Epilepsy - A Practical Guide

List of contents

Chapter 1 Epilepsy Diagnosis, Classification and Treatment; Chapter 2 Assessment; Chapter 3 Implications for School, Classroom and Learning; Chapter 4 Access to the Curriculum – A Whole-School Approach; Chapter 5 and Behaviour; Chapter 6 Language and Communication Problems Associated with Epilepsy and Related Syndromes; Chapter 7 Quality of Life;

About the author

Mike Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Special Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he leads the Masters degrees in special educational needs. He has worked with Save the Children Fund on a number of projects worldwide. Gill Parkinson is Programme Director for distance learning post-graduate courses in Profound Learning Disability and Multi-Sensory Impairment at the University of Manchester and Speech and Language Therapist with a national Children's Epilepsy Assessment Unit.

Summary

This work looks at epilepsy in children. How is it classified, managed and treated? What is the impact on the family and the child involved? How does this affect progress in school and access to the curriculum?

Product details

• Authors: Mike Johnson, Mike (North Carolina State University Johnson, Mike Johnson, Gill Parkinson, Parkinson Gill
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781853468292
• ISBN: 978-1-85346-829-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Weight: 430 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, Teaching of physically disabled students