Daydreaming or short spells of absentmindedness are often overlooked as normal behaviour in children. Are these short spells just what they seem or are they associated with some neurological condition?
A child who appears to be daydreaming or lost in thought may actually be experiencing Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE), a neurological condition characterized by brief, unnoticed seizures. CAE is the most common type of absence epilepsy in children. It is well-characterized epilepsy that begins around 4 years of age, peaks at about 6-7 years of age, and subsides by puberty.
