Sometimes seizures do have a negative effect on my memory as well. An example of this is: after finishing reading a number of pages, then having a seizure pretty much everything that is in my short term memory gets erased. Another thing to call it is a "black board effect"-after something is copied off a black board in a class room a teacher erases it. After a seizure is over most of the things in my short term memory gets erased

I have absence seizures too. but i didn't know what they were till i had a car accident.
I was sent to the emergency room, they told me i must see a Nerologist. I had a EEG. and a cat-scan. done.
I was discovered with Epilepsy and my licence was taken away.
Its been a long journey dealing with this.

Here in the U.S.A. It is true that u must be at least one year seizure free before u are allowed to drive again.

Yes it is but some states like Mich only have to go 6 months,as it used to be a yr, not no more 6 months

Little Black outs may/can may possible be absence seizures.?

When a person has an absence seizure they do not know what is happening around them & what they are doing.

A persons conscious mind does not stay with them -A person will look like they are day dreaming-but they will not "wake up" and will not respond to anybody that asks them any questions etc.

absence seizures or absent seizures or absent from school-not there.

I hope that is not the case for You-I don't have a license to drive because I have them. Good Luck!