Managing challenging behaviours in adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (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]