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Elliot

Elliot is happy, content and making real progress. He can now say his own name, enjoys outdoor activities and is even learning to swim.

At Elliot’s first special school, staff were unable to cope with the severity of his epilepsy and, sadly, Elliot stopped making progress educationally. Since joining St Piers School at age seven, Elliot has truly thrived, with physiotherapy, play therapy, intensive interaction and sensory integration therapy all making a difference, along with visits to the farm, sensory garden and woodland walks.

He does a hop, skip and a jump into school every day. Although Elliot can’t talk like other children, he has learned to say a few words and has developed some other very successful ways of telling you what he wants, mum Julie says. He knows the routine of the day and understands key words associated with everyday things. When I say the names of his classmates in the morning and he sees his school uniform, he gets really excited. He has become confident in the water and – amazingly – is learning to swim. And he can now say his own name, says his proud mum.

We have every faith and huge confidence in the team at Young Epilepsy. If we didn’t, he wouldn’t be there, it’s as simple as that, Julie says.