminal Justice Issues for Arizona" series, reveals that Pinal County's specialized court for domestic-violence cases offers some promising results for dealing with this common and complex offense. This report contains an analysis of data collected in the Pinal County Domestic Violence Database, which…
Descriptors: Case Records, Family Violence, Courts, Criminals