Sibling Death after Being Thrown from Window by Brother with Autism: Defenestration, an Emerging High-Risk Behavior

Joint Authors

Sabuncuoglu, Osman
Irmak, Mustafa Yasin
Ucok Demir, Nagehan
Murat, Duygu
Tumba, Can
Yilmaz, Yuksel

Source

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-08-03

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Psychology
Medicine
Psychiatry

Abstract EN

Children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) may have serious behavioral problems such as aggression, self-injury, and violence.

However, the literature on ASD either overrules any correlation between aggression and ASD or maintains the fact that the efforts to link them have so far been inconclusive.

Although severe forms of violence are extremely rare in children with autism, there are a few cases reported in the literature with significant harm to siblings.

We hereby report an 8-year-old boy with ASD who caused the death of his sibling by throwing her out of the window.

Shared similarities of all defenestration cases indicate a pattern of high-risk behavior threatening the survival of minors.

We recommend precautions against this high-risk behavior in children with ASD.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sabuncuoglu, Osman& Irmak, Mustafa Yasin& Ucok Demir, Nagehan& Murat, Duygu& Tumba, Can& Yilmaz, Yuksel. 2015. Sibling Death after Being Thrown from Window by Brother with Autism: Defenestration, an Emerging High-Risk Behavior. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059837

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sabuncuoglu, Osman…[et al.]. Sibling Death after Being Thrown from Window by Brother with Autism: Defenestration, an Emerging High-Risk Behavior. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059837

American Medical Association (AMA)

Sabuncuoglu, Osman& Irmak, Mustafa Yasin& Ucok Demir, Nagehan& Murat, Duygu& Tumba, Can& Yilmaz, Yuksel. Sibling Death after Being Thrown from Window by Brother with Autism: Defenestration, an Emerging High-Risk Behavior. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059837

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1059837