Before we had the eeg done, we "practiced" with a stuffed animal - putting cords with tape on the stuffy's head - which is one of the things they did for our nephew's eeg. They also put some pads on his chest, which were a little uncomfortable coming off. Your's is kind of young, but you might try to prepare him as best you can. It is controllable, and the sooner you get treatment, the better. I think my nephew missed most of what was being taught in elementary school due to him blanking out periodically. Good luck!

My son is 15 and was diagnosed with epilepsy in June. We were notiicing something wasn’t quite right took him to his neuro and he said it was puberty and to keep an eye on him. I 100 percent didn’t believe him and did numerous tests on him. Couldn’t find anything it started just like what you are experiencing. I thought well he is autistic maybe it’s just autism but in June it got worse when we were on vacation in Mexico I did what I could to help him while there I also video him and his episodes I showed his pediatrician as soon as we got back and sure enough absence seizures . We are seeing a new neurologist try and video it and get him to the dr

I will take him to see a doctor. .. . I would trust the mommy intuition every time. I would ask myself two questions; what’s the worst thing to happen If I bring him to the doctor and he doesn’t have anything, & what’s the worst thing to happen If I don’t bring him to the doctor and it is siezures?
I hope this helps.... and I will be praying for it to be nothing 💙

That definitely sounds like absence seizures. Get him to a neurologist as soon as you can. We are legal guardians for my great-great nephew, now 13, who probably had them since age 2, but wasn't diagnosed until he was 7. We took a video of his seizures and brought them to the neurologist. He prescribed an anti-seizure medication (Zarontin) which was too strong, so we changed neurologists. She is very conservative, and started him on a low dose of the generic for Lamictal, gradually increasing the dosage. We had a sleep test every year, and gradually the activity resolved when he was 11. We still keep him on the medication since it's also a mood stabilizer, and we're approaching puberty (yikes!). As he grows, the dosage very gradually decreases, but we will probably keep him on until he's at least 15, because it really does make a difference in his mood. We always let him take his pill on his own until he decided not to take his meds for about 2 weeks - I accidentally discovered them in a wastebasket, and boy, did his mood change for the worst! Back on them, and he's much more regulated. So, don't wait. I don't know how much damage was done in his early days at school, but he's HFA, developmentally delayed, and intellectually disabled. Also, take a look at videos of absence seizures online. Trust your gut!

Hi! Our therapists mentioned that my son may be having seizures because he was spacing out as well. Same exact way you describe. We took him for an EKG and it came back negative. It seemed like it had spiked for a while. He still does it, but not as frequent. Often times it was when a lot was going on or happened at once. Almost like his brain decided to go idle so it can catch up!

For your peace of mind, getting an EKG wouldn't hurt. This would rule anything out. It is common though, and what I was told is that at that age, there's nothing they can do for "absence seizures" and that kids normally just grow out of it around 11-13 years of age. Again, for your own peace of mind, I'd have them do an EKG. I know I was stressed about it until I got the results back.