Seizures...Thank God I did not panic.
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
November 26, 2019 2:40am CST
I am back home a little early. Well things did not go smooth today at work. My child S was not so energetic and felt a little dull today. And all of a sudden he got a seizure attack. It last for less than a minute. Glad that I was very close to him and could put my hands behind his head before he hit the wall behind him.
This was a seizure scene after a long break (almost 5 years) in my career. Earlier I had a child with Cerebral Palsy and he used to get these attacks sometimes. I witnessed it a couple of times while working with him.
Anyway, things went well then on. Parents were called and mom came in time to pick him up. Meanwhile we had a little chat with mom till we wanted S to be really feel good enough to go back in car.
To my surprise, this was not the first time that he got this. He has a history of seizures as an infant. And then the frequency became less. And this was his seizure after two years. Seems he has left his medication since last two years.
What surprised me was that parents have mentioned none of these in the History and medical background that I got from school. It seems that they did not find it important to mention since he did not get one recently. Now that is something I do not appreciate. The form has columns for prenatal to post natal history but they chose to be dumb.
Anyway I updated the form. Asked them to make him rest for 48 hours and not send school. My other child was so shocked to see his friend in that way. I anyway convinced him that he will be fine and come back in two days.
I am still angry with parents keeping such a thing as secret. Nothing justifies it. I am really livid at this attitude.
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
27 Nov 19
@arunima25 The important is that they share with the people who are in charge of their kids.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Dec 19
@LadyDuck Exactly! That is mandatory.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
They should keep us in loop. But they try to hide it due to all social stereotyping. But that's sad. They don't need to broadcast but need to share it with few people who are in close circle of the child. And professionally we keep things confidential.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
27 Nov 19
@arunima25 Yes it is right, but in future you also asked to them for their history.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
Yes. Many of these special need children have such history and being a person who is in charge of that child should be aware of it. I clearly told the parents that I did not appreciate it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Dec 19
@anil02 We have it in all forms and it's compulsory. But they left it blank.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
Luckily I was at a safe distance. If I knew it, I would have been more watchful. Parents act irresponsibly and hide things as attaching a label to child is a social taboo.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 19
@arunima25 That's something people need to know. It shouldn't be looked at as a social taboo.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
@just4him Yes we all live with various conditions and it should not be taken as a shame. We need a lot fo awareness.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
3 Dec 19
@arunima25
I am sorry. I have seen someone have a seizure. It is not pretty.
It is very scary. So glad you were there. Sorry about all that.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
3 Dec 19
@arunima25
I am glad it is not life-threatening.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 19
@Hannihar It's not. But yes it can be serious if person falls on sharp or hard object or doesn't get enough air. So those precautions have to be taken by people around.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Dec 19
Yes though it is not something life threatening, it is surely not pretty and can scar someone who is not aware of it.
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@vsai2008 (11794)
• India
26 Nov 19
@arunima25 I had a patient who got seizure while treatment, his tongue fell back and caused obstruction. Thankfully my professor was there and he took care of it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
@vsai2008 Yes it can be scary but only thing that we can do is not panic and just put them in a position that the breathing is not obstructed and he is proper ventilated.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
Seizures are harmless unless you bump into something or your position hinders breathing. But I should know that he has a history of seizures. Then we will be alert and keep him in close proximity.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Nov 19
Why didn’t they divulge that information to you? Is this the first time you experienced this situation?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
I experienced it first time with this child but have experienced it a few times in my career. The social taboo makes these parents hide such important things.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Nov 19
@arunima25 that’s the problem with those social norms. Instead of helping the child, it makes matter worst.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Dec 19
@mlgen1037 You are right. Pathetic! 
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
26 Nov 19
What? No mention of this from parents? This is very bad. I am so glad you were there.
? No mention of this from parents? This is very bad. I am so glad you were there.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
Yes. I was so livid and I really made it clear to them that I did not appreciate it a bit. He had a narrow escape from hitting the wall. That could have been bad.
