Can someone tell me a bit more about absences please and epilepsy?

[Clarissimo]

School has suggested ds3 needs an EEG due to an increase in his absences, they don't think its epilepsy as he can be brought out of them usually quite quickly by calling his name etc

however having looked online I see that blinking can be a sign of a seizure and he does do that on occasion; they also mention change of tone- soemtimes, when he is most absent, his jaw drops and he sort of slumps- is that what they mean?

Presumaably GP after seeing him (cant until week after next as theya re booked up) will sned for EEG won't they? We've been dismissed as having asd absences before but it's in his link book now that he could do with a check.

No advice but it can be missed I queried ds absent spells to be told no he's day dreaming ff to recent and he has had full blown seizures and lots of absent spells and just been dx with epilepsy and was told oh those say dreams are seizure

Thanks RTB

The PAed ds has did say last time that she thought theyw ere asd absences (and she is the epilepsy PAed too apparently) but school think they are worsening dratically so...