Main description:

Epilepsy is neither an illness or a disease, but rather a tendency of the brain to be triggered to cause a spasm, a seizure or a fit, when neurones malfunction temporarily. Seizures can vary from major attacks which involve the whole brain to very minor, momentary 'absences.' This engaging book provides advice on the most effective teaching and learning strategies that can be used in the classroom to help students with epilepsy. Highly readable, practical and informative, this book will prove invaluable for teachers, trainees, SENCOs and teaching assistants.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Faints, Fits and Funny Feelings; 2. Does this child have a problem?; 3. What next?; 4. Seizure management while the child is at school; 5. Thinking, learning and behaviour; 6. It's a child's life - quality of life issues; Glossary of key terms; Directory.