I am a mental health professional working with a 6-year-old autistic boy. While working with him in the home last week I witnessed what I believe to be disturbing behavior. There was a moth in the house and the mom and I wanted to catch it and release it outside. The boy had a bottle of windex in his hand and wanted to kill the moth. When I attempted to catch the moth, he began squirting it with the Windex and shouting, "I want to destroy it"...    Dr. Pies' Answer

I am a mental health counselor who needs more information on the condition known as catatonia. As a counselor, I own a DSM-IV book, but it only describes schizophrenia-related catatonia. I need information about trauma-induced catatonia. Can you direct me to references on this subject?    Dr. Pies' Answer