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Valentine, Riley Clare – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Sex education rarely covers disability. This paper uses autoethnography to reflect on how being epileptic impacted the author's understanding of sex and sexuality. The paper grapples with disability narratives and internalised ableism surrounding sex. The paper seeks to engage with conceptions of "who" sex education is for, and how…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Epilepsy, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias
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Goenka, Ajay; Fonseca, Laura D.; Yu, Sarah G.; George, Monica C.; Wong, Caroline; Stolfi, Adrienne; Kumar, Gogi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
To assess the role of clinical features in diagnosing seizures in children with autism spectrum disorder who present with staring spells. A 10-year retrospective chart analysis of autism spectrum disorder patients aged 3-14 years was performed at a tertiary care children's hospital. Patient demographics, clinical presentation, and epileptic…
Descriptors: Children, Early Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
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Monaghan, Rosemary; O'Dwyer, Máire; Luus, Retha; Mulryan, Niamh; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary; Henman, Martin C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study explored antiepileptic drug use, frequency of seizures, and the effect of psychotropic drugs with the potential to lower the seizure threshold in persons diagnosed with epilepsy and intellectual disability. Methods: Data for this study were drawn from Wave 3 of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Seizures, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability