At Home and At School

Living with epilepsy involves much more than simply trying to manage seizures. Children with epilepsy often face challenges that other children do not. Families can find living with epilepsy a very stressful experience. This section discusses many issues related to epilepsy, including:

• day-to-day seizure safety, including tips on ensuring a safe home and making sure your child is safe outside the home
• epilepsy and your child’s health, including general health, visits to the epilepsy clinic, and understanding and avoiding seizure triggers
• coping with epilepsy as a family, including advice for you, your child with epilepsy, your spouse, and your other children
• your child’s quality of life with epilepsy, including potential issues related to his physical health, learning and language, behaviour, emotional life, and social adaptation
• the balance between independence and safety: how to let your child take the necessary steps toward being more autonomous
• issues related to school, including how epilepsy can affect learning, assessing your child’s needs, advocating for your child, missed school days due to seizures or clinic visits, and field trips
• leisure and recreation, including travel, sports, and camp
• how epilepsy affects children at specific stages of growth and development

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