Newly diagnosed

My daughter is nearly 12 and has been diagnosed with possible juvenile epilepsy. Her father was diagnosed with the same when he was an adult. He had partial seizures (extremties) most of his childhood. However he lived in a small country town and the doctor just told him he was nervous. Once he joined the Navy he ended up having a grand mal seizure and a diagnosis was given. He was told he would grow out of it by the time he was 21, but he is now 38 and still has them. he is currently on Dizalporex. Apparently my daughter just started having small episodic partial seizures, however she didn't say anything to me. I noticed it myself when I was watching her hold a calculator and her arm suddenly spasmed. When I asked her what happened, she just brushed it off as one of her "flinches". After talking to her more, I realized that she has these quite often, but didn't think anything of them. I think she may also have absence episodes because I find her sitting and just staring quite often. I took her to our pediatrician who immediately referred us to a pediatric neurologist. I work in an Operating Room myself, including with several neurosurgeons and I am familiar with the surgical treatment of epilepsy, however I know nothing about these beginning stages and the different types. So I came her for information and support.