Accommodating Students with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorders: Effective Strategies for Teachers

• Published in: Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Hart Barnett, Juliet E, Gay, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington Indiana University Press 01.01.2015; Division for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children
• Subjects: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Academic achievement; Childhood; Children; Classrooms; Convulsions & seizures; Drug Therapy; Epilepsy; Family School Relationship; Seizures; Special education; Special Needs Students; Student Needs; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Teacher Role; Teachers

The most common chronic neurological condition in children is epilepsy. Because it often occurs in childhood, epilepsy is likely the most common neurological condition encountered by school professionals including teachers. Given the impact that epilepsy can have on academic functioning and specific...