Extractions: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Teaching and Research Awareness Campaign ~ An Update November 2003 Many positive things have happened in the last year to the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum project of Arc Riverside. The pilot phase is over and we are beginning to reach out to other organizations that see the benefits to their community and/or school district of a peer teaching program for high school students. Among the accomplishments and immediate plans of FASTRAC are the following: Arc Riverside has developed an effective program called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Teaching and Research Awareness Campaign (F.A.S.T.R.A.C.). This prevention education curriculum for high school students is currently taught in one school district and is now in several areas across the country even though we have yet to launch a marketing campaign. FASTRAC provides the best way for students to receive personal health information with the greatest potential for affecting change â FROM THEIR PEERS.
Gene Hester Video Library This video highlights the cause and affects of fetal alcohol syndrome. STUDENTS LIKE ME TEACHING CHILDREN WITH fetal ALCHOL syndrome http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/sqa/training/video/womenfasvid.htm
Extractions: Video Library Printer Friendly Version General Information Subscriber Information Video Return Policy ... Training Pages Code used to denote intended audiences: A - Adult, College HS - High School K-6 - Kindergarten through sixth grade HC - Addictions and Health Care professionals Fourth through sixth grade CJ - Criminal Justice Professionals JH - Junior High School T - Teacher FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS: AN OVERVIEW HS, A National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome This video highlights the cause and affects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Specific emphasis is placed on the risk of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the characteristics/deficits associated with children diagnosed with FAS. The message is that FAS is disabling, permanent and completely preventable. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
FAS Resource List Teaching Students with fetal alcohol syndrome/Effects A Resource Guide forTeachers By BC Ministry of Education http://www.thearc.org/faslist.html
Extractions: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Resource Guide Public education can be considered the cornerstoneof all FAS prevention efforts.* * From Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities by Ann Streissguth. Introduction This resource guide was written for parents, families and educators who are involved in caring for, living with and educating individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). The ability to access current and accurate information about FAS is critical in becoming a source of help and hope for children and adults living with FAS. The goal of this resource guide is to encourage you to learn more about FAS, including what causes it, how to prevent it, and how FAS impacts the everyday lives of people. Print copies are available for $4.66 from The Arcs Publications Desk (see below). Chapters of The Arc receive an automatic 20 percent discount. Have your chapter number ready when placing on order and ask for Item #20-13. The Arcs Publications Desk
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The Best I Can Be Living with fetal alcohol syndromeEffects by Liz Kulp, useful teaching, training and resource materials relating to fetal alcohol http://www.our-kids.org/Books/fas.htm
Extractions: The Best I Can Be: Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-Effects by Liz Kulp, Jodee Kulp; Publisher: Better Endings New Beginnings; (April 2000) ISBN: A young teen with Fetal Alcohol Effects challenges the world to peer inside her life and brain. Through her own writings the reader is taken on a life changing journey that will impact their thinking about how to help and understand children with brain damage due to Fetal Alcohol. Fantastic Antone Grows Up: Adolescents and Adults With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by Judith Kleinfeld, Barbara Morse, Siobhan Wescott; Publisher: University of Alaska Press; (November 2000)ISBN: 1889963119 In this sequel to Fantastic Antone Succeeds , young people with fetal alcohol syndrome/effects (FAS/E) and their caregivers report on their experiences coping with the problems of adolescence and young adulthood. Emphasis is placed on techniques which do and do not work in the process of navigating the teenage years successful Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : A Guide for Families and Communities by Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth; Paul H Brookes Pub Co., 1997.
Extractions: Women who drink while pregnant expose their unborn child to a bath of alcohol which affects growth: it damages the brain's wiring and alters body development. The baby with fetal alcohol syndrome is born with physical and mental defects and behavioral disabilities. How badly the baby is affected depends on many factors, including when during pregnancy the woman drank and the pattern of alcohol abuse. The effects last for life. Doctors can diagnose FAS by noting the history of maternal drinking and by observing slow growth, abnormal facial features and central nervous system problems (such as lower IQ, attention problems and developmental delays). A child with the weaker form of FAS, fetal alcohol effect, lacks the full set of physical abnormalities seen in FAS. The general term for FAS/FAE and related disorders is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Vida Health Communications TEACHING CHILDREN WITH fetal alcohol syndrome. Students Like Me was created tohelp elementary and special educators understand what fetal alcohol syndrome http://www.vida-health.com/product_detail.php?selected_product=0023&selected_cat
Extractions: Alcohol, pregnancy, and the fetal alcohol syndrome (slide lecture series, 2nd ed.). Hanover, NH: Dartmouth Medical School, Project Cork. Teaching unit with 79 slides and 62 pages of accompanying text that gives comprehensive overview of the effects of maternal drinking on the fetal development of the central nervous system; also explains facial and behavioral characteristics of individuals with FAS/FAE and outlines current research and public health issues. (Available by calling 1-800-432-8433.) David with FAS David with FAS [Film]. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 45-minute video about David Vandenbrink, a 21-year-old man with FAS whose condition went undiagnosed for 18 years. (Available from Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Post Office Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053, or call 1-800-257-5126.)
