Epilepsy

[paul 2007]

I know that epilepsy is normally a medical condition that automatically prevents you from getting or holding a license.

Obviously there are different levels and types of epilepsy.

I have read some of the information on the web pages of some [US] aviation medicine companies, who specifically deal with all sorts of medical conditions, and on your behalf - approach the FAA and lodge the necessary documents / medical opinions / etc. They claim to have a very high success rate.

They claim to have success with some epilepsy cases as well - with a number of licenses re-instated.

Does anyone have epilepsy, and still fly ?
Anyone dealt with these companies (with success) ?
Are the sort of services available in Australia ?

The reason I ask is that my son has been flying for some time - but now does not. He had a couple of what was described as an epileptic type spasm a while back, with no re-occurrence.
He has minimal medication, in fact the doctor indicated that if he took any less, it would no longer have any medical value.
He has recently had all the tests where they try to induce an epileptic occurrence with no 'event' happening.

I look forward to ANY feedback or info - thank you.

Not many places to go and get information on this as it relates to aviation.