As teachers we need to be cognisant of the different learning impairments possessed by our learners hence the understanding of learning impairments such as epilepsy are of importance in our feild

1. EPILEPSY , SYMPTOMS AND
EFFECTS

2. What is ephilepsy
• Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of
which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Many
people with epilepsy have more than one type
of seizure and may have other symptoms of
neurological problems as well.

3. The effects of ephilepsy
• Unexpected seizure attacks
• Confusion
• Embarrassment
• Poor social adaptation

4. CONFUSION
• Within the social context, epileptic seizures create challenges for epileptic
learners. The typical absence temporarily but unexpectedly cuts them off from
their world. After a tonic-clonic seizure they are always confused and partially
paralyzed, they display speech disturbances and have difficulty in understanding
what the others are saying, which affects their self esteem

5. Unexpected attack of seizures
• Epilepsy is a hidden or
invisible disorder. This is
because it does not show
any symptoms except for
when a person has a
seizure, therefore epileptic
people always have a fear of
when a seizure can strike
since they strike
unexpectedly. being hidden
makes more difficult for
others wishing to interact,
and concealment makes it
difficult to find the people
with epilepsy for support.

6. Embarrassment
• Finding that their brains
don’t function as other’s
brains forces a change in
body perception, others feel
embarrassed having to find
who they are after a seizure
, adolescents question “who
am I?”, which is something
traumatic for an adult and
affects the way people look
at them. Epileptic children
sometime wet themselves
which results in them
feeling different from
others.

7. Poor social adaptation
• Social isolation and poor
social adaptation can
result from a perceived
stigma or over
dependency caused by
parents over protection.
People with epilepsy also
fear the embarrassment
of seizures therefore they
prefer to be away as
possible from people and
can not easily interact
with others