Approximately 50% of children with epilepsy experience learning difficulties of some sort.
To look for a Special Needs School in your area please select one of the links below.
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS
St Piers
St Piers Lane, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PW
Telephone: 01342 832243
Web: www.ncype.org.uk
St Elizabeth's RC School
South End, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EW
Telephone: 01279 843903
POST 16 COLLEGES
For further information regarding post 16 colleges
The Association of National Specialist Colleges
21 Westminster Drive, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN34 4TT
Office Tel/Fax: 01472 594014
Web: www.natspec.org.uk
EDUCATIONAL HELPLINES
SENDIST (Tribunals Service)
Procession House, 55 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JW
Helpline: 870 241 2555
Web: www.sendist.gov.uk
Network 81
1-7 Woodfield Terrace, Chapel Hill, Stansted, Essex CM24 8AJ
Telephone: 0870 770 3306
Web: www.network81.org
IPSEA (independant experts who give advice to parents)
6 Carlow Mews, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1EA
Telephone: 0800 0184016
Web: www.ipsea.org.uk
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
1b Aberdeen Studios, 22 Highbury Grove, London, N5 2DQ
Telephone: 0808 800 5793
Web: www.ace-ed.org.uk
FURTHER READING
BOOKS:
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (ISBN 1-85302-460-0) - John Friel., Jessica Kingsley 1997.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THE LAW (ISBN 0-421-51030-7) - John Friel and Deborah Hay., Sweet & Maxwell 1996.
ARTICLES ON EDUCATION AND EPILEPSY:
1. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES IN EPILEPSY - A.P Aldenkamp et al., Epilepsia, 31 (suppl.4): S30-S34 1990
2. LEARNING DISABILITIES IN EPILEPSY: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS - C.D Binnie et al., Epilepsia, 31 (suppl.4): S2-S8 1990
3. INTELLIGENCE IN EPILEPSY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN CHILDREN - B.F.D Bourgeois et al., Ann. Neurol., 14:438-444 1983
4. COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF LONG TERM TREATMENT WITH PHENOBARBITAL AND VALPROIC ACID IN SCHOOL CHILDREN - E.P Calandre et al., Eur. Neurol., 81:504-506 1990
5. EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: A COHORT STUDY - K.J Goulden et al., Epilepsia, 32:690-697 1991
6. EDUCATION AND EPILEPSY: ASSESSMENT AND REMIDATION - O. Henriksen., Epilepsia, 31(suppl.4):S21-S25 1990
7. COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS - D.G Hirtz et al., In: Advances in Epilepsy 2., edited by T.A Pedley et al., Raven Press 1985
8. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - P. Hoare., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 26:3-13 1984
9. A STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY ATTENDING ORDINARY SCHOOLS - L. Holdsworth et al., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 16:746-758 1974
10. THE RELATION OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES TO ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EPILEPTIC CHILDREN - L.C Hartlage et al., Epilepsia., 13:21-26 1972
11. PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF EPILEPTIC CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS - W.J Kim., J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry., 30:874-886 1991
12. CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY AND THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY - M. Seidenberg et al., Am Psychol., 47:1130-1133 1992
13. CORRELATES OF BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - J.K Austin et al., Epilepsia., 33:1115-1122 1992
14. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - M. Seidenberg et al., Epilepsia., 27:753-759 1986
15. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY OR ASTHMA - J.K Austin et al., Dev Med Child Neurol., 40:248-255 1998
16. ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - W.G Mitchell et al., J Child Neurol., 6:65-72 1991
17. COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - D.P Addy., Dev Med Child Neurol., 29:394-397 1987
18. INTELLIGENCE IN EPILEPSY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN CHILDREN - B.F.D Bourgeois et al., Ann Neurol., 14:438-444 1983
19. DO SEIZURES CAUSE INTELLECTUAL DETERIORATION? - J.H Ellenberg et al., N Engl J Med., 314:1085-1088 1986
20. IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT - M.G Sturniolo et al., Arch Dis Child., 70:424-428 1994
21. A CURRENT REVIEW OF LEARNING DISBILITIES - L. Feagans., J Pediatr., 102:487-493 1983
22. ON DEFINING LEARNING DISABILITIES: AN EMERGING CONSENSUS - D.D Hammill., J Learn Disabil., 23:74-84 1990
23. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY - Committee on Drugs., Pediatrics., 76:644-647 1985
24. PROBLEMS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS - C.B Dodrill., Epilepsia., 33(S6):29-32 1992
25. COMPARATIVE COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTICONVULSANTS - D.B Smith., In: Advances in Neurology edited by D. Smith et al., Raven Press 1991
26. COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS - K.J Meador et al., In: Epilepsy and Behavior edited by O. Devinski et al., Wiley-Liss 1991
27. COGNITIVE SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS: FACT OR FICTION? - A.P Aldenkamp et al., Epilepsia., 37:82 (abstract) 1996
28. MEMORY, ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS AND SEIZURES - M.R Trimble et al., Acta Neurol Scand., 64:31-41 1981
29. ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS, COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND BEHAVIOR - M.R Trimble et al., Epilepsia., 24 (suppl.1):S55-S63 1983
30. ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE - M.R Trimble., Epilepsia 28 (suppl.3):37-45 1987
31. CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE: THE INFLUENCE OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS ON BEHAVIOUR AND INTELLECT - M.R Trimble et al., Epilepsia., 29 (suppl.3):S15-S19 1988
32. COGNITIVE SIDE-EFFECTS OF CHRONIC ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG TREATMENT: A REVIEW OF 25 YEARS OF RESEARCH - J. Vermeulen et al., Epilepsy Res., 22:65-95 1995
33. COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG DISCONTINUATION - R. Gallassi et al., Epilepsia., 33:41-44 1992
34. THE EFFECT OF SEIZURES ON MEMORY FOR RECENTLY LEARNED MATERIAL - P.S Bergin et al., Neurology., 45:236-240 1995
35. EPILEPSY AND POOR MEMORY. WHO COMPLAINS AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN? - R. Corcoran et al.m, British J of Clinical Psychology., 32:199-208 1993
36. MEMORY FUNCTION AND VERBAL LEARNING ABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES OF TEMPORAL LOBE ORIGIN - B. Hermann et al., Epilepsia., 28:547-554 1987
37. COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT - IS IT INEVITABLE? - C.D Binnie., Seizure., 3 (Suppl.A):17-21 1994
38. MENTAL DETERIORATION IN EPILEPSY - R.P Lesser et al., Epilepsia., 27(suppl.2):S105-S123 1986
39. LEARNING IMPAIRMENT IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS - P. Loiseau et al., Epilepsia., 24:183-192 1983
40. ESTIMATING MEMORY FUNCTION: DISPARITY OF WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE-REVISED AND CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST INDICES IN CLINICAL AND NORMAL SAMPLES - C. Randolf et al., The Clinical Neuropsychologist., 8:99-108 1994
41. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - M. Seidenberg et al., Epilepsia., 27:753-759 1986
42. PHENYTOIN AND CARBAMAZEPINE: DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION - A.P Aldenkamp et al., Seizure., 4:95-104 1995
43. CONTROLLED RELEASE CARBAMAZEPINE: COGNITIVE SIDE EFFECTS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY - A.P Aldenkamp et al., Epilepsia., 28:507-514 1987
44. EFFECTS OF GABAPENTIN ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND MOOD - J.L Arnett et al., Epilepsia., 36(suppl.3):S32 1995
45. COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT - IS IT INEVITABLE? - C.D Binnie., Seizure., 3(suppl.A):17-21 1994
46. BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY - Committee on Drugs., Pediatrics., 76:644-647 1985
47. BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS - O. Devinsky., Epilepsia., 36 (suppl.2):S46-S65 1995
48. PROBLEMS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS - C.B Dodrill., Epilepsia., 33 (suppl.6):S29-S32 1992
49. COGNITIVE FUNCTION - VICTIM OF DISEASE OR HOSTAGE TO TREATMENT? - F.E Dreifuss., Epilepsia., 33 (suppl.1):S7-S12 1992
50. EFFECTS OF LAMOTRIGINE ON BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN - M. Fowler et al., Epilepsia., 35 (suppl.7):69 1994
51. COGNITIVE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS - R. Kalviainen et al., CNS Drugs., 5:358-368 1996
52. COGNITIVE SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS - K.J Meador., Canadian Journal of Neurological Science., 21:12-16 1994
53. COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF VIGABATRIN - K.J Meador., Epilepsia., 36 (suppl.3):S31 1995
54. COMPARATIVE COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ANTICONVULSANTS - K.J Meador et al., Neurology., 40:391-394 1990
55. VIGABATRIN AND BEHAVIOURAL DISTURBANCES - J.W.A.S Sander et al., Lancet., 335:57 1990
56. BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY: THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY - J.A Corbett et al., Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry., 24:17-23 1985
57. COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN - C.A Cull., In Epilepsy, Behaviour and Cognitive Function., edited by M.R Trimble et al., Chichester: Wiley 1988
58. CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY: THE EFFECT OF SEIZURES, SYNDROMES AND ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING - M. Dam., Epilepsia.,31 (suppl.4):S26-S29 1990
59. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL CORRELATES OF EPILEPTIC ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN - T. Deonna., Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry., 34:611-620 1993
60. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ABILITIES OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - J.R Farwell et al., Epilepsia., 26:395-400 1985
61. COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN NEW CASES OF EPILEPSY RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO CARBAMAZEPINE, PHENYTOIN AND SODIUM VALPROATE - I. Forsythe et al., Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology., 33:524-534 1991
62. SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF SEIZURE DISORDERS - K.D Gadow., Epilepsia., 23:215-224 1982
63. COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS WITH WEST SYNDROME: HOW USEFUL IS IT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS? - F. Guzzetta et al., Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology., 35:379-387 1993
64. THE RELATION OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES TO ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EPILEPTIC CHILDREN - L.C Hartlage et al., Epilepsia., 13:21-26 1972
65. PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR EPILEPTIC CHILDREN - C.G Long et al., Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry., 20:299-312 1979
66. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS: A CURRENT PERSPECTIVE - M.E Nichols et al., Clinical Neuropharmacology., 16:471-484 1993
67. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY - M. Seidenberg et al., Epilepsia., 27:753-759 1986
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