In most cases, yes. Epilepsy is not automatically classed as a disability from the point of diagnosis, but it will usually meet the Equality Act 2010 definition because the law requires the effects to be assessed as though anti-seizure medications (ASMs) were not being taken. That triggers a duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments.…

Non-epileptic seizures, usually called functional or dissociative seizures, can look almost identical to seizures caused by epilepsy but work in a completely different way. They are involuntary and real, they are not caused by disrupted electrical activity in the brain, and anti-seizure medications (ASMs) do not control them. The immediate first aid is much the…