Were my epileptic seizures actually meltdowns

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.

Parents
  • Thanks for that everyone. Only thing. That would mean I've never had a meltdown. Is that weird or is it pretty common to never have them?


  • Regarding:


    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.


    And also:


    Thanks for that everyone. Only thing. That would mean I've never had a meltdown. Is that weird or is it pretty common to never have them?

    I wad diagnosed with ASD in 2015 when I was 44, and have been having Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures since 1974 when I was 3 (which are stress induced) instead of having meltdowns in the standard behavioural sense of hypertensive emotional discharges (due to sensory overload).


Reply

  • Regarding:


    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.


    And also:


    Thanks for that everyone. Only thing. That would mean I've never had a meltdown. Is that weird or is it pretty common to never have them?

    I wad diagnosed with ASD in 2015 when I was 44, and have been having Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures since 1974 when I was 3 (which are stress induced) instead of having meltdowns in the standard behavioural sense of hypertensive emotional discharges (due to sensory overload).


Children
No Data