Neuroscience advance, measuring equipment and biomedical engineering are refined. Is this enough to make a diagnosis? How do you get the right specialist? I still come across doctors who are surprised to hear the name of this disease ... yes, please believe me!
The gaze of the teacher and the family feels a concern for the student who seems to "not yield" to the rhythm of others, is the first step.
When I was little warning teachers, for example, that a desk was changed because it did not read the letters from the board. The indication to consult an ophthalmologist to resolve the issue to solve an emerging problem of myopia.
Over the years, some schools, the level of demand meant that many children were observed in terms of intellectual capacity. We assessed whether the lack of performance, based on the most, was a student problem of lack of "interest", etc.., And passed through postponements without seeing first what was happening to this student.
There is a case that has impacted me deeply because the student who begins to experience symptoms of narcolepsy, is accompanied by teachers who learned about this disease and were developing a plan, unlike the rest, to optimize performance, relieve the discomfort and improve quality of life within the Institute.
An example of absolute dedication to the welfare teacher student.
It is the institute is the Clerk Tárraga IES Manuel San Javier in Murcia (Spain).
Germain, the teacher, opened a blog called Narcolepsy in high school.
http://narcolepsia-instituto.blogspot.com/
How I would have liked to have a teacher like him! I have saved hard time trying to "hide" what was wrong.
Never too late, i nvito parents, teachers and doctors who visit. You will find the trip they made to adapt their sleep and naps, giving due place to develop their activities. Properly reported and study the different possibilities of inclusion
We know it is a disease diagnosed below, but this example is telling us that it is not impossible, they developed the action, were reported and are making an experience that can mimic
Do not forget that Narcolepsy is often diagnosed in adolescence, but in most cases in adulthood. I meet colleagues who have had symptoms since childhood .... but have hesitated to express time, perhaps the fear of being considered rare ....
Congratulations to the group of teachers! Thanks for making it public Germain and inspire others to follow your example. And of course, greetings to the brave student who can encourage others to bring the best Narcolepsy.
Sleep well
Sleeping Beauty
November 16th 2009 at 6:30
Sleeping Beauty, thank you very much for this post we've spent.
I take this opportunity to indicate thanks to the information you put into forums and your personal experiences, we were able to take various initiatives because we understand to some extent what happens to a person with narcolepsy.
Thank you very much and encourage you to keep fighting.
28th November 2009 at 14:03
I am French, and perhaps write bad Spanish.
In France, there is what he called "tiers-temps". "Third Time" is a good translation? A student during tests I can have a third of the additional time. It's the same establishments or institutions of education in Argentina, your country?
Sleeping Beauty Congratulations for your blog about narcolepsy.
Marcel alias charcastik
November 29th 2009 at 9:51
Bonjour! you write very good Spanish.
Too bad ... here there is no "third time" or "extra pleasure" in education establishments. Neither teachers and teachers fully understand the Narcolepsy and there are students who spend bad times with the final exams or leave their studies. That's the truth.
Thanks for the congratulations. I congratulate you and your medical advances, social and legal make a narcoleptic person.
I think my next post will be on this topic ... very interesting, we must inform educators ...!
French go to the forum but I write so badly!!
A love and thanks!
Sleeping Beauty
4th December 2009 at 14:20
Hi, I'm not psychologist but I practice the profession. I congratulate the teachers who have made this work with your student. Soon I heard about your condition and see that causes problems that have not been taken into account. Be acutualizados should be a task for all the good of the young.
Greetings. From Lima, Peru
Ms. Ada Lopez
December 13th 2009 at 13:27
Hi Belle
I went surfing blogs and I found them very good. Thanks for the datito. You are like a fairy godmother, speaking of traditional stories and characters from popular culture. Thanks again for the company, by the presence, for the positive energy that comes out here via coax. Oh, and do not take offense if I add to your blogs "preferred" is more, now that I saw Sergio and sloths are there, I'm jealous ... I have fun with this guy, and you charge batteries. Kisses. Lullaby
6th July 2010 at 13:08
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is not inattentive or anything (is this TOO extend this diagnosis and I q is false in 90% of cases) and not all want to go on drugs, which I think q start drugging people from childhood is almost a psycho-cide (term invented by me) and is promoting drogadccion, regardless of q is "legal", everyone takes drugs-legal and illegal-therapeutic purposes is q q ... so I do not see much difference
is evident when one is half asleep, or sleeping directly, q is the famous "attention deficit" q q happens to people are wide awake, sometimes hyperactive, q contradicts some symptoms of narcolepsy ... not spite the teacher is wanting you to stay asleep ... q q prefer annoying people sleep instead of screaming or making noise and disorder, that if q is more destructive and annoying for everyone, but then all true sloths will give the narcoleptic as an excuse for misconduct, bringing the most notorious of q we have by ignorance ... is complicated