Preparing the School for Your Child With Seizures

From: About.com

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/seizuresandepilepsy/a/SDschool.htm

Teachers can be great allies in keeping your child with a seizure disorder safe and successful in school, but you'll need to make sure they have all the knowledge they need to help. Use these suggestions to create a information packet to bring educators up to speed.

Five Things Teachers Need to Know

1. My child may need emergency assistance from you during a seizure. Please review the materials I've sent and consult with the school nurse so you can be ready to help.

2. When my child appears to be daydreaming, he may be having an absence seizure. Please do not treat this as a behavior issue, and let me know what you have observed.

3. It's okay to let my child's classmates know about her condition as long as it's done in an appropriate way; I'd be happy to help prepare a program.

4. Read more...