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Extractions: Airdate: June 13, 2002 In Canada, about 65,000 children have fetal alcohol syndrome, a condition triggered when their mothers drink alcohol during pregnancy. It affects a child's mind and body. It makes learning incredibly difficult. Children who have it often struggle through the school system and fall through the cracks. But not at one school in Winnipeg. For these children it's a school of hope. Eleven-year-old Jesse Laporte has fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), but Jesse is thriving at school because he goes to Winnipeg's David Livingstone School. The public elementary school has two special classrooms for 16 children with fetal alcohol syndrome. Eight years ago, the stereotype about kids and FAS was challenged by four women there. Leading the way was Angeline Ramkissoon, the school's principal. "We had a group of kids coming into our school system who are fetal alcohol syndrome and we knew absolutely nothing about fetal alcohol," she says. "We were overwhelmed because, like everything else, you're afraid of the unknown. And when you don't know much about it, well the best thing to do is to find out about it." "These kids are so sensitive to sight and sounds that they
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Extractions: HealthSCOUT Reporter FRIDAY, April 14 (HealthSCOUT) Seventeen years ago, when Linda LaFever was eight months pregnant, she went on a drinking binge. For two weeks, she drank a half bottle of vodka a day. Five years later, she learned the price of that binge. A panel of experts told her that her son, Daniel, with an IQ of 58, had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. "My world stopped. It took about three seconds to link those words. I picked up my child and put him on my lap and rocked him," LaFever recalls. "I'm still trying to get over it." Today Daniel is a 17-year-old whose high school curriculum in Hawaii includes learning to make his own bed and doing laundry. "Any time alcohol is mixed in with pregnancy, it's going to cause some damage," LaFever says. "Don't think it can't happen to your child. And when it happens to your child, it happens to you." Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a diagnosis that means a child will probably suffer stunted growth and facial deformities, attention and behavior problems, and, in some cases, mental retardation. Worst of all, it's a diagnosis that's never outgrown; adults with FAS will never function normally.
Extractions: November 16, 2001 As compared to advances made by other groups in society that were traditionally subject to discrimination and did not achieve equality, children with special needs have fared very badly. One would think that the most vulnerable and dependent members of Canadian society would have achieved the greatest progress. In fact, the reverse is the case. A 1999 report by the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children titled "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: How Does Canada Measure Up?" researched six areas related to Convention Articles. The report notes seven areas in which children's rights are being systemically violated in Canada and 26 situations where action is required before Canada's compliance with the Convention can be met in the Articles examined. The report states and I quote: In this study, Aboriginal children, children with disabilities, abused and neglected children and refugee children were found to be particularly at risk.
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Extractions: "James," labeled as Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) by the school psychologist, had an IQ in the high average range and no other diagnosed learning disabilities. James had been so disruptive in the first grade classroom that he had spent most of the first few weeks of school in the principal's office. The first day I spent observing and silently thinking to myself this would be an easy one. It would be a challenge to see how fast we could turn this classroom, and James, around. During my discussion with the teacher at the end of the school day, I offered to teach the class the next day in order to demonstrate a few techniques. Betty, the teacher, was happy to comply and looked forward to a day of rest. Almost nine years later I can still remember how my body felt, legs rooted to the classroom floor, as I realized that nothing, in my vast experience as a special educator, had prepared me for that moment. James was supposed to do what was expected at this stage in the procedure. I was terrified (not to mention just a little embarrassed as the teacher, principal, counselor and two teacher aides were observing). As I stood in the middle of the room, I remembered a boy named Jon whom I had taught in an experimental behavior modification classroom in 1972 in Pueblo Colorado. Jon hadn't done well in the program and was eventually transferred to a residential facility. Why, Jon even looked like James! I recalled a string of students throughout my career whose behavior and even physical characteristics seemed similar to James'. These included adolescents in a program for former street kids in Utah, a student in the psychiatric hospital program discharged as un-treatable, and several pupils in my public school classrooms. In that split second I knew there was an important link between all these former students and James. But, what was it?
