Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) + Autism
An altogether different kind of IED, although you may not always feel so. Many people think that childhood psychiatric disorders, including autism, are grossly over-diagnosed in the US. This did spring to mind when I came across a reference to “intermittent explosive disorder” and autism. Before we get into that, I received an interesting graphical presentation of ADHD in the US, from a company called Healthline; they want me to give a link on my post on Clonidine . It shows many things including how ADHD diagnosis varies wildly by State, just as the CDC’s autism data does. The difference is remarkable. I don’t think anybody really believes that ADHD is 3 times more prevalent in Kentucky than in Nevada. It just shows how inconsistent the diagnosis is; perhaps you could correlate the diagnosis with the medical school attended by the doctor/psychiatrist? Back to Intermittent Explosive Disorder Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized...