learning disabilitybrain-based physical disabilityTop of pageIntroduction Background FASD education strategies in the WSD Discussion References Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disability with significant implications for learning and behaviour. International research suggests...
Region 6 FASD provides extensive information on its website about programs offered by its partners, resource directories, housing directories, and a calendar of events and seminars. The site also has information about FASD and adults, children/youth and prevention: (website no longer functioning) O...
Health Canada describes FASD as a national public health, education, economic and societal concern [13]. In addition to the high human health costs (indicated above), FASD also has high societal and economic costs associated with both direct service needs and secondary disabilities. For example, ...
Service user/parental consent was obtained for each individual attending the National FASD Specialist Clinic for their anonymised data to be used in such evaluations to aid learning and to develop the clinic further. From all the cases seen in the National FASD Specialist Clinic since its origin ...
1.5. Rewards and Executive Function Challenge to psychological processes associated with characteristics of ADHD, ODD, and ASD, regardless of diagnosis, may pose an elevated risk of anti-social responses to rewards and consequences. The implications of this have been found in the school-exclusion-to...