There have been cases oldtimer where seizures were seen physically but the EEG didn't move. Rare but they occur. I can't recall the term for it but there is precedent to that. But still - I'd look for the more common causes first.
As has been said ADHD and autism are full-time... but they can change in intensity over a rythym. Mine was about 3 months where I'd be deeply inattentive, then come back out a bit for 3 then cycle down again.
I was just thinking - bipolar is hard to diagnose and is well known for the "roller coaster" effect of going up where there is a happy, manic time - then down to normal and beyond where there is depression or a general slowdown. Have you been able to rule out bipolar disorder??
It just gives me that itch in the back of my head that you should look at it more carefully for that.
I just wonder could it be asd and seizures both. I just read in a medical dictionary you can have seizures even with a normal eeg. ADHD is all the time as is autism, although autistic kids can be more alert at certain times than at others, especially when the stimulation around them is lower. Depakote helps seizures, but not autism or ADHD.His eeg at age 5 shows his is a come and go thing. This why I say it's not adhd maybe. This why I say then it could be seizures as well as Asd which I suggested depakote. Isn't adhd all the time.
Not sure I understand -- his EEG was not normal at age 5 so he was diagnosed with seizures? And that is why he is on Depakote? Does it help? And does he have autism as well?
ADHD is all the time, but kids with ADHD have trouble focusing on things they find inherently boring, but can hyperfocus on things they find interesting. It is a disorder in ability to regulate -- attention, activity level and impulsivity.