UNC Health Care - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that range from fullblown fetal alcohol syndrome to more subtle Typical behaviors of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/healthpatientcare/goodmedicine/fetal_alcohol.h
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Www.ddhealthinfo.org - Medical Care Information fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a constellation of physical and mental birth Teaching Strategies. Place in calm, orderly environment; Establish clear, http://www.ddhealthinfo.org/ggrc/doc2.asp?ParentID=3179
Media Contacts National Advisory Committee on fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol Effects During her teaching career, Ms. Starkman has been elected twice as a Public http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2000/2000_47ebk1.htm
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The ABC's Of FAS/FAE Definition of and facial features of fetal alcohol syndrome children. Definition andfacial characteristics of fetal alcohol Effect children http://www.lcsc.edu/education/fas/
Extractions: The following material is in GIF format. To view, turn on the Auto Image Loading feature of your browser. Back to Directory SYNOPSIS: This document is a breakdown of the personality and learning traits of FAS/FAE children. Knowing what to expect in terms of how they learn and process information, as well as what other agendas may be in their brains can make a tremendous difference in the lesson that are planned. Not only that, but because of some of the traits , such as retreating and isolating themselves, teachers will be prepared and formulate a plan of action to address the issue. At first glance, most of these seem negative-it isn't so much negative as it is how they process what you say and how you say it. Remember, just because you know what you said, they might not.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Treatments Treatments for fetal alcohol. syndrome may be inappropriate. A new study overturnsthe notion that children with fetal alcohol syndrome have the same http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1997/April/erapril.14/4_14_97FetalAl
Extractions: Treatments for fetal alcohol syndrome may be inappropriate A new study overturns the notion that children with fetal alcohol syndrome have the same learning problems as children with attention deficit disorders. The surprising findings by Emory researchers offer guidance on developing new teaching methods and drug treatments for children with FAS. Those now used may be the opposite of what children with FAS need, the study suggested. The new work, published in the February issue of Alcoholism, examined how children with FAS learn compared to children with attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder. FAS affects children whose mothers drank heavily during pregnancy. Children with FAS have behavioral and learning problems in addition to brain damage and facial abnormalities. "FAS was never before looked at in this way," according to the study's lead researcher, Claire Coles, an associate professor of psychology. "We just assumed that the kids with FAS have ADHD and gave them Ritalin." The Emory team expected the new study to confirm that notion. Instead, they uncovered major differences in how children with FAS learn, as opposed to children with ADHD. Their work found that children with ADHD are like impatient commuters who are frustrated by traffic and impulsively switch lanes or try detours in their rush to get where they're going. Conversely, children with FAS behave like drivers who patiently inch forward through traffic, content to stay in line and pass up other, unfamiliar routes.
Extractions: Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program The Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program at the University of Calgary offers a post-diploma program (Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation [BCR]) to students working in the field of rehabilitation who want to complete a degree. The degree is available to students in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan through small groups of students identified as Community of Learners (COL). These students can access the program through a variety of means, including distance education. One area of required study is in the area of health as it relates to disability. The COL has identified a particular interest in the study of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Many students felt that they had encountered disabled adults in their practice who indeed had many of the characteristics of FAS, but had never been formally diagnosed. It was decided that it would be beneficial to offer a course in this area to provide professional training and promote awareness of FAS among community rehabilitation professionals. COL students identified a need to receive training in the many complex issues related to FAS, an entirely preventable disability. Why should students in the field of disability studies do a course in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? FAS is an emerging field of study. Professionals in the field of rehabilitation and social work are increasingly aware of the complexity of social, physical,behavioural and emotional issues for those affected by FAS.
Ressources D'Internet Teaching Students with fetal alcohol syndrome/Effects. Bibliography of guidesand booklets on the BC Education site. http://web.unbc.ca/~centreca/francais/online_resources.php
Extractions: Introduction Objectifs Buts Page Nationale ... Ressources d'Internet Ressources d'Internet Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Covers all kinds of drug abuse issues and has documents for download and ordering. Northern Family Health Society Prince George Based group: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. dessus de page Alcohol National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Guide for Care Providers; Guide for Women. Your Life! Your Choice Online educational resource for teaching young teens about alcohol. dessus de page Drugs Deal.org Knowzone Website index of drugs. What they are and what they do. Searchable. dessus de page FAS Arc FAS/E publications , support groups, contacts. Brooks publishing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities. Use search engine on Brooks site. FAS Bookshelf FAS online ordering. FAS world Canada Information, facts, days, breaking news. FAS, Health and Social Services, State of Alaska Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Alaska's Guide to Prevention, Intervention, and Services. FAS/E Support Network of B.C.
