FASD Awareness Month
September 9th, marks the annual International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day. The day was created, on 9/9/99 by a small group of parents whose children were affected by FASD. They wanted to increase the awareness of risks associated with drinking alcohol during pregnancy. This day was chosen so that on the ninth day […]
Indigenous Approaches to FASD Prevention
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Strengths of People with FASD
What Kids With FASD Need From Us
Source: Parenting Complex Children
Planning For Students with FASD
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Why Do Women and Girls Drink During Pregnancy
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What Men Can Do To Help
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Alcohol, Pregnancy and your Mental Health during COVID-19
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Why a social story* can help YOU change that problem behaviour! (part 1)
This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Jacob is a 6-year-old boy who gets upset when things don’t go his way. He cries and screams when his brother takes his toy, when he doesn’t get to go first and when he doesn’t get his favourite TV show. Jacob gets worked up so quickly that […]
A step by step guide to writing a super social story*! (part 2)
This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Remember Jacob? The 6-year-old boy who gets very upset when things don’t go his way? Jacob’s parents heard that social stories may help to teach him how to manage his behaviour when he is upset. His parents found a story online about deep breathing, but they wanted […]