Hi my 5 year old falls asleep at odd times. The last time was at the movies at 10am (he was at a school holiday programme). After as episode he sleeps for up to 3 hours and wakes up confussed. He also goes backwards developmently. We have wondered if he has epilipsy. We have had him checked for epilepsy but the tests have come back clear. We have witnessed 1 seizure ( without a temp). Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Hi! My son has not had that problem so far, but i have a facebook group called "chromosome 12q deletion" my name is Elizabeth Anderson from california, united states. In our group we have about 30families who have children with 12q deletions and i know for sure one of them have a child whom is about that same age and she has seizures . I would love for you to join our group! Feel free to email me at wazzuplizard@yahoo.com anytime if you have questions. My son jason is 2 1/2 and has chromosome 12q deletion , 12q21.2q21.31

Hello, our son is 2 and we haven't had any seizures, but honestly, I wouldn't new surprised if he ever does get them. His deletion is 12q12, and one of the genes has to do with epilepsy. However, since it is deleted, I'm not sure how that affects him. Not much help, but keep the questions coming if you have any. Blessings, Rachel.

Thanks Elizabeth and Rachel for your feed back it is much appreciated. Kathleen