Yup. I mean fortunately for Norka she was young at the time, and the ASD + comorbid cognitive delay meant that the epileptic angle didn't add much to the constant one-on-one care she needed (and felt a lot better having!) anyway? But it would have made life a lot more difficult if it had continued into adulthood. So we're thankful she grew out of it, and touch-wood that it won't re-emerge.
And on the shallow upside personal level, I got to amaze every first aid instructor I ever had by already knowing what to do in case of someone having a tonic-clonic seizure (which bluntly is "call 911, make sure they don't hurt themselves, get everyone else to fuck off and make the area safe, keep an eye on protecting their heads, and otherwise do fuck all until the paramedics get there or the seizure stops, in which case put a blanket on them and be gentle and careful in helping them sit up/etc") instead of being O.O frozen when the scenario showed up. XD (I was always in classes, somehow, RIGHT when they moved the level of when you were expected to Know About It up one more, and one instructor would inevitably throw in the scenario having forgotten this.)
It's one of those conditions that is actually more and more limiting the older you get. A toddler with epilepsy doesn't need a lot more care than a toddler needs ANYWAY; a six year old can be on par with what a shy or anxious six-year-old would choose anyway; ....etc.
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And on the shallow upside personal level, I got to amaze every first aid instructor I ever had by already knowing what to do in case of someone having a tonic-clonic seizure (which bluntly is "call 911, make sure they don't hurt themselves, get everyone else to fuck off and make the area safe, keep an eye on protecting their heads, and otherwise do fuck all until the paramedics get there or the seizure stops, in which case put a blanket on them and be gentle and careful in helping them sit up/etc") instead of being O.O frozen when the scenario showed up. XD (I was always in classes, somehow, RIGHT when they moved the level of when you were expected to Know About It up one more, and one instructor would inevitably throw in the scenario having forgotten this.)
It's one of those conditions that is actually more and more limiting the older you get. A toddler with epilepsy doesn't need a lot more care than a toddler needs ANYWAY; a six year old can be on par with what a shy or anxious six-year-old would choose anyway; ....etc.