The question is, how do we support them? Despite being one of the most common developmental disabilities in the world, there is little understanding (and even fewer services) for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) and their families. Family members spend years looking for help and resources, only to find that most professionals do not know enough about FASD or how to support those with it. Parents and supporters of children, teens, and adults with FASDs are often perplexed by their behaviors and daily struggles. Traditional responses and approaches often make things worse. We might know that they need different types of support, but struggle with knowing how to do so.

That’s where Essential FASD Supports comes in! This book offers a reinterpretation of “challenging behaviors” and other common struggles that people with FASDs experience while living in a world that does not understand them. It helps parents and professionals think about practical supports for everyday life and long-term progress. Additionally, readers will learn what we should avoid if we want to effectively support people with FASDs. Essential FASD Supports addresses:

• Daily learning and thinking
• Emotional dysregulation and “challenging behaviors”
• Opposition
• Safe and healthy interactions

This book provides a proactive framework to support people with FASDs so they can use their strengths to make progress and thrive. It will benefit parents, caregivers, foster providers, therapists, teachers, and anyone else who supports someone with an FASD.

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This webinar is a one-day workshop, and will be recorded and available for 7 days after the workshop. It starts at 9am and goes until around 4pm.

The “It’s a Brain Thing!” workshop is an intensive, one-day FASD workshop, focusing on brain-based, practical supports for families and caregivers of children, teenagers, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

Despite prenatal alcohol exposure being the top cause of FASD’s, intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities in the world, there is very little information and very few services for those living with it. Parents of children with FASD’s spend a lot of time looking for services that simply aren’t there. Additionally, many traditional parenting approaches and therapies do not work for people with FASD’s. This leads to stress, trauma, and ongoing challenging behaviors.

Nate Sheets is an international FASD behavior consultant, author, and trainer who helps parents understand their child’s brain, behaviors, and strengths. With 12 years of professional experience with FASD, developmental disabilities, and foster care, Nate’s Cognitive Supports model guides parents through many of the complicated and challenging situations that their child may go through, and offers a practical framework.

In this workshop, Nate will challenge your views of your child’s behaviors, offering you alternative interpretations and strategies to try. We’ll cover FASD, early-childhood stress/trauma, Executive Dysfunction, skills building, and challenging behaviors.