School

Since John started at his new school in September he has not had a single grand-mal seizure while in class, as most of his big seizures have been at night.   That changed earlier this week when he had a 2 minute seizure during class.    The teacher called me and he was OK with John sleeping it off at school.  So, John slept for a few hours and woke up feeling pretty good again and was able to ride the bus home as usual.
Of course we hate for John to have any seizures, but it's kind of a good thing that the school gets to experience it.   It's one thing to explain a seizure and talk about how to handle it, but it can still be a bit overwhelming until you are used to it.   So, now that they went through it I think they will be more comfortable going forward.    And, we are really happy that they handled it so well.
John continues to enjoy school for the most part.   We don't have any more of those battles to get him on the bus like we used to.
We get occasional calls from the school when they have to use some sort of restraint with John.  It's required by law to call us.  But, it's kind of a joke.  Of course you have to use restraint with John!  That is just part of normal everyday life with a kid that can't communicate effectively.  If he doesn't want to go inside, or decides he is going to go out in the hall there really isn't anything you can do to stop him from trying, outside of using physical restraint.    That law certainly wasn't meant for kids like John.