Can I tell you about Epilepsy? A guide for friends, family and professionals; Author note; Introduction; Introducing Ellie and friends who have Epilepsy; What is Epilepsy?; Absence Seizures; Focal (Partial) Seizures; Tonic Clonic Seizures; Basic first aid for seizures; We are all unique; How teachers can help; Recommended reading, websites and organisations
Summary
Meet Ellie - a young girl with epilepsy. Ellie invites readers to learn about epilepsy from her perspective. She introduces us to some friends who help present the varying forms of epilepsy. Ellie and her friends help children to understand the obstacles that they face by telling them what it feels like to have epilepsy, how it affects them physically and emotionally, how epilepsy can be treated and how the condition is often misunderstood by people who do not know the facts. This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for children from the age of 7. I
