What kind of test has she had in her classes?
I would have tested for dyslexia. It could be that she is partically
mentally challenged. Have her take what ever tests they offer..
It might be a good idea to keep a diary of what she is having difficulty
with.
It is good to hear that she hasn't had any szs in 2 years.
Is she in a regular class? Counting backwards is hard for me. That doesn't
seem like something a 7 years old girl would do well. I don't think my 3
girls never had to.
Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirsty" <kirsty815@yahoo.
To: <epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:55 PM
Subject: [epilepsy] Education Question...
> Hello,
> I was hoping you could help me with something, forgive me if I go all over
> the place here but I'm just gonna type and hope that it comes across ok...
> My daughter Meg is seven and in first grade, she has partial complex
> seizures, but hasn't had a seizure in almost two years (well controlled on
> meds Phenobarbital and Keppra). She has been in PT, OT, and Language since
> before pre-k. Last year she struggled academically and repeated
> Kindergarten. Things
> she experieced difficulty with were sight words, rhyming (simple words
> like cat/hat, nursery rhymes, even the ABC's prove difficult), she has a
> short term memory processing issue, one to one corespondence, and counting
> backwards...
>
> This year she's having difficulty with math (counting backwards, before
> and after, skip counting, etc..) and reading comprehension. She has a
> tendancy to transpose numbers and sometimes read and spell words
> backwards. I don't know if I should have her tested for dyslexia? If it's
> common in kids with epilepsy? Or how much of it is developmental. She's
> doing well with her sight words and spelling this year which is a plus,
> but I'm looking for help. She's tutored twice a week and then we work with
> her at home and I don't know if this is normal for a child with epilepsy
> or if there are websites or books out there that can help me, so I thought
> what better way of finding out than reaching out to all of you. It breaks
> my heart because she's such a good kid, she loves to learn, but has a hard
> time socializing due to her delays.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> Kirsten
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