My 15 yr old has Autism. He gets anxious.
As an 8 yr old he was on a school trip and 'felt odd' asked to sit down teacher said no, and he fell to the floor, writhed around and vomited. (we found out most of this much later)
Fast forward to last 2 years. He's been having a bad time at school. cutting himself (mildly). He is run down, exhausted. Seen GP about it who advises 'watchful waiting'.
However I've observed his 'twitches' getting out of control, to the point he looks like he might be 'fitting' to me. He had an episode on the kitchen floor recently where I had to put a pillow under him and put him in the recovery position and wait for it to end.
School sent him home 4 times in the week before lockdown and told me 'not to bring him back until it was sorted'. At one point he'd had an 'episode' which had lasted over an hour and they said he was disorientated, unable to stand/sit and hitting his limbs / head as he writhed around on the floor. They said they couldnt keep him safe. The first aider asked if he had Epilepsy as he was rhythmically jerking into the foetal position and bit his lip open, was glassy eyed and exhausted (he can sleep for hours after an attack). This escalated quite quickly over the last few weeks (not Covid-worry related tho)
The GP thinks it is 'just a panic attack'.He says that epilepsy onset is highly unusual in teens and that is is 'just anxiety attacks'.
I appreciate that they can look (and feel!) really bad, but I am concerned that it might be more too?
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Epilepsy or 'just an anxiety attack' ???
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OldLace · 28/03/2020 16:52
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