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Diagnosing and Solving School Learning Disabilities in Epilepsy: Part 4, Forgotten Problems--The Student
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Mittan, Robert J. – Exceptional Parent, 2010
In the last article the author discussed the powerful effect epilepsy has on the social functioning of the classroom and how this impact can affect learning difficulties in the student. Epilepsy also exerts a powerful influence upon the teacher, depending how educated that teacher is and any fears about seizures the teacher may harbor. Fortunately…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Epilepsy, Learning Disabilities, Seizures
Diagnosing and Solving School Learning Disabilities in Epilepsy: Part 3--The Classroom
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Mittan, Robert J. – Exceptional Parent, 2010
In many respects epilepsy is as much a social disorder as it is a physical one. With epilepsy's long human history, many misconceptions have grown around the disorder. Those misconceptions have taken on a life of their own. Mistaken ideas that epilepsy is some form of evil possession, that it is a form of mental illness, that people with epilepsy…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Social Bias, Student Attitudes, Epilepsy
Our Child Is More than His or Her Diagnosis: Views of Parents of Children with Angelman Syndrome
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Kirk, Rea; Leyser, Yona – Exceptional Parent, 2009
This article presents the results of a study which solicited input from parents of children with Angelman syndrome (AS) regarding the schooling and education of their children. This is a group whose views about these issues have not been widely explored. The first reports of AS in the United States were in the early 1980's. Because it is a…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Mental Retardation, Seizures, Identification