Regarding Kristy's question.. This may sound silly but is she properly
hydrated? A one % drop in proper hydration is known to equate
With a 5% drop in mental / cognitive ability. We have same sort of issues
with our little one including constipation etc. It is amazing how the brain
is "connected" to that bottom end also.
We worked to get her drinking plenty of good fluids to cure the painful
constipation possibly from her meds and just not drinking enough. We noticed
a very good increase in overall cognitive and personality issues too. We
give her 2 small bottles for school that they return home daily for adding
how much she drinks daily. Once we started counting her fluid intake we knew
she was low and monitoring it now is even become fun for her as its like a
daily challenge!
Pat D
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From: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Of Millie Myers
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:54 PM
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Education Question...
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
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From: "Kirsty" <kirsty815@yahoo. <mailto:kirsty815%
To: <epilepsy@yahoogrou
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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