Children with autism may need to be treated for epilepsy.
Over 40% of children with autism have epilepsy. Before starting anti-epileptic drugs, be sure to visit a pediatrician who has a specialty in epilepsy or a pediatric neurologist. Before giving anti-epileptic drugs, the doctor should know about any other conditions that the child may have, and any other drugs that the child may be taking. In general, the same drugs are prescribed to children with epilepsy whether or not they have autism. Anti-epileptic drugs may cause changes in mood and therefore the drug should be carefully chosen to help the child.
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