@Juliaacv (56227)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
I have a seizure disorder as the result of brain surgery, and I have 1 brother who has epilepsy.
He was diagnosed in the late 70's, and back then you did not talk openly about this illness because of the stereotypes surrounding it-maybe this family feels the same way.
Awareness is always the best, especially when it is a child who is in the care of teachers during the day. The staff always need to know about this so that they can best handle such situations. Medication has to always be taken on time and doses never ever missed or skipped. It can get a bit tricky around the time change twice a year, but it is manageable otherwise.
I hope that student is recovering.
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@Juliaacv (56227)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
@arunima25 Like any health condition, it needs to be handled and communicated appropriately and to the appropriate parties.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
He will need 48 hours to come out of the exhaustion. That's the recommended time for a complete rest by any doctor.
I agree with you. These social taboos make people hide things. But they need not broadcast it but share it with people in close circle those who work with the child. We have a professional ethic to keep it confidential.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
27 Nov 19
i'm glad ya were close by'n knew how to protect this young'un, hon. many 've no 'xperience with seizures 'n can oft make 't worse. most odd the parents chose not to disclose this vital info? perhaps a state 'f denial'n their part since such'd not happened fer so long? perhaps they wished not to put that stigma? hopefully all'll go smoothly'n the future.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Nov 19
@arunima25 'tis a shame these'n other medical conditions carry such :( yer correct, we need more awareness 'f this'n many other medical conditions.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Nov 19
@crazyhorseladycx Yes society has to become more sensitive and accepting and that will come with awareness only.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Nov 19
I had a prior experience with one cerebral palsy child having such seizures. I think it is more of these stigma attached to such conditions that make parents hide such vital information. We need more awareness and acceptance for such situation.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
26 Nov 19
That is a big mistake on the part of the parents to leave his seizures off the form. I don't blame you for being mad and I hope the child is okay. I would think they would be putting their child at risk without mention of a history of past seizures.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
I could clearly show it to them that I was not happy with this attitude of theirs. I called them today morning. He is fine but suggested to be in complete rest. He can join school from next week.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
I have worked with a cerebral palsy child in past and we were always alert with him as he had such attacks.Had I known I would have been more alert with the child. He had a lucky narrow escape from the wall.
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
26 Nov 19
Yeah they should have told the school. I have mild cerebral palsy and I think I had seizure attacks when I was an infant.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
It is quite common with Cerebral Palsy and even some autistic children.Providing correct information is the right thing to do. I hope they got my message. Luckily he is okay and recovering.
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@JudyEv (381904)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 19
@arunima25 Good for you. It is very foolish of them.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
It is sad Judy that people hide such vital things just because they are scared of social stereotyping. He had a narrow escape from the wall. I have given the message clearly to parents that it was not justified and I am upset.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Nov 19
Definitely! They might have not disclosed it owing to the social stereotyping with such things. But that is not good in welfare of the child.
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
26 Nov 19
Situation well handled. Parents should have been more responsible, firstly to see that the child takes his medication timely and secondly inform the teachers and all concern about the problem child may face. Apparently parents must have taken unilateral decision to stop the medication without taking doctors advice. If true then very irresponsible.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
I think one has to stop those medicines if you don't get it in two years. They stopped it with doctors consent. But still they should have mentioned about his previous history. He is an autistic child and we need to know such things. Sad but people hide such things due to taboo attached to them.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 Nov 19
Is that seizure due to epilepsy? I have seen a seizure like that and it scared me.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
Yes. Few of our special need children get epileptic seizures. It's harmless and lasts for 1_2 minutes. But we have to be alert that the person does not bump into things.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Nov 19
As such there is no cure. Stress, lack of oxygen to brain, too much of irritability to brain, sleep disorders etc.can be triggers. Our special need children and adults are more prone to it.
