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Lennox Gastaut?

Sat, 03/17/2007 - 00:47
Hi ... I'm searching for answers -- like we all are -- and finding none that satisfy the need to know. I guess It's the answer to "WHY" I'm still searching for. I'm finding it frustrating finding answers and even "what to expect" to a syndrome that people have NO clue what you are talking about. My son, Wade, has just turned 5. From the time he was a baby - we "knew" something was wrong but kept being pushed off by the medical system -- saying he was passive; that the older kids were waiting on him so why should he try. Finally -- when he was three we were referred to the children's clinic (I think just to shut me up) -- they diagnosed him as developmentally delayed. 10mths later, his eyes started to flutter or roll back. We were put on waiting lists for EEG's and MRI's. 3 months later, he started having drop seizures -- and it wasn't until they weren't stopping & a trip to the emergency room that we got some action. 10mths after that we finally got to see a neurologist -- where he was diagnosed as Lennox Gastaut. That was this past Sept. Wade is a very active, happy, mischievous little boy. His is non verbal; and yes delayed but slowly moving forward. My life has become so absorbed looking for answers and trying to get the school system ready for his entry in the fall - I have neglected my other three kids. Wade has autistic tendencies - so transitions and overstimulating environments are a challenge. Are there any other parents of kids with Lennox in here?? I'd love to hear how you cope.

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Re: Lennox Gastaut?

Submitted by tiberiu on Mon, 2008-06-30 - 16:18
I do not know a drug treatment for your child, but I sure know that ABA therapy can help the autistic problems go away. Please try to find an ABA specialist as soon as possible because autism must not be let to develop without a therapy because at a certain point there may not be very much that a specialist could do.

Re: Lennox Gastaut?

Submitted by shanae on Tue, 2007-03-20 - 01:57
I am also trying to look for some answers. My son is 7 and was diagnosed last July. I always new there was something wrong but it was pushed off to anxiety and o.c.d. He has been in and out of school. He went back today for the first time since Nov. He has had all kinds of seizures and I am so worried that he may not do well. Of course I don't let him know that but I'm on pins and needles wondering what's next. My son also doesn't like transitions and over stimulation and reacts when it gets to be too much. The only way I'm coping right know is by taking one day at a time and a lot of praying.

Re: Re: Lennox Gastaut?

Submitted by SandiUH on Tue, 2007-03-20 - 18:54
What types of seizures does your son experience? I am under pressure to have Wade wear a protective helmet to school -- with his seizures being managed quite well at the moment - I don't want to put another target on his back. I have meetings with the school next week to "plan" for his arrival in the school system. I think I have my questions / concerns in order. I feel that the school is "scared" as they don't know what to expect or how to teach him. With his being non-verbal -- he has limited ways to "talk" back. He definately understands what other people are saying. Do you have any suggestions for me??

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