Doose Syndrome and the Ketogenic Diet

Article submitted by parent and reprinted with permission: Oh yes I have a story. Last March my husband got a job in Arkansas and he moved while me and our girls stayed in Dallas another week. We moved a week later and we went to eat at a local restaurant

Food Allergies DO Cause Seizures!

Added with permission: The Story of Bauer – a 2 yr old with Severe Food Allergies My son has had seizures and I have connected them with food allergies! He has now been seizure free for 5-6 months. I wish I could go back to that first allergist and tell

8 Top Tips-Planning For Life After High School For Your Autistic Child

It’s called transition planning and it’s common for parents to be more stressed and concerned about life after high school than for a child with autism. However it can be a very difficult and scary time for a child because of change, leaving the structured world of special education. The

To Honour Grandparents

Contributed by Shirley Price Grandparents play a major part in the lives of many children. There is a wealth of wisdom, and a ton of love that many of these children get in addition to that of their parents. It really is a two way street because as much as

All Children Are Not Born Equal – Helping a Child’s Self Esteem

My parents were both lucky and very blessed. They had five very healthy children who were easily high achievers in grade school, high school, and college. It was probably a good thing for them too, because I was raised on a working dairy farm in mid-Michigan and my father worked

Epilepsy Continues for Son Peter Age 27

Diagnosis: a large abdominal mass Prognosis: being a vegetable! Luckily the good experienced doctors got it all wrong. My name is Sam and I want to share with you my son Peter’s story of epilepsy since 1990. I’ll cut this as short as I can. You will note that in

Modified Atkins Diet

Our 11 year old sonJacob hasbeen diagnosed with medically intractableepilepsy.(Complex Partials)He has been having seizures for about three years and is now 11 years old. We have been on three different medications starting with Lamical, Trileptal and now a Keppra /Dilantin combo without sucess. We were recently evaluated for surgery

Parent Support for Autism: How to Stay Focused

I opened my son Ian’s book bag, and I felt like someone punched me in the gut. I was overcome with conflicting emotions of happiness and devastation – all due to a worksheet he completed at school about the word: Danger. He was so proud to show me the worksheet

Parent Support: Mothers Want to Know about Sexuality and More…

A few weeks ago I ran a survey of my members, which total near 700 and I was surprised by the answer to the following question: What question do you have, but rarely ask (no matter the reason why)? The results came in within hours of being requested and an

Gaustaut Syndrome – Help Me With Organization to Fund Research

My son was diagnosed with Gaustaut Syndrome this year andI was told he can not be helped. I want to talk to other moms with children with gaustaut syndrome and also anyone who has help on how to start organization for funding. Thanks and good luck with your loved ones