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Episode #053 - Seizures and Epilepsy in Severe and Profound Autism

Episode #053 - Seizures and Epilepsy in Severe and Profound Autism

FromAutism Confidential


Episode #053 - Seizures and Epilepsy in Severe and Profound Autism

FromAutism Confidential

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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode features Stephanie M. Morris , MD, is Medical Director, Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI) At Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore. She is a neurologist with special qualifications in child neurology, and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She works with kids with autism and I/DD and especially genetic conditions such as Fragile X syndrome and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).

In this webinar, Dr. Morris explains what seizures and epilepsy are, the different types, the high prevalence of seizures in autism, particularly in severe autism, various treatment approaches, and accessing care.
Moderated by Jill Escher, president, NCSA

For more information, please see NCSAutism.org
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (56)

Autism Confidential shines a light on the hottest issues in the world of autism, including topics often shunned by conventional media. Who cares for autistic adults after their parents die? How can we fix our broken care system? What interventions help, or hurt? Join hosts Jill Escher, Amy Lutz and others from the National Council on Severe Autism as they take on the hardest questions of autism with leading thinkers and doers.