please help!

hello! I have a question about my cousin. He is about to turn 21 and he is diabetic. He was also diagnosed with aspergers, however he has these spells im not sure if they are seizures or what but one day his mom walked in to wake him up because she heard noises and he was on all fours and ike growling. He becomes very violent sometimes and when he gets upset and angry has even taken large amounts of insulin to drop his sugar on purpose. He has been seen by different specialists who tell her nothing is wrong and it is all a behavior problem,however this is very hard to believe sometimes because there are times when it seems very uncontrollable like he has no idea what he is doing. Some nights he will run into her room almost like hes a child and afraid of something. If you could please give us some advice that would maybe help! Thank you in advance

[Jason C Bourret, Ph.D., BCBA-D]

The first thing to do is to rule out medical causes for the behavior he’s emitting. If doctors can’t find anything, the next thing to do is to find a behavior analyst or therapist who has experience working with individuals like your cousin. Things like making sure he takes his medication appropriately and other issues, like his coming into his parent’s room at night are all things that can be worked on and for which improvement can be seen. Any issue with medication being taken correctly is an extremely important one and something that should not be let go. My advice is to get that addressed immediately.