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epilepsy and computer screens

longman

Someone has asked me an intriguing question and I wondered if someone on here might have the answer.

Someone I know who is prone to epilepsy attacks cannot use a computer screen because this can trigger attacks.

However it seems likely this issue has been addressed and there may be ways of subduing computer screen displays to reduce the risk.

Trouble is, usually for that sort of thing you have to search on the web, and if you cannot use a computer screen in the first place.......

As epilepsy is sometimes comorbid with autism I thought there might be people using this forum who know of solutions I can pass on to him.

Cheers

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  • Even though this thread is a few years old, I'll stil
    l write something about it. I myself also suffer from
     epilepsy and ASD. However, the former is not 
    genetic. Unfortunately, I also had to realize that 
    light and screens are possible triggers for seizures. 
    However, I have not yet been able to determine that 
    strongly flickering light is more likely to lead to 
    seizures. The corresponding tests by neurologists 
    were also negative. On the other hand, I have the 
    impression that the combination of ASD and epilepsy 
    is surprisingly common. Therefore, I would also be 
    interested to know to what extent others share this 
    assessment.
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  • Even though this thread is a few years old, I'll stil
    l write something about it. I myself also suffer from
     epilepsy and ASD. However, the former is not 
    genetic. Unfortunately, I also had to realize that 
    light and screens are possible triggers for seizures. 
    However, I have not yet been able to determine that 
    strongly flickering light is more likely to lead to 
    seizures. The corresponding tests by neurologists 
    were also negative. On the other hand, I have the 
    impression that the combination of ASD and epilepsy 
    is surprisingly common. Therefore, I would also be 
    interested to know to what extent others share this 
    assessment.
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