Supporting People with FASD – How to Be a Guiding Light
In the United States, around 6.5% have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(FASD). The percentage implies that every 1 of 20 students in a typical classroom faces FASD-related issues. Many people around us are likely to live with FASD, and we may not even know about their challenges. Supporting such individuals with FASD requires a deep understanding […]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder–Hope Shines Through, Education for the End of Shame and Stigma
My life may be short, but it does not lack grace. I may be young, but my story does not lack mercy. Being adopted, there is a life that I could have had and a life that I now lead. The life that I could have had may not be a painting of a beautiful […]
Everything (well almost everything) you need to know about FASD: health, statistics, stigma & more
One of the first questions I always receive after someone discovers I have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is, “So, what is FASD?” If you or someone you know has asked this, keep reading… Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur when a […]
Not Broken, Just Trying to Find Our Balance
Many of us have heard of tokenism. According to the Oxford Languages dictionary, tokenism is: “the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of…equality within a workforce.” In other words, tokenism […]