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Extractions: News Release September 16, 2003 Health Professionals Must Learn More About Drinking During Pregnancy ST. LOUIS Some health care professionals believe that women who are pregnant can enjoy an occasional glass of wine with no ill effects to their unborn babies. They're mistaken, and an awareness campaign spearheaded by Saint Louis University is about to tell them so, says Mark Mengel, M.D., MPH, chair of community and family medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "In one study, researchers looked at the behavior of children whose mothers drank alcohol when they were pregnant, and found that even small amounts of drinking during pregnancy was associated with higher levels of aggressive and delinquent behavior in their offspring at age 6," Dr. Mengel says. "Another study showed there were perceptible differences in the heights of children at age 14 whose mothers drank even a small amount of alcohol; their offspring were smaller. There is no safe level you can drink during pregnancy, so the Midwestern Regional FAS Training Center will offer continuing education to doctors, therapists, nurses and other health professionals to address this problem." The University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Institutes of Mental Health and the St. Louis Association of Retarded Citizens are collaborating with Saint Louis University on the Midwestern Regional FAS Training Center. The center serves six states and is funded by a $797,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Task Force Minutes - November 13, 2001 North Dakota fetal alcohol syndrome Task Force (Advisory Council clients, took drug and alcohol histories, made In their education program they teach that it is http://www.usd.edu/fourstatefasconsortium/northdakota/minutes/11-13-01.htm
Extractions: Bismarck, North Dakota Call to Order Chair, Larry Burd, called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room of the State Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota. Present Sandy Anseth, Linda Beckler, Larry Burd, Judy Foster, Tammy Gallup-Millner, Karen Oby, Ellen O'Connor, Linda Rorman, Robin Sposato, Gloria Lefthand, Cheryle Fox, Betty Poitra, Shirley Marion, Tanna Marvel and Marlene Peterson Agenda No additions were suggested for the Agenda. Minutes of Last Meeting Minutes had been distributed to the membership via e-mail. No corrections were made at the meeting. If the membership has corrections to be made, please e-mail Ellen O'Connor at ellen_o'connor@mail.und.nodak.edu Business Services for Affected People in Families with FAS/FAE North Dakota has a good identifying system for those with FAS, but is struggling with delivery of services, particularly as they relate to persons with FAS without mental retardation and those with FAS who are older. Reference was made to Dr. Paul Dauphinais' letter dated May 2, 2001 (a copy of his letter was included with the May 22 Minutes) in which he highlighted the profile of difficulties for all of those who are affected by FAS, the lack of information that many professionals have about the topic, the need there is for those affected by the problem to constantly be teaching about FAS and interpreting to the service professionals their needs, and the lack of coordination between services.
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Extractions: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Syndrome (FASD) , often referred to as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), and other Alcohol-Related Birth Defects (ARBDs) are a series of birth disabilities related to alcohol. FASD is a pattern of mental and physical problems that may occur in some children whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy. While the baby is developing in the mother, alcohol the mother drinks is passed to the developing child. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is now regarded as one of the leading causes of mental retardation in the US. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is entirely preventable . If a woman of childbearing age does not drink when she could become pregnant or is pregnant, her child will not have FASD. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that reported rates of FASD vary widely. Currently, it is estimated that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (the most severe form) is seen in 0.2 to 1.5 per 1,000 live births in the U.S. Children diagnosed as suffering from FASD have lifelong behavioral, intellectual and physical difficulties. Not all babies and children are affected the same way and the
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Extractions: More Pages: Fetal-alcohol-syndrome Page 1 Book reviews for "Fetal-alcohol-syndrome" sorted by average review score: Fantastic Antone Succeeds!: Experiences in Educating Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Published in Hardcover by Univ of Alaska Pr (December, 1993) Authors: Judith Kleinfeld, Siobhan Wescott, and Judith S. Kleinfield Amazon base price: Used price: Average review score: A Must Have for anyone who works with FAS children ...after reading countless books on ADHD...this book was the first thing that made any sense at all, and finally gave me the information I needed to get my stepson diagnosed properly at age 12.... This book would be the quickest and best way, other than through years of living with someone with FAS, to try to understand the complexities of this condition. MOST people cannot understand it until they either have lived with it for years, worked with it for years, or at the very least read this book. Highly recommended. Dont raise, teach, or work with a FAS child and thier family without this kind of knowledge. A must have for any parent, caregiver with FAS/FAE children
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Extractions: We believe Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder can be prevented through awareness and education. Below you will find resources that may be used by anyone to inform and educate about FASD. So tell someone you love, tell someone you've met, tell everyone who will listen and together we CAN make a difference!
