Question
My nephew is eight years old. Before birth, he was breech and had a nuchal cord. It took about three hours after the water broke for him to be delivered via cesarean section. By the time he was about one year old, he still couldn’t sit or lie down. How can we help clarify the direction for early medical treatment?
Answer
Autistic children have mental disorders. Although the symptoms of autism and epilepsy are completely different, these two diseases can coexist. Patients with epilepsy are also likely to have autism, as epilepsy seizures can cast an indelible shadow on the patient’s mind, leading to more peculiar personalities and feelings of inferiority. However, individuals with autism may also develop epilepsy, as those with autism are more susceptible to excessive mental stimulation and have relatively low psychological resilience; even small stimuli may trigger epilepsy in individuals with autism.