You could also ask them if a Homemade Occlusal Splint might work for
his type of szrs.  My dentist said for Kids, their Jaws and Teeth are
changing too quick for the Dental type (and costs of refitting each ~9
months to give secure fit during the night).
 My Dentist said a Kid's version can be bought at Sports Stores that
sell Soccer or Hockey mouthguards for Kids to Adults. These fit over
*both Top and Bottom teeth and are ~clear soft plastic. The ones I have
wear through or change to cloudy when they get olde.  Mine never have,
and only about the First one wore through after ~18 months. My Dentist
said to cut it in half **Horizontally, as only Top Teeth need covering,
to protect against Tongue / Tooth damage, if he has Nocturnal szrs.
without waking up fully.

 Those should be about $12-25. ? Canadian for the double type that
would fit over both Top and Bottom teeth at same time --> so you have
2, until he outgrows them. Clean it each AM with Warm water, dry it,
and save somewhere dry (near to bed so he remembers to use it). These
*may come with a Plastic snap-shut case, where it can be stored by the
bed, or if he goes to sleep-overs and is still having any szrs.
Otherwise they should be available for under $8. or so.  Some people
posted before that *Walmart have lower Dispensing fees (about 25?
percent of total pill cost) if you pay for your own pills.   Make sure
(I would anyway) that the Dr. writes No Substitutions on the Script so
they don't give him a Generic Pill (cheaper to insurer), **unless your
Doctor thinks your Area uses only New Pills and Stock.  It might look
like 20-25 dollars a refill (100 days or so),  but what's the value of
them having a good night's sleep or not missing school?
   And it's Only another 1.5 months until School is off, if they think
he can wait until then to get Used to the Splint or Generic Mouthguard
at nights.  That way it doesn't interrupt his Year End projects, tests
etc... :-<

  It only takes ~2-3 nights and then he should sleep through the
night, and enjoy the Better Sleep that results.
 Once he's about 12-15+ you could look into the Adult version, if you
have a Dental Plan, or even if you don't.   Once his jaw is Adult size,
the ones I use (now that I'm *controlled),  seem to last about 2-3+
years each.  Largest part of cost is Fitting+ Lab Fees ( impressions of
the teeth-- *no needles or anything Gross! )  to produce a Splint (one)
-- I think the last one I had made (with lab fees and 1* implant, was
~$2-300 Canadian. New Splints can be made (from above impression they
give you to keep) 1-2x at about $40 or so, before he needs a Refit, if
his Jaw and Mouth are still growing.
  (My Dental Plan pays ~75% of Gross Cost, so long as Lab Fees are
below 60% ? of Totat Submitted Cost --my Dentist can send Electronic
Estimate direct to my Dental Plan, to see *what /*if they'd pay for
some or **all of the amount submitted.  The first time, my Plan lost
the estimate, and by time they came back with above reply, I had
already told my Dentist to go ahead and make one for me.)

   Even though my last Complex Partial szr. was June 1998, I still
take the same Pill rate-- (Tegretol CR + Frisium for mine-- the former
is usually used more for *Adults as **some people can have Calcium loss
with Tegretol, and its effect on Growing Bones would show up *First in
my Teeth he said).
  My Dentist changed my checkup rate from each 6 months to each *4,
for about 2 years, as we confirmed I didn't have any noticable
problems.   I didn't.
  It *sure paid for itself, as we got to proper Pill levels and Full
Control

  IF by chance he was already using Tegretol (*any of them),
Grapefruit Juice, or some Cough Medicines that contain Alcohol as a
Carrier, can mess with the blood levels of that one (and *any of the
Carbamazepines? ).  In that case if (when) he gets a Cold, show any
cough medicines to the *same Pharmacist who fills the Prescriptions so
they can check the Scripts for you, and confirm it's Safe for his use.
It only takes them a minute or 2 and Sure saves surprise szrs. 30 hours
later, with no apparent cause.
  Keep us Posted how he makes out, if you have time.  Lots of people
Read us here,  while they might (still) be too shy to Post, and you can
help Others who recognize Similar Childhood Onset things, that will get
them to ask Their Doctors about this too.

   I've *never had a Pharmacist say 'here he comes again... ' .
They've **always been Excellent for me.  The last thing They need is to
have a Doctor find out that *This Drugstore* swaps to a Generic med. or
changes something he's Written on the Scripts without speaking to them.
 Then he'll just say "Don't fill this at XYZ Shopper's Drugmart, fill
it Only at Boots or YYY,  near to where you live, please... "  //G.

*G. *I put xxx's to munge the address he posted on prev. message/ keep
trolls away?

Funny you mention stress, as I don't get aura's either, so it's always my
husband that has to notice when I'm about to have a seizure nowadays too.
He says I shrivel up tightly like I'm in my mother's womb if asleep, hold
on tightly to a tea-cup while he spends ages trying to take the darn thing
out of my fingers, and if I'm standing, I don't flop down, instead he says
I stiffen-up and go "TIMBER" like a tree falling.

I think it's probably because our loved ones are near us all the time,
that they're the ones that will probably notice any little movements, and
changes that we make as time goes by.

All the best

Sofie