Traditional and non-traditional treatments for autism spectrum disorder with seizures: an on-line survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high prevalence of seizure, epilepsy and abnormal electroencephalograms in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is little information regarding the relative effectiveness of treatments for seizures in the ASD population. In order to determine the effectiveness of traditional and non-traditional treatments for improving seizures and influencing other clinical factor relevant to ASD, we developed a comprehensive on-line seizure survey.

Methods

Announcements (by email and websites) by ASD support groups asked parents of children with ASD to complete the on-line surveys. Survey responders choose one of two surveys to complete: a survey about treatments for individuals with ASD and clinical or subclinical seizures or abnormal electroenceph

SUBMITTER: Frye RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3123184 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature