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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 201529" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>My daughter has absence seizures. The medication (antiseizure medication Keppra) that she is on makes a HUGE difference in how she is able to learn. With an absence seizure the person is just not "there" for however long the seizure is. They CAN be hard to find on the EEG, so I recommend a sleep deprived one (you catch more seizures that way). </p><p> </p><p>It took us a YEAR to get Jessie to teh therapeautic level of Keppra. We had to start very low and go very slow. It may be that he has a seizure disorder that is behind much of the problems. Keppra is not the right medication for everyone.</p><p> </p><p>I strongly recommend getting in to a pediatric neurologist ASAP. A pediatrician is NOT the right person to diagnosis a seizure disorder OR to treat it. You MUST get in to see a pediatric neurologist. It is VERY IMPORTANT.</p><p> </p><p>As for school, call another IEP meeting after you figure out some specific and measurable things to support him (others will have ideas, also check out the Special Education forum) and PUSH for those. If your son can type (or keyboard) then have them give him an Alphasmart. I think I described one to you recently. Otherwise, you can learn about them through a google search (my hands are too bad to describe it again).</p><p> </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 201529, member: 1233"] My daughter has absence seizures. The medication (antiseizure medication Keppra) that she is on makes a HUGE difference in how she is able to learn. With an absence seizure the person is just not "there" for however long the seizure is. They CAN be hard to find on the EEG, so I recommend a sleep deprived one (you catch more seizures that way). It took us a YEAR to get Jessie to teh therapeautic level of Keppra. We had to start very low and go very slow. It may be that he has a seizure disorder that is behind much of the problems. Keppra is not the right medication for everyone. I strongly recommend getting in to a pediatric neurologist ASAP. A pediatrician is NOT the right person to diagnosis a seizure disorder OR to treat it. You MUST get in to see a pediatric neurologist. It is VERY IMPORTANT. As for school, call another IEP meeting after you figure out some specific and measurable things to support him (others will have ideas, also check out the Special Education forum) and PUSH for those. If your son can type (or keyboard) then have them give him an Alphasmart. I think I described one to you recently. Otherwise, you can learn about them through a google search (my hands are too bad to describe it again). Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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