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Epilepsy and College
Tue, 01/12/2016 - 17:55Hello- I've had epilepsy for 20 years some of it was really bad and some of it was pretty fair, while I still have seizures once in a blue moon I know it could be worse. :)
We're in the process of finding out if our son will be eligible for special ed services, nothing related to epilepsy. Today we went to answer questions about his social history and other standard background questions. I had to answer a few questions about the pregnancy and we were both asked if we were ever placed in special ed/speech/anything along those lines while in school. I answered yes because I was diagnosed while in school and found eligible. When asked why/what for I simply said exactly that. The lady then took a look at her notes from earlier and said "and you have a Bachelors?" While very polite you could tell she was a little surprised. Out of everything in this long questionaire concerning my son this is what stuck out to me the most.
Is the overall opinion that if someone has epilepsy then chances are lower that they'll go to or even complete college? Even if it's not true? Or perhaps it is? I'm just curious what your thought's are...
Many people think only about
Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2016-01-13 - 12:22
Many people think only about the stigma associated with epilepsy. That stigma has been around for thousands of years. The person asking the question does not know much about what people go thru to get their college education. While I did not graduate from college I did know everything in the books. I took the course when I was a jr. in high school. She needs to get the list of famous people that had epilepsy. I have been living and dealing with epilepsy for 50+ years. I have worked in many different businesses. I was a part owner of a small business. So when I have a person asking me questions like she asked I tend to turn the tables on them and ask how they got their educations.