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Direct linkApel, Laura – Exceptional Parent, 2008
This article presents an interview on Kevin Eggers, a 19-year-old college student from Seattle, Washington, who was diagnosed with epilepsy but had not let it prevent him from accomplishing his goals. As an Epilepsy Advocate, Kevin helps other teens and young adults realize that having a disability does not mean not living a normal and fulfilling…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Young Adults, Adolescents, College Students
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Ya-Wen; Chwo, Miao-Ju; Huang, Hui-Chi; Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Lan-Ping; Wu, Jia-Ling; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Although many studies have explored emergency services for children, there are few published reports of the utilization of emergency services by children with disabilities. The present study attempts to provide data regarding the utilization of, and factors affecting, emergency department visits by disabled children in Taipei. A general census of…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Economic Status, Pain, Seizures
Rhodes, Penny; Nocon, Andrew; Small, Neil; Wright, John – Disability & Society, 2008
Through examining the case of people with epilepsy (which, as we demonstrate, has an ambiguous status in relation to both popular and academic conceptions of disability) we explore the fluid, negotiable and contingent nature of identity and, in particular, the identification as "disabled". Disability, we argue, cannot be reduced to either biology…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Identification (Psychology), Disabilities, Environmental Influences
Kelso, Jill – Exceptional Parent, 1987
A mother of a son with epilepsy and dyslexia offers 10 guidelines for parents including: acknowledge your grief; recognize assets and limitations; encourage independence; ignore unsolicited advice; be proud of your child's achievements; make use of financial aid; subscribe to newsletters; get to know your child's physician; and make time for…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Dyslexia, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedSegelman, Carol K.; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1979
Statements of functional limitation were categorized by life function to yield profiles for each impairment group. Analyses revealed that impairment is associated with diverse limitations across the range of human functioning. There are important commonalities and differences among impairment groups. Implications of the model for rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Epilepsy, Human Development, Human Services
Sajith, S. G.; Clarke, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Melatonin is used to treat sleep disorders in both children and adults with intellectual disability (ID), although it has no product license for such use. The evidence for its efficacy, potential adverse effects and drug interactions are reviewed in the context of prescribing to people with ID. Methods: A literature search was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sleep, Outcomes of Treatment, Normalization (Disabilities)
Apel, Laura – Exceptional Parent, 2007
This article profiles Mike Simmel, a member of the Harlem Wizards professional basketball team and a national spokesman for Epilepsy Awareness. Mike has been diagnosed with epilepsy when he was two-years-old. At age seven, his father gave him a basketball to see if working with the ball would help him overcome his motor skills issues. Mike first…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Public Policy, Epilepsy, Team Sports
Download full textKurtts, Stephanie A.; Gavigan, Karen W. – Education Libraries, 2008
The authors of this article examined how pre-service teachers can use children's and young adult literature about disabilities to enhance understanding of individual differences through a bibliotherapeutic approach. An introduction to bibliotherapy is provided along with related literature from the field. Strategies for using children's and young…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature, Disabilities, Young Adults
Kirkham, Fenella J.; Datta, Avijit K. – Developmental Science, 2006
Children with acute hypoxic-ischaemic events (e.g. stroke) and chronic neurological conditions associated with hypoxia frequently present to paediatric neurologists. Failure to adapt to hypoxia may be a common pathophysiological pathway linking a number of other conditions of childhood with cognitive deficit. There is evidence that congenital…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Diseases, Patients, Brain
Peer reviewedWalton, W. T. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1980
The use of biofeedback training with special education students is reviewed. Relaxation training to lower anxiety levels of hyperactive children, academic skill remediation, neuromuscular training with cerebral palsied and physically handicapped children, and central nervous system functioning with epileptics are among research topics cited. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Disabilities, Epilepsy
Lohiya, Gham-Shyam; Tan-Figueroa, Lilia; Van Le, Hung; Rusu, Lucia – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2005
A patient with pica and Lennox Gastaut syndrome suddenly refused oral intake. Neck radiographs revealed no foreign body. Barium swallow identified an irregular filling defect in the cervical esophagus. Esophagoscopy showed a gold ball-like object (half a lemon) 3 cm distal to the cricopharyngeus. This object had to be removed by esophagotomy after…
Descriptors: Prevention, Eating Disorders, Food, Surgery
Gadow, Kenneth D. – 1986
Intended for parents and professionals, the book provides information on the use of medication for a variety of childhood disorders that require long-term treatment. An introduction sets forth reasons why caregivers should understand drug treatment and considers the importance of an international approach to pharmacological management of child and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Hartlage, Lawrence C. – 1974
The attitudes of parents and peers toward handicaps, particularly epilepsy, play an important part in determining how debilitating the handicap may actually be. This project compared attitudes of employers toward epilepsy in the early 1960's with their attitudes in the current decade. As a control for possible generalized shifts in employer…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conferences, Disabilities, Employer Attitudes
Anspaugh, David J.; And Others – Today's Education, 1980
This article discusses epilepsy, its treatment, and its effects for teachers who have epileptic students in their classes. Epileptic students must be made to feel that they can participate in all facets of school life. (CJ)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy, Medical Services
