For many kids, the most difficult part of having epilepsy is not worrying about seizures, taking medicine or frequent doctor visits. It's feeling "different" from everyone else. Children with epilepsy often feel as if they have to constantly explain what epilepsy is, and can face stigma or discrimination because of the condition.

A national survey found that while many people know someone with epilepsy, they often know little about the condition. Helping the people in your child's world understand epilepsy will help them and your child learn to accept it and live with it.