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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree with the majority of responses to this post.  I say it's better to be safe than sorry.  I would absolutely want my teacher to bring this to my attention!!!!!   Obviously, you are not in the position to diagnose a child, and I don't think that is your aim.  But, clearly this is a SN child so absence seizures can be an important consideration.  I would approach it with a statement of observation ("I've seen Timmy staring a lot in my class"), followed  by a request for the parent's own observations ("Have you also seen this at home?"), followed by a non-alarmist, but impactful statement about the relevance of absence seizures in children with SNs ("I'm not a neurologist and I'm not in the position to diagnose, but I work with SNs kids and I have learned that subclinical seizures are common in kids with autism/SNs and they can have significant negative impact on these children, for example speech disorders.  i don't want to alarm you unnecessarily, but I thought you should be aware of what I have observed in case you wish to discuss it with your child's doctor.  I would be happy to document these observations so that you can share them with your child's doctor").   FWIW, my child was Dx with autism and was non-verbal.  A teacher brought his staring spells to my attn and we conducted a 24 hr eeg.  I was shocked to learn that he was having these mild seizures and now that he is on anti-seizure meds my child is talking.[/quote]

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