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Extractions: Some documents are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). The latest version of the viewer software is available free of charge from Adobe . For more information, click here A print version of this resource is available for purchase from the Learning Resources Centre or may be downloaded at no cost from this site. This resource includes: background and terminology that will help educators understand the current diagnostic definition of FASD. It also explains the diagnostic process, primary and secondary disabilities, and the strengths and protective factors often seen in students with FASD key considerations for planning effective education programs suggestions for how to build a positive classroom climate and maintain a supportive learning environment overarching strategies on how to structure the learning environment, develop effective routines, build skills for whole class instruction, teach social and adaptive skills, and help students generalize new skills and concepts
FAS - A Diagnosis, Not A Label to bring. What do you mean I need to reteach Little Johnny fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol Effect are determined by a medical examination plus a http://alcoholism.about.com/library/weekly/aa000529a.htm
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Extractions: Karen Jaffe The old saying "big things come in small packages" is true for TV, too. Some of the very best educational and entertaining television can be found in the short public service announcements or interstitials which air between children's programs. The Saturday morning kids block on ABC targeted primarily for elementary children called "One Saturday Morning" includes a clever series of 90-second spots titled "Great Minds." Narrated by comedian Robin Williams in his Genie role from Disney's "Aladdin," young viewers learn a short history of a famous person who has demonstrated the theme of the series, which is "great minds think for themselves." The Genie, who is transformed into appropriate storytellers to complement each story, takes kids into the lives of such heroes as Ben Franklin, Sojourner Truth, George Washington Carver, Clara Barton, John Muir, Susan B. Anthony, Jackie Robinson, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few. The information is factual and rich in history, but the delivery is pure Robin Williams. Animate Your World
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Extractions: October - 03 Oct 31, DYFS will launch a 24-hour central hotline for the screening of child abuse allegations by the end of this calendar year Oct 30, Oct 30, Oct 30, Regional forums to showcase benefits of employing people with disabilities Oct 28, Oct 28, Conference, "A Bridge to the Community" Oct 27, Oct 23, In unprecedented effort, DYFS visits 14,000 children Oct 23, Save the Children Day set for Hudson County tomorrow Oct 23, McGreevey Releases $1.5 Million for Hunger Relief
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Extractions: CalFAS Newsletter Spring 2004, Vol. 1 CalFAS Mission The CalFAS Board Contact Susan Doctor, PhD Prior to her September 2002 retirement, Susan Doctor, PhD was an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT). In that capacity, among many other things, she taught various classes ranging from Alcohol/Drug Prevention, to her specialty, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Drug Effects (FDE). Although no longer employed full time by the university, Susan continues to teach one class per semester. Currently Susan gets to choose the work she will do. Consequently you find her providing FAS/FDE consultation throughout the United States, speaking at conferences, training service providers working with people with FAS and/or FDE and care givers raising them, and working hands on with people of all ages who have the disability. Susans publications include the following: Education chapter of the State of Nevadas response to children exposed to alcohol/drugs in utero Fetal alcohol sydrome/fetal alcohol effect/fetal drug effect: Educational implications (1994). San Jose: Family Education Foundation;
Extractions: ...after reading countless books on ADHD...this book was the first thing that made any sense at all, and finally gave me the information I needed to get my stepson diagnosed properly at age 12.... This book would be the quickest and best way, other than through years of living with someone with FAS, to try to understand the complexities of this condition. MOST people cannot understand it until they either have lived with it for years, worked with it for years, or at the very least read this book. Highly recommended. Dont raise, teach, or work with a FAS child and thier family without this kind of knowledge.
