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Hi,
I've just been diagnosed with epilepsy. After being found shaking (unconscious) on the floor. Many of my family are (undiagnosed) "on the spectrum" and I finally looked into it. Eidetic memory, inability understand emotions and 30+ years of people who just don't "get me". Anyone thinks this rings a bell?

Eidetic memory: My memory is good but far from eidetic. It is also filled with useless trivia , like knowing the name of a documentary with little to no information

Inability to understand emotions: I have difficulty identifying and describing my own emotions – it is known as alexithymia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia

30+ years of people who just don't "get me": It took me 45 years to 'get myself' and I'm still not there

Interesting observation. I do not know. Have you taken any Asperger tests on-line? How did you score? They are not a real autism diagnosis but an approximation.

When a person has an epilepsy, one of the common signs is that they experience epileptic seizures.

According to the Internet:
Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness.

Anyone can develop epilepsy. Epilepsy affects both males and females of all races, ethnic backgrounds and ages.

Seizure symptoms can vary widely. Some people with epilepsy simply stare blankly for a few seconds during a seizure, while others repeatedly twitch their arms or legs. Having a single seizure doesn't mean you have epilepsy. At least two unprovoked seizures are generally required for an epilepsy diagnosis.

Source: Epilepsy

Aspies (or High Functioning Autistics) can experience something similar to an epileptic seizure. Many frequently experience meltdowns. It happens when they experience stress overload. In an extreme meltdown, they can lose their ability to communicate and collapse on the ground. This is called "tonic immobility".

Humans experience this frozen state as helpless terror and panic. It is a state of utter hopelessness. Sometimes these are referred to as meltdowns or panic attacks. Tonic immobility is the last-ditch of defense cascade, occurs in traumatized humans. Immobility correlates with tachycardia and low heart rate variability. Cardiac deceleration response is hypothesized to be part of a freezing-like defensive response that includes reduced body sway and heart rate deceleration. Tonic immobility is an innate behavioral response characterized by temporary, profound physical inactivity, analgesia, and relative unresponsiveness to external stimulation that occurs in response to inescapable threats. It is a form of disassociation similar to self-hypnosis.

So the state of tonic immobility may be confused with that of an epileptic seizure. So it might be possible that your diagnosis of epilepsy may be wrong.

According to the Internet, there may be a linkage between these two conditions.

Epilepsy and autism are relatively common conditions that can have a big impact on a person’s life. They often occur together, and researchers have been looking for a possible link between them.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that some degree of autism affects 1 in every 59 children, or 1.7 percent of all children in the United States.

In 2015, 1.2 percent of the population in the U.S. had active epilepsy, according to the CDC.

If scientists find a link, this could lead to a better understanding of both conditions and contribute to more effective diagnosis and treatment in the future.

Source: Epilepsy and autism: Is there a link?

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