We are not trained medical professionals, these are all recommendations & facts from reliable sources.

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• 1 in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. SOURCE: CURE EPILEPSY

• 1 in 10 will have a seizure in their lifetime (NOT to get confused with epilepsy). SOURCE: Center of Disease Control Centers (CDC)

• Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. SOURCE: WHO (World Health Organization)

• Epilepsy is more common than cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, autism, Alzheimer's disease, and traumatic brain injury. SOURCE: Epilepsy Foundation of America

• 26% of patients who have autism have epilepsy. SOURCE: Autism Resarch Institue

• Approximately 50 percent of children with epilepsy have some form of learning difficulty.  SOURCE: Massachusetts General Hospital 

 

Community events for epilepsy:

• Purple Day Orlando 

• Epilepsy Foundation of America, Teens Speak Up! Public policy & institute

• Epilepsy CT Think positive Gala

• Camp Boggy Creek, Eustis FL

• Epipalooza

• Sail For Epilepsy

 

Non-profits/Innatives making an ACTIVE change for epilepsy:

• Hannahtopia

• DEE-P Connections

• CURE Epilepsy

• Project T.E.E.N

• Connecticut Epilepsy Advocacy Foundation

• Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA

• Chelsea Hutchinson Foundation​

• Danny Did Foundation

• Char Bear Keeps Dancing 

• Anita Kaufman Foundation