Tag: FASD
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Why Can’t They Do It and How Do I Help? Building Executive Functioning Skills for FASD
Join Texas FASD Network for a free live webinar exploring one of the most common and most misunderstood challenges faced by individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: executive functioning. If you have ever found yourself wondering why someone with FASD seems to struggle with tasks that appear straightforward, or why strategies that work for others…
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FASD: What Is It and What Do We Do About It? aka Intro to FASD
Come join us for this FREE training! Of all substances of abuse, alcohol causes the most serious long-term effects in a fetus, resulting in permanent brain damage. Many children with FASDs often go undiagnosed and suffer lifelong social challenges, serious mental health problems, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Proper identification and intervention can help…
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International FASD Knowledge Share Collective
An open space to share what you are doing in the field of FASD, discuss potential interests and ideas regarding recent developments in our states/territories/local areas, interstate, international, or cross-organizational collaborations, and any other ideas for sharing what has or hasn’t worked, challenges we’ve experienced, and how we can learn from one another. The intention…
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FASD & the IEP Mentorship Coalition
The FASD & the IEP Mentorship Coalition is an opportunity for ongoing training designed for people working with students with FASD who have, or need, an Individualized Education Program (IEP). This program recognizes and focuses on the need for ongoing growth and education specific to the needs of students with FASD within the special education system.…
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Exploring the Neurodiversity of FASD
In this session you will learn: What Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is, the prevalence, and how it can be prevented How prenatal alcohol exposure affects a developing brain The link between brain function and behaviors- challenges and strengths Strategies for changing behaviors What you can do to prevent FASD and support individuals that may…
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How the Texas FASD Network Helps: Tools, Training, and Advocacy
Learn how the Texas FASD Network connects families and professionals to critical FASD resources. This session will walk through the Network’s website resources, provider directory, training opportunities, and advocacy initiatives designed to improve awareness, access to services, and outcomes for Texans with FASD.
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ALC of FASD Changemakers: Behind the Mask – Unravelling Grief in People with FASD: It’s Complicated
This presentation explores the lifelong and often unrecognized grief experienced by individuals with FASD, beginning in childhood and continuing into adulthood. Drawing on the lived experience and professional expertise of the ALC of FASD Changemakers, it examines how ongoing, unacknowledged losses and “don’t ask, don’t tell, never talk about it” patterns of denial impact mental…
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The Critical Role of Trauma-Informed Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) experience brain-based challenges with sensory processing, emotional regulation, and participation. This one-hour training explains why trauma-informed pediatric OTs are uniquely positioned to help–and how regulation-first care changes outcomes.
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FASD NPN Spotlight: Nursing Partnership of the University of Alaska, AWHONN, and NPWH
“There is so much we can do to make people’s lives better,” Alexandra Edwards emphasized during our recent conversation. “If we support individuals and just ask people about their alcohol use, we can make such an impact.” Her passion grew as she described the “long-term upstream impacts of prevention and support.” Working in partnership with…
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Formed Families Forward FASD Winter Webinar Series
Formed Families Forward is offering 4 webinars focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 7-8pm: FASD 101: Understanding Symptoms and Providing Support with Dr. Stacia Stribling and Dr. Kelly Henderson (Formed Families Forward) Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7-8pm: Diagnosing FASD with Dr. Ali Sturgill (University of Virginia Children’s Hospital) Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7-8pm: The Role…