Learning with FASD

Managing challenging behaviours in adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

In this episode, Christine Brooks (Vice Chair of the board at NOFASD Australia [https://www.nofasd.org.au/], former primary school teacher, and foster carer to a young person with FASD) discusses challenging behaviours that may arise for adolescents with FASD and some helpful strategies for managing this. References for information cited in this episode include: Tsang, T. W., Lucas, B. R., Carmichael Olson, H., Pinto, R. Z., & Elliott, E. J. (2016). Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, FASD, and Child Behavior: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics (Evanston), 137(3), e20152542–e20152542. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-2542 [https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-2542]