PTSD in Caregiving – When Little Things Feel Life-Threatening
One day when I was 17, I happened to be home alone with my father. As a result of three strokes a year earlier, Dad was paralysed on his right…
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Illness Experiences + Emotions = Treatment Choices
Me with my Dad One day when I was 17, I was home alone with my Dad. I was lying on my bed reading and Dad was in his living…
Research Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
My son Conor, now 19 1/2 years old, stimming, a recognized feature of autism spectrum disorder, in this older picture. Conor, a couple of years ago, at the Chalmers Hospital…
Research Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
My son Conor, now 19 1/2 years old, stimming, a recognized feature of autism spectrum disorder, in this older picture. Conor, a couple of years ago, at the Chalmers Hospital…
Research Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
My son Conor, now 19 1/2 years old, stimming, a recognized feature of autism spectrum disorder, in this older picture. Conor, a couple of years ago, at the Chalmers Hospital…
Research Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
My son Conor, now 19 1/2 years old, stimming, a recognized feature of autism spectrum disorder, in this older picture.Conor, a couple of years ago, at the Chalmers Hospital intensive…
Autism Disorder AND Epilepsy (But NO SUDEP!!!) at 6:05 AM
I was awake at 5:30 this morning, had some breakfast, and was enjoying a mug (not a cup, a mug) of coffee when I noticed that the time was 6:05…
Autism Disorder AND Epilepsy (But NO SUDEP!!!) at 6:05 AM
I was awake at 5:30 this morning, had some breakfast, and was enjoying a mug (not a cup, a mug) of coffee when I noticed that the time was 6:05…
Autism Disorder AND Epilepsy (But NO SUDEP!!!) at 6:05 AM
I was awake at 5:30 this morning, had some breakfast, and was enjoying a mug (not a cup, a mug) of coffee when I noticed that the time was 6:05…
Autism Disorder AND Epilepsy (But NO SUDEP!!!) at 6:05 AM
I was awake at 5:30 this morning, had some breakfast, and was enjoying a mug (not a cup, a mug) of coffee when I noticed that the time was 6:05…
Conor After Another Seizure
. Conor has been on a good run for the previous 7-10 days and today was pretty much the same until 6:15 this evening when we heard a loud thump…
Conor After Another Seizure
. Conor has been on a good run for the previous 7-10 days and today was pretty much the same until 6:15 this evening when we heard a loud thump…
Conor After Another Seizure
. Conor has been on a good run for the previous 7-10 days and today was pretty much the same until 6:15 this evening when we heard a loud thump…
Conor After Another Seizure
. Conor has been on a good run for the previous 7-10 days and today was pretty much the same until 6:15 this evening when we heard a loud thump…
Autism, Intellectual Disability and Seizures, When Together, Constitute ONE DISORDER
In the picture above, taken 3 years ago my son erupted in sudden self injurious behavior smashing himself violently in the head a split second after he had been on…
Autism and Epilepsy from Facebook to Reality: Conor Experiences Another Seizure
Earlier today I posted to my Facebook page and to the Autism Society New Brunswick FB page the link to Tonic-clonic seizures at Epilepsy.com. I included the note that it…
Severe Autism With Intellectual Disability And Epilepsy Can Be Tough But It’s Still a Wonderful World
My Son Conor Wore The Blue on World Autism Awareness Day I understand some of the criticisms of the day and of thinking that wearing a color in itself creates…
2 Thumbs Up for the Chalmers Hospital As It Rocks Purple Day to Raise Awareness for Epilepsy! March 26, 2015
Dawn Bowie, a long time friend who works at the Emergency Department of the Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton New Brunswick shared this Youtube video of staff at the Chalmers rocking…
Autism Disorders and the 1st International Epilepsy Day, February 9, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015 is the first International Epilepsy Day, a joint initiative created by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) scheduled to…
Autism Society Canada Misrepresents Autism On Its Web Site Makeover By Hiding The Many with Autism AND Intellectual Disability
The Autism Society Canada web site was down briefly and I had hoped, notwithstanding past experience, that the ASC would have started presenting an accurate picture of autism disorders to…