Treatment of seizure disorders and EEG abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorders.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Tuchman, Roberto
- Source
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders; October 2000, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p485-489, 5p
- Subject
- Medical care research
Epilepsy
Electroencephalography
Brain -- Abnormalities
Autistic children
Medical care
Childhood epilepsy
Autism in children
Cognition disorders
Therapeutics
- Language
- ISSN
- 01623257
Part of a special issue on research into current and emerging treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. There is a need to consider the treatment of epilepsy or the treatment of EEG epileptiform abnormalities without epilepsy in children with autism spectrum disorders within the larger context of the relationship of epilepsy and epileptiform disorders to language, cognition, and behavior. An overview of research into the treatment of seizure disorders and EEG abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorders is presented.