One of the best ways to help your child at school is to treat her seizure disorder like any one of a number of other conditions that children have. Here are some specific strategies for helping a child with epilepsy succeed in the classroom.

Some epilepsy news is sobering. Seizures and learning problems often go hand in hand. One expert estimates that nearly 50% of people with epilepsy also have a learning disability. According to The Hospital for Sick Children, both seizures and the medications used to treat them can cause learning problems.

Following a strict diet isn’t easy—but it helps reduce seizures. More and more evidence shows that a high fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diet is an effective treatment for seizure disorders. This kind of epilepsy news is welcome, indeed!

How effective is changing what you eat at preventing seizures?