Pediatric Pain and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Implications for Research and Practice in Behavior Analysis.

Individuals diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder also are commonly diagnosed with a medical comorbidity. Because of this, it is estimated that this population experiences nearly twice the incidence of pain or discomfort as their neurotypical peers. Although behavior analysts consider the effect of biological variables on a client's behavior, considerations of pain appear to be underdiscussed and understudied.