Fostering And Adopting FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children Fostering and Adopting FAS fetal alcohol syndrome Children We tried teachingcolors by association like green like the grass, blue like our van, and http://www.nathhan.com/fosterfas.htm
Extractions: NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network Christian Families Homeschooling Special Needs Children Home Login Contact Us Resource Room Fostering and Adopting FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children By Linda Dillon, Arlington, WA We adopted 2 little boys from an orphanage in Russia. They were 4 and 6 years old when we brought them home. Now they are 9 and 11 years old. Their Russian mother died of alcoholism. It is interesting that the younger boy is much more affected. Our theory is that their Russian mother was drinking a lot more during that pregnancy. We took the younger son to the University of Washington FAS clinic. They diagnosed him as having ARND (Alcohol Related Neurobehavioral Disorder). Basically it is a new way of saying FAE. They said he has "mild FAS facial features" and his IQ was "at the low end of normal." We have found that parenting a child with this problem is very challenging. 1. Give only one instruction at a time. If we say, "Wash your sticky hands, and then change your clothes," our son hears only the last part, and begins to strip off his clothes with sticky hands. So break it down into two separate parts, and wait until the first one is completed before giving him the second instruction. 2. Check the child's clothing every morning. At age 9 our son still often puts on underwear, pants and shirts backwards or inside out, or his shoes on the wrong feet. He also will put on a coat to go outside when it is 90 degrees outside, or forget to put on his coat when it is snowing outside. So he needs reminding.
KCSOS : Kern County SELPA : Fetal Alcohol Syndrome fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects Teaching Students with fetal alcohol syndrome Independent Living for People http://kcsos.kern.org/SpecialEd/stories/storyReader$279
Extractions: Special Education Local Plan Area Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, such as beer, wine, or mixed drinks, so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage, facial deformities, and growth deficits. Heart, liver, and kidney defects also are common, as well as vision and hearing problems. Individuals with FAS have difficulties with learning, attention, memory, and problem solving. Children with FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effects) have special educational needs. Even very young infants can benefit from early stimulation programs to help with intellectual and motor development.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Booklist Message in a Bottle the Making of fetal alcohol syndrome. Teaching the Tigera Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with http://www.parentbooks.ca/fetal_alcohol_syndrome.html
Extractions: To return to main page at any time, click on our logo. All of our booklists are available in PDF format for easier printing. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, click here: Main Booklist PDF Version Featured Books Message in a Bottle: the Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Janet Golden, $33.95 "A generation has passed since a physician first noticed that women who drank heavily while pregnant gave birth to underweight infants with disturbing tell-tale characteristics. Women whose own mothers enjoyed martinis while pregnant now lost sleep over a bowl of rum raisin ice cream. In Message in a Bottle , Janet Golden charts the course of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) through the courts, media, medical establishment, and public imagination Golden argues that the reaction to FAS was shaped by the struggle over women's relatively new abortion rights and the escalating media frenzy over "crack" babies. It was increasingly used as evidence of the moral decay found within marginalized communities - from inner-city neighborhoods to Indian reservations. With each reframing, FAS became a currency traded by politicians and political commentators, lawyers, public health professionals, and advocates for underrepresented minorities, each pursuing separate aims."
Untitled Document Dr. Sulik also participates on the fetal alcohol syndrome Center for Excellence We hope to aid in achieving that goal by teaching people about what the http://www.med.unc.edu/alcohol/cenline/13_3_1.htm
Extractions: School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Our mission is to conduct, coordinate, and promote basic and clinical research on the causes, prevention, and treatment of alcoholism and alcoholic disease. Volume 13, Number 3, 2002 Download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format UNC Scientist Leads Bowles Center Efforts to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The FAS Research and Prevention Team L to R: Corey Johnson, Bill Dunty, Debbie Dehart, Jan Smith, Dr. Marianne Meeker, Heather Baudet, Dr. Kathy Sulik, and Dr. Shao-yu Chen Kathy Sulik, PhD Since 1980, Dr. Sulik has continued her research on alcohol's teratogenic effects, identifying the events in embryonic development that are adversely impacted by maternal alcohol use. During the past few years, she has extended her work by taking her science to the community, where she has engaged in targeted educational initiatives and developed creative programs to inform the public about the dangers of prenatal exposure to alcohol. The "Better Safe Than Sorry" curriculum's hands-on experiment illustrates that brine shrimp hatching and development are adversely affected by exposure to alcohol. Students place eggs in sea water with 1%, 2%, or 3% alcohol, or with no alcohol (control). Hatching, viability, and full development are alcohol concentration dependent. (supported by NIAAA)
UAF Newsroom: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research Innovative educational strategies for teaching children with alcoholrelated Experiences in Educating Children with fetal alcohol syndrome, published by http://www.uaf.edu/news/story/research/fas.html
Extractions: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome research Innovative educational strategies for teaching children with alcohol-related birth defects continue to be developed at UAF under the direction of psychology Professor Judith Kleinfeld . These strategies show that educating children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be effective. Many are doing well at school and home, and some have even entered college. Strategies for treating FAS kids are outlined in the book Fantastic Antone Succeeds! Experiences in Educating Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome , published by the University of Alaska Press and edited by Judith Kleinfeld along with Siobhan Wescott. See the Experts Guide section on Education for experts on related topics. Photo/Video Policy Contact newsroom@uaf.edu for more information. University Relations Last modified September 27, 2004 by University Relations Web Developer
