Young Adults Living With Epilepsy

Epilepsy action is a charity that improves the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy.

Young adults living with epilepsy.

Many young adults with epilepsy are still living with their parents failed transition to independence despite reaching the adult age. We have resources specifically designed for young people with epilepsy. Learning about epilepsy and sharing that information with others finding the right medication developing a support network and enabling your child to continue to live their life as normally as they can is vitally important. Teens and young adults with epilepsy face more challenges than many of their peers.

Having a support group like our teens epilepsy online forum and our young adults and epilepsy online forum in addition to having a place to find answers to questions about driving dating school alcohol and other important issues is helpful in navigating. Some people find that talking about their concerns can help. About 50 of adults with active epilepsy and seizures have family incomes less than 25 000 4. Living with epilepsy does not mean you or your child cannot live a rewarding and full life.

32 5 are unable to work. Equip is a self paced online tool to help young people with epilepsy cope with the psychological social and lifestyle changes of living with epilepsy. Continued causes of epilepsy. Children and elderly adults are the ones most often affected.

There are around 180 000 new cases of epilepsy each year. Unemployment and underemployment is greater in adults with active epilepsy 2. Many young people with epilepsy may have the same worries that you have. We give advice improve healthcare fund research and campaign for change.

43 7 of adults with active epilepsy with recent seizures are disabled 3. There are lots of ways that you can connect with other people and get support. This study evaluated patient related variables and measures of loneliness correlated to failed transition to independence in adults 25 30 years of age with childhood onset epilepsy. There is also plenty of information about epilepsy in relation to different areas of life including physical activity travel transport and relationships.

You might not be a person living with epilepsy. Another 13 25 are limited in work due to epilepsy. 234343 and a company limited by guarantee no. Young epilepsy is a uk charity working exclusively on behalf of children and young people with epilepsy.

There is information about issues such as drugs and alcohol dating and relationships telling others about it and. Epilepsy action is the working name of british epilepsy association a registered charity in england and wales no.