For preschoolers with FASD, the plan should be simple, repetitive, highly visual, and caregiver-led. The biggest goal is to build regulation and predictability first, then teach small skills in tiny steps. Our family discovered that by letting a child help finish a task there was less frustration and then we simply added steps backwards (LookContinueContinue reading “Preschool Child Plan”
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Adults with FASD Living Experience Plan
For adults with FASD, the plan shifts toward interdependence: structured support that helps the person function well without expecting them to do everything alone. Adults often need help with housing, money, work, appointments, transportation, and routines, and the most effective approach is usually concrete, repetitive, and supportive rather than punitive. Adult FASD plan AreaWhat toContinueContinue reading “Adults with FASD Living Experience Plan”
Jr. and High School Plan
For teenagers with FASD, the plan shifts from “parent-managed every step” toward supported inter-dependence. The core idea is still the same: keep things structured, concrete, repetitive, and strengths-based, but add more coaching in self-advocacy, identity, safety, and real-life skill practice. Teen FASD plan AreaWhat to focus onWhy it mattersDaily structureConsistent wake, sleep, homework, meals, chores,ContinueContinue reading “Jr. and High School Plan”
Embracing Zak by Jodee Kulp a great read and gift
Jodee Kulp’s Embracing Zak is a compelling mystery that masterfully weaves interesting, complex characters, emotional depth, and an intricate plot into a story that keeps readers hooked from start to finish. It’s a tale that transcends its genre, blending suspense, introspection, neurodiversity and humanity in a way that feels both fresh and profound.
C=COMPASSION Getting Burned
Learning how FASD affects each of us individually can make a huge difference in understanding the miscommunication we with this hidden disability often face.
C=COMPASSION – Meltdowns!
Lifetime FASD Expert Savanna Pietrantonio writes on Meltdowns: “Seeking inside keys to knowledge to prevent abuse from parents, professionals, and caregivers to persons with FASD”