Someone had to plant the FAS garden.

Red Shoes Rock honors the FASD pioneers – Dr. Ann Streissguth – Thank you! Ann’s work has blossomed, her seeds have scattered around the globe to help persons grow while living with FASD. The FASD worldwide community is eternally grateful to Ann Streissguth: mother, research scientist, monarch, gentle spirit, honored woman. Ann Streissguth’s gardening beganContinueContinue reading “Someone had to plant the FAS garden.”

Finding Calm in the Chaos of Life

Our next pioneer, Dr. Ann Streissguth, is being released at 9:09 this morning. She is a key researcher that has allowed parents, like Yvonne, Ann and myself to use intentional and proactive positive parenting and caregiving with the individuals we love with FASD. We share this blog first so that people can see the resultsContinueContinue reading “Finding Calm in the Chaos of Life”

One woman connects the world of FASD

Red Shoes Rock honors the FASD pioneers – Val Surbey – Thank you!   We are honored to share The Perserverance of Val Surbey. Red Shoes Rock Thanks YOU! Parents and caregivers of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are often isolated in their caregiving and unless you have personal 24-hour a day caregiving experience,ContinueContinue reading “One woman connects the world of FASD”

FASLink We Are No Longer Alone

Red Shoes Rock honors the FASD pioneers – Bruce Richie – Thank you! We are honored to share Bruce’s story. Red Shoes Rock Thanks YOU! Two years before the Motorola International 3200 launched Bruce had begun a database of FASD information. Mind you, the mobile device above was the first digital hand-size mobile telephone. ItContinueContinue reading “FASLink We Are No Longer Alone”

Woman Pours Love into Life with FASD

Red Shoes Rock honors the FASD pioneers – Teresa Kellerman – Thank you! A one-woman, Little Engine That Could, created ripples that affected caregiving and FASD in a positive light for the past 20 years. Teresa Kellerman —is a certified FASD trainer for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Native American Alliance Foundation,ContinueContinue reading “Woman Pours Love into Life with FASD”

Celebrating 21 Years of FASday

Red Shoes Rock honors the FASD pioneers – Brian Philcox and Bonnie Buxton – Thank you! Parents create first international grassroots movement to celebrate awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders September 9, 1999 at 9:09 am. Our first three pioneers are the founders of FASWorld, Bonnie Buxton and Brian Philcox and the developers of InternationalContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 21 Years of FASday”

Did the ground hog see his shadow? Ask us.

It’s Ground Hogs Day – and the answer to did the ground hog see his shadow? Is…. Well that depends on where you live – so I guess the answer is variable. And that’s what happens with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders – the results are variable and most of the results are hidden – comingContinueContinue reading “Did the ground hog see his shadow? Ask us.”

Happy Over the Hump of Winter – #Redshoesrock for #FASD

Heart Warming… Happy February 1 – we are over the hump of cold weather and winter – though the next two months can be exciting it always feels like there will soon be springtime. Thank you to all the families and friends and professionals whose hearts love and work hard to understand the life challengesContinueContinue reading “Happy Over the Hump of Winter – #Redshoesrock for #FASD”

Day 7 – #Redshoesrock Visibility for #FASD – #Treasures from FASD Think Tank

Treasures from the FASD Think TankI love my daughter’s ability to help me see the world from a different perspective, her ability of picking up on nuances of how one is feeling, her play on words: “egg-xactly” “egg-traordinary” and exclaiming “That is MY joke!” (Kathy) My husband is loving, kind to us no matter what, hasContinueContinue reading “Day 7 – #Redshoesrock Visibility for #FASD – #Treasures from FASD Think Tank”

Day 6 – #Redshoesrock Visibility for #FASD – We’re spreading #GoodNews

That’s right “Good News” about #FASD… You got to be kidding. Well guess what folks we are not… There are many treasures locked inside persons living with the challenges and complications of fetal alcohol… as parents and caregivers and friends and the community we can make a difference. We need you! Children with brain injuryContinueContinue reading “Day 6 – #Redshoesrock Visibility for #FASD – We’re spreading #GoodNews”