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Were my epileptic seizures actually meltdowns

Good for you I guess

I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 8 but not with ASD until I was 30, so is there a chance that some of my epileptic seizures may have actually been meltdowns or something autism related.

I realize we are not neurologists here (some of us might be?) but really I was wondering if anyone knew how similar an epileptic seizure might be to an autistic meltdown. And whether one could be mistaken for the other

Sorry I'm sure I got the lingo wrong. I'm fairly new to this.

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  • There is a possibility, my daughter was diagnosed with Reflex Anoxic Seizures as a child at about 2 yo, these are in appearance very similiar to epilepsy, nearly 3 years ago at 15 she was diagnosed with ASD, We were told recently that there may be a link between girls with ASD and certain types of childhood seizure. Apparently its still a maybe thing but Ras and Asd are both linked the vegus nerve part of the nervous system, so it does make you think there may be some type of link. Her seizures where triggered by sudden shock, fear etc.

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  • There is a possibility, my daughter was diagnosed with Reflex Anoxic Seizures as a child at about 2 yo, these are in appearance very similiar to epilepsy, nearly 3 years ago at 15 she was diagnosed with ASD, We were told recently that there may be a link between girls with ASD and certain types of childhood seizure. Apparently its still a maybe thing but Ras and Asd are both linked the vegus nerve part of the nervous system, so it does make you think there may be some type of link. Her seizures where triggered by sudden shock, fear etc.

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