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15 Tips To Help A Child With FASD By Jodee Kulp and Cathy Buer-Thompson, Really helpful ideas to avoid pitfalls when your child reaches age 18.

Adaptive Physical Play Ideas. With FASD kids don't remove the play and recess time regardless the weather. Here are some indoor ideas.

Developing the Calm Before the Storm by Jodee Kulp Self Calming Techniques That Worked For Us.

Discipline Techniques That Have Worked for FASD Families.

Discovering the Treasures Within. Common good qualities of persons with FASD. Sample Qualities Treasure Hunt for a FASD child

Driver's Licenses and FASD Questions you need to ask before you hand over your keys

Family Commitment by Jodee Kulp Our family is constantly changing. We needed a mission statement for our family and for the young people we care so much for so that they and we were clear of our family expectations.

Gun Safety and FASD opinions from FASlink parents

Ideas to help FASD individuals. Notes on the organicity of prenatal alcohol exposure.

Is it the Child Won't or Can't  by Diane Malbin The key to prevention is linking the idea of brain dysfunction with presenting behaviors, reframing perceptions, and moving from punishment to support. The shift is from seeing a child as one who "won't" do something to one who possibly "can't".

Lost in the FAS lane...teaching -- keep it simple. by Jodee Kulp Homeschool parent Jodee Kulp offers teaching strategies that have worked in her family.

Minimizing Screaming - Your's Not Theirs! by Teresa Kellerman

Tips for Establishing Rules Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Children and adults with FASD have difficulty internalizing and generalizing rules. This becomes more difficult when every setting the child is in (home/school/bus) have different rules. Due to short term memory. http://www.taconic.net/seminars/fas11.html

Ten Tips for Modulating Arousal by Kathryn Shea Children with FASD have difficulty modulating their arousal level. Some children are under-aroused and may appear hyperactive because they are trying to arouse themselves, while other children may be overly aroused. Difficulty modulating arousal can create problems with learning, emotions, and behavior. Contact Kathryn at: swks@taconic.net or visit her website at http://www.taconic.net/seminars/fas01.html

Transitions. Stop signs, road curves ahead. by Jodee Kulp Our daughter sounded like an Indy 500 race car when a transition occurred. How did we manage?

Sample Family Rules and Structure  Ideas from families of rules that have worked for them.

Strategies - Techniques for parents and caregivers (also from NOFAS)

Ultimate Consequences - When all else is failing - What parents from FASlink have done to help children understand proper behavior and keep their families healthy while dealing with difficult situations.

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Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
P.O. Box 131911, Roseville, Minnesota 55113-0021
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