Mental Illness Hand in Hand With Autism?

Experts are beginning to think that up to 50% of children with development disabilities may also have mental illnesses, however, physicians often don't diagnose the mental heath issue in the presence of autism. Sometimes sedatives, anti-psychotic drugs and tranquillizers are prescribed for the negative or bursts of violent behavior even though there hasn't been a diagnosis of a mental illness.
See the full story in: The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (1/27)