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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

"Battling Epilepsy and Its Stigma"

An article in the NY Times discusses the effects of epilepsy on a young girl and her parents.

One factor is the social isolation that results due to peoples' fears - the lack of invitations and concerns about being around someone who might have a seizure since people lack awareness about the disorder.

Click above to read the full article.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My child has autism. I'm glad to see this article posted here because so few people understand how the stigma hurts these kids so much.

Rose