Citation

Mukaddes NM, Topcu Z. J. Autism Dev. Disord. 2006; 36(4): 471-474.

Affiliation

Child Psychiatry Department, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. nmotavalli@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10803-006-0087-0

PMID

16604294

Abstract

This case study presents a 10-year-old girl with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder, who killed her 6-month-old sister by throwing her out of a window. Her aggressive-impulsive behavior had a persistent pattern. She had a history of epilepsy, and was frequently exposed to physical abuse. She never attended a structured treatment program. Here, we discuss the possible risk factors including history of epilepsy, unsupervised-disorganized home environment, existence of physical abuse-neglect and lack of appropriate treatment program leading to violent behavior.

Language: en