Hello,
I was at work one day and the company hired some trainer to come in and present a new product for us. Since I know ahead of time that I'm photosensitive, I told him straight up that if he uses a laser pointer during the presentation that I WILL have a seizure. He (the trainer) told me that it was inconvenient, and I got a little nasty with him about how inconvenient it'd be for me if I ended up in the hospital.
I was fine for the first half of the training (it was for programming so I was using a laptop with my co-workers). Then the trainer uses his green laser to outline part of his power point presentation. He then looked at me and said smugly "ooo, sorry there pal" in a tone that still irritates me today. I immediately got a migrate, but nothing else so I continued with my work. A good twenty minutes later in the middle of a conversation with the person next to me, everything appeared to be in slooowww-moooo and I became really dizzy. My vision started trailing (like, I'd move my head to the side, and my vision was struggling to catch up) and voices became muffled. It freaked me out, so I quickly stumbled out of there, but yelling foul language at the trainer (a very out of character trait for me).
He became mad at me and complained to my boss (he told me later, I didn't witness it).
So I run to my desk and put my head down. I controlled my breathing and calmed my mind down for forty five minutes or so until which I lifted my head my vision and dizziness were fine.
What confused me though is the entire time I found myself crying (my nose running profusely and my eyes watering). Even after I felt fine, I was still uncontrollably crying. I wasn't sad. So any idea if that's a symptom of a seizure? Could it have been just an involuntary response?
Sorry, I'm Autistic too and still struggle to understand certain emotional responses. The crying aside, what type of seizure was I experiencing when everything appeared to be in slow motion along with an outrageous display of profanity?
If it matters to anyone, I'm extremely open when it comes to being both a high-functioning autistic and being epileptic at work. I know my rights and limitations and I'm also not afraid to be strong and stand up to my manager or boss, or boss's boss about it.
I was at work one day and the company hired some trainer to come in and present a new product for us. Since I know ahead of time that I'm photosensitive, I told him straight up that if he uses a laser pointer during the presentation that I WILL have a seizure. He (the trainer) told me that it was inconvenient, and I got a little nasty with him about how inconvenient it'd be for me if I ended up in the hospital.
I was fine for the first half of the training (it was for programming so I was using a laptop with my co-workers). Then the trainer uses his green laser to outline part of his power point presentation. He then looked at me and said smugly "ooo, sorry there pal" in a tone that still irritates me today. I immediately got a migrate, but nothing else so I continued with my work. A good twenty minutes later in the middle of a conversation with the person next to me, everything appeared to be in slooowww-moooo and I became really dizzy. My vision started trailing (like, I'd move my head to the side, and my vision was struggling to catch up) and voices became muffled. It freaked me out, so I quickly stumbled out of there, but yelling foul language at the trainer (a very out of character trait for me).
He became mad at me and complained to my boss (he told me later, I didn't witness it).
So I run to my desk and put my head down. I controlled my breathing and calmed my mind down for forty five minutes or so until which I lifted my head my vision and dizziness were fine.
What confused me though is the entire time I found myself crying (my nose running profusely and my eyes watering). Even after I felt fine, I was still uncontrollably crying. I wasn't sad. So any idea if that's a symptom of a seizure? Could it have been just an involuntary response?
Sorry, I'm Autistic too and still struggle to understand certain emotional responses. The crying aside, what type of seizure was I experiencing when everything appeared to be in slow motion along with an outrageous display of profanity?
If it matters to anyone, I'm extremely open when it comes to being both a high-functioning autistic and being epileptic at work. I know my rights and limitations and I'm also not afraid to be strong and stand up to my manager or boss, or boss's boss about it.
Last edited: