Does petit mal cause learning difficulties?

Yes.: It can be confused with attention deficit disorder also. It is treatable, though. See a primary care doctor or neurologist for more help and treatment.

Absence seizures: Petit mal or Absence seizures usually causes brief lapses in the level of attention up to hundreds of times a day and therefore, does interfere with learning. Whenever a child is having (absence seizures is a disease that peaks in the 2-11 years old children) difficulty in learning or regression of milestones or learning then Absence should be considered as possiblity