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PDF pending restorationInterstate Research Associates, McLean, VA. – 1992
This fact sheet on epilepsy is offered in both English and Spanish. It provides a definition, information on incidence, typical characteristics, and educational implications. It notes that epilepsy is classified as "other health impaired" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and that students with epilepsy are eligible for special…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
PDF pending restorationNational Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, Washington, DC. – 2002
This fact sheet, written in both English and Spanish, provides a definition, information on incidence, typical characteristics, and educational implications of epilepsy. It notes that epilepsy is classified as "other health impaired" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and that children with epilepsy or seizure disorders…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedSachs, Henry T.; Barrett, Rowland P. – School Psychology Review, 1995
Recognizing possible seizure disorders, medication side-effects, behavioral and cognitive effects of seizures, and their treatments are important skills for school psychologists because they affect 500,000 United States school-aged children attending regular education. A knowledgeable school professional serves a critical role in integrating…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy, Medical Services
Peer reviewedKistner, Diane; DeWeaver, Kevin L. – Social Work in Education, 1997
Presents features and symptoms of nonconvulsive seizures to aid in early recognition. Provides an observation record suitable for use by school staff and parents to aid in diagnosis and to evaluate the efficacy of medical and social work interventions. Suggests postdiagnostic interventions to help prevent seizure disorders from disabling children.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedZiegler, Robert G. – Family Relations, 1982
Describes seizure disorders as affecting the individual's and the family's sense of control and the individual's consolidation of a sense of mastery in the environment. Suggests seizures may distort family negotiations by affecting parent's and child's transactions over issues related to the child's autonomy and competence. Discusses therapeutic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Epilepsy, Family Problems
Download full textBrainin, Paul A.; And Others – 1977
The first of a two-volume report on motor vehicle driving by handicapped persons focuses on driving behavior for 19 types of handicapping conditions. Information is detailed regarding driver education and assessment materials, present state laws regarding licensing, relevant medical opinion regarding licensing and examination, complicating factors…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Diseases, Driver Education
Peer reviewedDePaepe, Paris; Garrison-Kane, Linda; Doelling, Jane – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
This article discusses key components relevant to providing appropriate services for students with health care needs, reviews common health conditions in school-aged children and youth and recommended medical management, and describes school health care needs and related accommodations that may be made for students with each condition. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Allergy, Asthma
