My three year old son was diagnosed in October of 2006. I always sensed that something was wrong, but I had no idea that it would point to epilepsy. He has absence and myoclonic seizures. In the beginning he was having 60 plus seizures a day. He was first on the phenobarbital, then carbamezapine  but those only seemed to make the seizures worse.  He was later started on Topamax.  In the beginning he seemed to be doing well, having 5-10 seizures a day. That didn't seem to last long. Though we did see a lot of change. He seemed to be more aware of his surroundings.  He began walking more steady and actually running. I was so happy.  He is now taking Lamictal, Depakote, and the Topamax.  He is still about 15-25 seizures a day.  He has a speech delay, though since he began the Lamictal he is making small noises and some babbling sounds.  it is so hard to communicate with. He also has trouble feeding himself and often forgets how to. His strongest area is gross motor. He has tantrums, some biting, smacking his head, mostly when he gets frustrated. Lately he tries to hit others when he is upset. His nuerologist wants to look into the Ketegenic Diet. I just don't know how well he would do.  He barely eats now, he often hates textures of foods.  Tolerating it one day, then hating it the next. So I'm not sure how well he'll handle it.  I'm not even sure if thats the best route for us, but then again how do I decide?  How do I know what to do.  Any advice?