Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 Hi , Austin has short staring seizures. They haven't caught them on the EEG (he's had 3 EEGs) but the neurolgist saw one first hand. He does the same thing you described in your son. I get the impression it is fairly common in children -- autistic or not. Austin's grandfather has grand mal epilepsy. As long as it doesn't interfere with his functioning in school or harm him, I won't put him on medication. I am told most kids out grow it. Evelyn In a message dated 11/12/01 5:09:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, adsampson76@... writes: > Have you witnessed this during infractions or during > breaks from the diet? > Is this just typical of an autistic child, diet or > not? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 Hi , Austin has short staring seizures. They haven't caught them on the EEG (he's had 3 EEGs) but the neurolgist saw one first hand. He does the same thing you described in your son. I get the impression it is fairly common in children -- autistic or not. Austin's grandfather has grand mal epilepsy. As long as it doesn't interfere with his functioning in school or harm him, I won't put him on medication. I am told most kids out grow it. Evelyn In a message dated 11/12/01 5:09:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, adsampson76@... writes: > Have you witnessed this during infractions or during > breaks from the diet? > Is this just typical of an autistic child, diet or > not? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 > lately. Luckily, she's a nurse, and realized that > he's having petit mal seizures. He is absolutely > unresponsive during these episodes, and we cannot get > his attention. This type of seizure can be a response to gluten exposure in celiac individuals, or in others who have gluten intolerance issues. > Have you witnessed this during infractions or during > breaks from the diet? > Is this just typical of an autistic child, diet or > not? Some autistic children have seizures like this even if gluten-free, so it can be an issue anyway. But if you did not see seizures while gf, and you see them now, then I would say there is a correlation and possibly a cause/effect. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 > lately. Luckily, she's a nurse, and realized that > he's having petit mal seizures. He is absolutely > unresponsive during these episodes, and we cannot get > his attention. This type of seizure can be a response to gluten exposure in celiac individuals, or in others who have gluten intolerance issues. > Have you witnessed this during infractions or during > breaks from the diet? > Is this just typical of an autistic child, diet or > not? Some autistic children have seizures like this even if gluten-free, so it can be an issue anyway. But if you did not see seizures while gf, and you see them now, then I would say there is a correlation and possibly a cause/effect. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 , has had these type of siezures with no known infractions. He is 4 and been on the diet for a year and a half. His EEG and MRI were normal. The Neuro put him on Tegritol and he broke out in hives so he switched him to Mysoline. He's been on Mysoline for a little over a month and we've seen no more of these siezures. Pat in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 , has had these type of siezures with no known infractions. He is 4 and been on the diet for a year and a half. His EEG and MRI were normal. The Neuro put him on Tegritol and he broke out in hives so he switched him to Mysoline. He's been on Mysoline for a little over a month and we've seen no more of these siezures. Pat in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 My 7 1/2 yr old (27 months GFCF+) has petit mal and partial complex seizures with any dietary infractions that are not caught immediately with enzymes. We have had one known (and one suspected) infraction at school, as well as one at a church function. The seizure cycles took 6 - 10 weeks to eliminate. He requires no seizure meds as long as we are careful with his diet and supplements. Prior to the diet, he took seizure meds for about 12 months. We (with dr's ok) weaned him off of the meds because the meds were making developmental delays worse. We discovered also that allergies (made worse by certain foods), sleep deprivation (a significant problem pre-diet), and allergy medicine containing alcohol (Periactin) all worked to lower his seizure threshold. Best wishes with your precious son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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