Binge Drinking on Canadian College and University Campuses Day 83 of 99 Days to FASDay continues a brief focus on alcohol and drinking habits, with the results from a 2016 survey of over 43,000 students in Canada. This is of particular interest to myself as the maiden starts College in September. She not only moved … More Day 83 of 99 Days to FASDay
Day 82 of 99 Days to FASDay highlights some findings about alcohol use among adults in Ontario (Canada) between 1977 – 2013. We can’t talk about FASD without talking about alcohol. I am not an expert on alcoholism, addiction or recovery. But I do have lived experience with all of these through friends and family. … More Day 82 of 99 Days to FASDay
40 Years Later the Message is Still Partially Eclipsed: Alcohol and Pregnancy Do Not Mix Day 81 of 99 Days to FASDay and the big news today is the solar eclipse. For some of us the sun will completely be eclipsed, for others it will only be a partial. And it seems fitting today’s message … More Day 81 of 99 Days to FASDay
Using the Neurobehavioral Approach We return to another series of posts featuring the NB Approach for raising or supporting a person with FASD. You can find the first series of posts here: Day 12 of 99 Days to FASDay. Rather than posting individually over the last few days here on WordPress, I combined the posts into … More Days 75-80 of 99 Days to FASDay
Day 74 of 99 Days to FASDay shares the 5 wishes of the Red Shoes Rock Real Families campaign. So, what exactly is Red Shoes Rock? From the Red Shoes Rock Team: R.J. Formanek began the movement to bring visibility to the invisible lifetime (yet preventable) disability of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in 2013. In … More Day 74 of 99 Days to FASDay
Nine Lessons Learned: Supporting Success for Adults with FASD This post combines the last week’s worth of posts. The information was discovered in the guidebook Supporting Success for Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) published by Community Living British Columbia (Canada). Rather than posting the graphics for each day on WordPress, I decided to … More Day 67-73 of 99 Days to FASDay
On Sunday, August 6, we are on Day 66 of our 99 Days to FASDay. Today we offer a reminder for those who are working with, supporting or just hanging out with someone with FASD – remember stage, not age. This classic sign of FASD described by Clarren, Malbin and Streissguth. A person with FASD will simultaneously … More Day 66 of 99 Days to FASDay
