Taking a vacation away is always a worry for parents. I don’t think there’s a Mom or Dad out there who doesn’t fret even more about their child’s safety while on vacation. We all have our homes fully equipped to protect our kids… from bedrails to stair gates, electric socket covers to door guards. But when it comes to your vacation, it’s almost impossible to find out in advance how child-friendly your room is going to be.

Many people have epilepsy. It is so common that in the entire world, up to 60 million people have epilepsy. Even with the wide array of people affected, ignorance about the disorder has led to many myths that are persistent.

When trying to understand epilepsy, it is important to understand the facts and myths about epilepsy.

A sickening statistic: children with autism and special needs are more likely to be abused; about 7 times more likely in fact. An even more sickening fact: numerous children are abused but, due to various reasons, there are no charges filed or the abuser is not successfully prosecuted.

The most common challenge pursuing these issues seems to be whether or not what 'took place' was really abuse - what do you think? Is pinching, pushing or pulling abusive? Screaming, yelling, in-your-face, verbal threats - are these abusive acts?

Epilepsy is pretty common. Many famous people may have had seizures as well, from artists, to world leaders, to athletes. If you or someone you love suffers from seizures or has been newly diagnosed with epilepsy it is important to get your facts straight. So, when understanding epilepsy - what causes seizures?

Epilepsy can occur at any point in a person's life, although is most often diagnosed in elderly people and children under one year of age. Approximately 1% of people will develop this condition, amounting to 60 million people worldwide.

In this recent post, I talked about providing your child with autism or epilepsy natural socialization opportunities by using theme parties and your child's interest, so they can make friends and build a typical childhood social life.

Today I'll tell you how to ensure other children attend and have fun too!

When trying to begin explaining a generalized convulsive seizure there is some important information to understand. There are many different types of generalized seizures, which affect people differently all occur when the brain becomes electrically overcharged throughout the brain all at one time.

One type of seizure formerly known as a grand mal seizure, and currently known as a tonic-clonic seizure is the most widely known type of seizure.

Most people understand that there are multiple types of epileptic seizures. The best known variety--and certainly the most spectacular--is often termed "grand mal," which is French for "major illness." In these attacks the patients lose consciousness, fall to the ground and experience convulsive jerking of their bodies that lasts for 1-2 minutes before subsiding. These attacks are more properly termed tonic-clonic seizures.

Having seizures at school can be a daunting experience for the child and parent, as well as teachers and other classmates. Yet through education about epilepsy at school, the negative stigma that arises from fear of the disease can be dissolved, enabling a positive learning experience for all concerned.

When explaining a partial seizure, it is important to understand the different regions of the brain and how they control the human body. How a partial seizure affects a person depends upon whether it is a simple or complex seizure, and what specific area of the brain the seizure is happening in.

In the past seizures were not well understood. As a result, people often thought seizures were caused by supernatural occurrences. For someone who is trying to begin understanding epilepsy - what is a seizure?

The human mind is made up of trillions of brain cells, or neurons. The neurons communicate with each other when they become excited and give off electrical impulses that are created from a chemical reaction inside of the neuron. These impulses either travel along the neuron's axon, or cross what is called a synapse--the gap between neurons.