Product Description
In the first book of its kind, experts describe how to help people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. A summary of recent findings and recommendations is presented by the team who conducted the largest study ever done on people of all ages with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. Twenty-one experts from the fields of human services, education, and criminal justice respond by describing their solutions to this problem of a birth defect that targets the brain and has lifelong consequences. Some of the most crippling secondary disabilities that people with FAS/FAE face include mental health problems, disrupted school experience, inappropriate sexual behavior, trouble with the law, alcohol and drug problems, difficulty caring for their children, and homelessness. This book acknowledges the diverse and multifaceted needs of people with FAS/FAE across the lifespan. It will be valuable for parents and the many professionals working with people with FAS/FAE.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 2 reviews)

Excellent Report on Co-occuring Disorders by Mom of 6 (Central California USA)

5 Stars
August 25, 2009
This book opens the door on FAS and co-occuring disorders. It is technical in a way, but I am not educated in social work or FAS specifically and it was not a difficult read. A must have in your Fetal Alcohol Syndrome library.

The Challenge of Fetal Alcohol by Ann Speedy (Terre Haute Indiana)

1 Stars
January 10, 2009
This book was too detailed for me. I have ready very little of it. I use it for a reference book.

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities by Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth (Author) Compelling and easy to understand, this book explains the medical and social issues surrounding fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol effects (FAE). Compassionately written by the expert psychologist who conducted some of the earliest examinations of chidren with FAS and FAE more than 20 years ago, this guidebook explains how to identify and work with children and adults who have the disorder and how to educate prospective mothers and society at large. Photographs, illustrations, and...
	The Best I Can Be: Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-Effects (Revised) (Mom's Choice Awards Recipient) by Jodee Kulp (Author), Liz Kulp (Author) A young teen with Fetal Alcohol Effects challenges the world to peer inside her life and brain. Through her own writings the reader is taken on a life changing journey that will impact their thinking about how to help and understand children with brain damage due to Fetal Alcohol.
	Damaged Angels: An Adoptive Mother¿s Struggle to Understand the Tragic Toll of Alcohol in Pregnancy by Bonnie Buxton (Author) Part heartfelt memoir, part practical guide, Damaged Angels recounts Bonnie Buxton's struggles to raise an adopted daughter whom she didn't realize was afflicted with fetal alcohol disorder. Her book also offers guidance to parents who have children with FASD. By the time Bonnie’s daughter Colette hit first grade, her parents were coping with her frequent stealing and lying, and the necessity of special education. At fourteen, she discovered drugs and sex; by eighteen, she was a crack addict...
	Broken Cord by Michael Dorris (Author) The controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked the nation's interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award.
	Fantastic Antone Succeeds: Experiences in Educating Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by Judith Kleinfeld (Author)