Having a child with epilepsy and autism has been the biggest challenge of my life. I have a great story to share with other parents because despite the daily difficulties we faced, after 6 failed medications, I found two alternative treatments that I did not know existed that changed my son’s life forever.

Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words or "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5 years old. Yet, when he was age 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride.

For this film they tested the "Living camera" in Rome. Stephen had never seen an aerial view of Rome before and went on a 45 minute helicopter ride scanning the buildings and streets below.

I can definitely talk from experience on this topic and am happy to share all the little tips and tricks I learned to make my experience with the ketogenic diet much more enjoyable! Especially for parents first starting the diet, there is definately a learning curve and I sure appreciated any advice I could get. There are lots of little things that can make the adjustment easier!

Morgan Perry, the Daughter of Karen Perry and her husband Shawn, a US Air Pilot, has recently endured two risky and highly invasive brain surgeries. The first procedure was a Craniotomy on April 8th where grids were placed directly on her brain and then her brain studied because of a lifetime of seizures. On April 10th, she had the second procedure, a partial Occipital Lobe- ectomy at St. Joseph’s hospital in Phoenix, Arizona at Barrow’s Neurological Institute.

This story added with permission by Sally

Hello,

I must tell you that it has not been an easy road caring for Brian. Sometimes I do not talk about it because it is just too painful. I am sure you know about that. I have watched Brian suffer numerous broken bones, unkindness from ignorant people (especially those in the capacity to help him) and the very limited social life he has lead because he is afraid he may go out and have a seizure.

A Natural and Holistic Approach for the Treatment of Seizure Disorders

While many are not familiar with the concept of neurotherapy, the process has shown tremendous promise for many afflicted with a variety of diseases, including Epilepsy. Neurotherapy is a process that works by stimulating portions of the brain to encourage repair and re-development.

G.A.R.D. stands for the Glutamate/Aspartate Restricted Diet, and it’s the brainchild of John B. Symes, DVM, also known as Dogtor J. He’s a veterinarian by training and a long-time sufferer from gluten intolerance and a number of other symptoms. In trying to cure his own poor health, he discovered a diet that he believes offers great hope to people who live with a number of conditions, including epilepsy.

Several educational websites have posted a kind of epilepsy news that isn’t really news at all.

Organizations in the US and the UK are combating common myths about epilepsy.

They’re correcting common misperceptions with accurate information about epilepsy, its causes, treatment, and what it’s like to live with this condition.

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Justin and Shelby Martell are both featured in this 30-second commercial that was produced in the mid 90's.

Since that time this commercial has been played around the world thanks to the dligent efforts of Laura Yakes from The Center for Epilepsy & Seizure Education in British Columbia.