My 2(almost 3) yr old autistic daughter is suspected of having absence seizures and has been for about a year and a half now. Prior to that, she was diagnosed with febrile seizures when she was a few weeks old but they disappeared by 6 months old. Now my 14 yr old duaghter with Asperger's has started having seizures too. The doctor is classifying hers as Temoporal Lobe Seizures.
My question is, does anyone else have children with autism and seizures and when did they start? My more severely autistic child has shown problems with them since she was born, but my high functioning child did not exhibit symtoms until she was a teenager.
I guess I am just curious if there is a correlation with the degree of autism and type of seizures.
Christina
