William King is a very happy, dinosaur-loving three-year-old, who has epilepsy. William attends Barnton Community Nursery & Primary School, along with his older brother Jenson, who also has epilepsy.
‘William has been with us for a year and a half,’ says Debs Stewart, assistant head teacher at Barnton. ‘He joined us as a funded two-year-old and has moved now to the main nursery setting. He is a very happy, settled little boy who often carries around a dinosaur or one of the animals from the small-world play.’
Epilepsy is a life-threatening condition that affects the brain – people with epilepsy have a tendency to have epileptic seizures. There are many different types of seizure, and what happens during one depends on what part of the brain is affected.
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