
Autism / Autism Spectrum Support Group
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder which manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although the specific etiology of autism is unknown, many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers.

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Hello, my littlest guy,(2)mildly Autistic, has been sick here lately, he is getting better ,but last night while sleeping ,he had four-five episodes where he stiffened like a board, his hand shot out in a fist in front of him,his back was arched as if in a backbend and he was twitching and making a gurggling noise in his throat,I took him to the Dr. he said nothing to worry about?? has anybody elses kids had this or anyone you know of??? Hes never has them before and hopefully never will again,But I was curious to see if this has happened to anyone else?And what I should watch for ...in the future is there any warning signs?
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Its called a febrile seizure. It has nothing to do with Autism. It has to do with fever. 1 in 25 kids have at least 1. DSs was not vaccine related. It was an ear infection.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/febrile_seizures/detail_febrile_seizures.htm
It was very scary. The EMTs were fairly unconcerned. They told me I could take him to the ER myself if I wanted to. (I did.) The ER gave DS more Tylenol & his fever came right down. DS went right back to normal. The MD in the ER was unconcerned because of this. The Pediatrician was unconcerned. HE explained it thoroughly.
Ive changed how I give him fever medication & monitor his temperature more closely & we no longer have that problem.
Just keep his fever down & you should avoid any reoccurrence.
My 15 year old high functioning autistic daughter started having seizures a few months ago. She never had one before last May. Since then I have found out that anywhere from 25 to 40% of autistic children develop a seizure disorder mostly in their teens (from my understanding). Infantile spasms, however, are know to occur in autistic children as young as 3 months. With all of the research and reading I have done over the years I was surprised that I did not know this before! One does not hear about it very much. Googling the subject turns up much research.
My oldest daughter (not autistic) had febrile seizures about the same age as your son. Whenever her fever came down too rapidly she would have a seizure like you describe. She outgrew this by 4 years old or so.
I personally would consider getting another opinion on the situation and possibly some tests (such an EEG) run. Without them it really is impossible to say what caused your son's seizures. Even if you decide not to pursue it any further, definitely keep a notebook and record this information should you need to remember details in the future.
Generally there are no warning signs that can be observed which is what makes seizures so difficult to deal with. A person having a seizure can experience an aura that lets them know that a seizure is coming.
There is a wonderful group of people on the seizure forum here that could offer you their opinion as well. You might want to consider posting t his question over there too.
Feel free to keep in touch.
Always scared the beegeebees outta me 'cuz it was as though the lights were on but nobody was home. It was very frightening.
Kris seems to have outgrown them now. He is 13.
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gaylek11
When she first starting having seizures (at age 3), I was told that anyone has the potential to have a seizure. Some peoples threshold for having a seizure is higher than others. Some people have a very low threshold for having a seizure. When a person is sick, their threshold can be lowered.
If your son is having seizures when he is well, you have cause for concern.
My daughter often had her seizures shortly after going to sleep. I got into the habit of checking on her after I put her to bed.