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A Mother’s Journey Raising a Son with Autism and Epilepsy with Colleen Baker and Dr. Nancy Musarra
n this episode of The KCNA2 & Rare Epilepsy Podcast, host Dr. Nancy Musarra speaks with educator and parent Colleen Baker about raising a son with autism and epilepsy, and how that experience transformed her life both at home and in the classroom.
Colleen shares the early signs that led to her son Joseph’s autism diagnosis, the shock of his first tonic-clonic seizure, and the challenges of navigating medications, hospital stays, epilepsy monitoring, and a vagus nerve stimulator.
She also reflects on sibling relationships, caregiver grief, self-care, school accommodations, IEPs, 504 Plans, and…
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