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Changes to FAFASD – from nonprofit to…

Changes to FAFASD – from nonprofit to…

We started FAFASD in 2012 because we saw a need for training for parents and professionals in the “NB,” or neurobehavioral approach to FASD. Diane Malbin’s book and trainings through her organization, FASCETS, had impacted the founders of FAFASD so

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How parents can host an “FASD and the Brain-Based Approach” training

How parents can host an “FASD and the Brain-Based Approach” training

FAFASD has been holding workshops on the Brain-Based Approach to FASD for parents and professionals since 2013, and when we do presentations they happen in 1 of 3 ways: 1) We are invited by a group or organization and they

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Adrienne’s story

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FASD kids : finding the middle ground

This post is by James Bromley, an individual with FASD and an FASD advocate. Posted with permission. FASD kids : finding the middle ground I am by no means saying some of the tips below will work for you. It’s

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“Oppositional” Behavior and FASD

(First published on the Easy to Love but Hard to Raise blog (now private), by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista.) This was written when her son was about 10 years old. My child has a default setting, and it is NO. If

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Always Remember the Brain: 30 Strategies for Parents of Children with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

People who have been exposed to alcohol in utero have brain differences that express themselves behaviorally. As parents of children with FASDs it’s important to keep these brain differences in mind when caring for our children. Remembering brain differences and

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What are the best interventions for FASD? How do we fix it?

What are the best interventions for FASD? How do we fix it?

Ann Streissguth, a pioneering researcher in FASD, did a study of 400+ people who had been diagnosed with an FASD, to pinpoint exactly what behaviors were associated with FASD.  The study, published in 1996, not only created a portrait of the

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FASD: Warum diagnostizieren?

(German translation of FASD: Why Get it Diagnosed? kindly provided by fasd-netzwerk.at) Warum eine Diagnose im FASD-Spektrum suchen? Für viele – Eltern, unterstützende Fachkräfte und Betroffene – ,die bereits eine bestätigte FASD-Diagnose haben, ist dies eine verwirrende Frage. Warum sollte

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Myths about FASD

Myths about FASD

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about FASD, which is sometimes surprising because it’s not only been identified as a disorder for 40 years, but a great deal of research has been done on it as well. In any

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What is the NB Approach to FASD?

What is the NB Approach to FASD?

The NB approach, or neurobehavioral approach, also called the brain-based approach, is an understanding of FASDs as a physical disability. Because alcohol causes structural, developmental, and even cellular differences in the brain as it is developing in utero, FASD is

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FASD: Why get it diagnosed?

FASD: Why get it diagnosed?

For many parents, professionals and individuals who already have a confirmed FASD diagnosis, this is a confusing question. Why wouldn’t you want a correct medical diagnosis of an FASD? For most of us, proper and accurate diagnosis has opened doors

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Families Affected by FASD
Adrienne Bashista, Director
198 Sylvester Rd.
Florence MA 01062
(413) 248-7297‬
fasdfamilies@gmail.com

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This workshop has changed the dynamics in our home for the better. I would recommend it to anyone who parents or has contact with a developmentally delayed child, including teachers and grandparents.

Linda Q. Mom to 3 Special Children

The webinars and in-person workshops presented by FAFASD present factual information about FASDs, and help parents and professionals understand the behaviors associated with the brain differences connected with fetal alcohol exposure. Our workshops help caregivers, professionals, and other supporters understand our loved ones with FASD and give practical, individualized strategies so that everyone impacted by FASD – individuals and families-can succeed.

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