MediaPlanet 13 Apr 2021 – The Importance of Early Diagnosis and Intervention for Kids with FASDBased on recent epidemiological studies, it’s estimated that there are over one million people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Canada, making this one of the leading causes of developmental disability in the country.
Category: Strategies and Interventions
Homeschooling FASD: Support Tips
A Heart For All Students – Homeschooling FASD: Support Tips 11 years later, Natalie and John made the decision to homeschool him. They did so in an effort to save him from a constant barage of bullying. Additionally, they needed to provide him with the academic accommodations that homeschooling provides.
A new website for children living with FASD
National FASD UK (Nov 2020) A new website for children living with FASD called Me and My FASD
Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD.
University of Rochester, Newscenter (3 Feb 2020) Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD.
Parenting indigenous children: A Guide for non-indigenous carers.
FASD Ontario (July 2019) Parenting indigenous children: A Guide for non-indigenous carers. Health Nexus
A guideline for the prevention and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in South Africa
Adebiyi, B.O., Mukumbang, F.C. & Beytell, A. ‘A guideline for the prevention and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in South Africa’. BMC Health Serv Res19, 809 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4677-x
Pathways program helps those with fetal alcohol disorder.
Carl Hnatyshyn (10 October 2019) Pathways program helps those with fetal alcohol disorder. Resource worker Amber Arnold hopes to change that reality by speaking, creating programs and holding events to make Sarnia-Lambton into what she calls an FASD-informed community. This Week: Sarnia and Lambton County.
RESOURCE: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A booklet for parents, carers and families.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2019) RESOURCE: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A booklet for parents, carers and families of children and young people exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.
Overcoming the challenges of caring for a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder: a Pilbara community perspective
McRae T, Adams E, Clifton E et al (2 August 2019) ‘Overcoming the challenges of caring for a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder: a Pilbara community perspective’. Rural and Remote Health
New program helps foster kids with FASD prepare for life on their own
Kate Kyle (July 2019) Yellowknife, Canada. ‘You’re not alone: New program helps foster kids with FASD prepare for life on their own’. CBC News
