SATURDAY ~ JUNE 10, 2017 • 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Autism Society of Greater Akron Offices • 701 S. Main Street, Akron OH 44311
Workshop is FREE - Register by June 9
How much do you know about children with autism who develop Epilepsy?
The reality of children with autism developing Epilepsy is one that is not often discussed openly with parents until it happens to their child. Approximately 1/3 of children with autism will develop a seizure disorder with many occurring during adolescence and young adulthood.
Tana Alexander shares her son's journey to prepare parents for the possibility having learned from personal experience. She will chronical his development as a child with autism who was non-verbal with an intellectual deficit to his seizure development and untimely passing as a young adult.
From absence seizures to generalized tonic-clonic seizures, a seizure can be hard to distinguish in a person with autism.
YOU WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ms. Alexander is a local mother of a young man with Autism and Epilepsy who died from a seizure. She was an Associate Professor of Music (Voice) at the University of Akron for 25 years and a past Vice-President of the Autism Society of Greater Akron.
CHILDCARE
We apologize for any inconvenience, but childcare is not offered for this workshop.
Event Start Date | 06-10-2017 9:30 am |
Event End Date | 06-10-2017 11:30 am |
Location | Akron - Autism Society |