Online Resources for Parents, Mentors, and Professionals

Who Provide Care and/or Services to

Teens or Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Compiled by Teresa Kellerman February 2006

 

A. First, order Bonnie Buxton's Book "Damaged Angels"

http://damagedangels.com

 

B. While you are waiting for your book to arrive, read the following articles:

 

By Teresa Kellerman:

 

Reasonable Plan for Adults with FASD

    http://come-over.to/FAS/Reasonable.htm   

Tri-Level Man

    http://come-over.to/FAS/TriLevelMan.htm

What Makes Teen Tick?

    http://come-over.to/FAS/TeensTick.htm

How to Talk to Your Child About FASD

    http://come-over.to/FAS/HowToTalkFASD.htm

ABCs of FASD (to read and discuss with your teen or adult child)

    http://fasteen.com/ABCFASD.htm

FASD and the Brain

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/FASbrain.htm

Array of Abilities

   http://come-over.to/FAS/array.htm

FASD and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors

       http://www.come-over.to/FAS/InappropriateSexualBehavior.htm

To Parent or Not to Parent?

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/ParentsWithFASD.htm

Lofty Dreams

    http://come-over.to/FAS/LoftyDreams.htm

John's Success as an Adult

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/JohnAdult.htm

The Price of Success

    http://come-over.to/FAS/PriceSuccess.htm

Competency and Capacity

    http://come-over.to/FAS/CompetencyCapacity.htm

A Tragic Story

    http://come-over.to/FAS/TragicStory.htm

Crossing the Bridge to the Future

    http://come-over.to/FAS/CrossingBridge.htm

Staying Alive With the FASD Survival Plan

    http://come-over.to/FAS/StayingAlive.htm

Three Crucial Steps to Assisting the Teen or Adult with FASD

    http://come-over.to/FAS/3crucialsteps.htm

FASD and Responsibility

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/responsibility.htm

To Drink or Not to Drink

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/FASDdrink.htm

FASD and Substance Abuse Programs

    http://come-over.to/FAS/SubstanceAbusePrograms.htm

External Brain

   http://come-over.to/FAS/externalbrain.htm

Security Alert

     http://come-over.to/FAS/security.htm

Twelve Points of Acceptance

     http://come-over.to/FAS/12facts.htm

Broken Beaks and Wobbly Wings

     http://come-over.to/FAS/birdies.htm

What Works Best for Employment Programs

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/WhatWorksForJohn.htm

FASD in the Court System

    http://come-over.to/FAS/Court/

Fact Sheet for Law Enforcement

    http://come-over.to/FAS/LawEnforcement.htm

 

Photos and Stories:

 

FASSTARS Pages

    http://www.come-over.to/fasstar/faspix/1stGeneration.htm

Boy in a Man's Body

    http://come-over.to/FAS/boyman/

By Other Parents Having Experience

 

Bonnie Buxtons's Rogue Sunflowers

    http://come-over.to/FAS/sunflowers.htm

Jan Lutke Strategies

    http://come-over.to/FAS/JanLutkeStrategies.htm

Teenagers!

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/teens.htm

Money Management for Adults with FASD

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/MoneyManagementAdult.htm

I Am Tired by Vicki Pay

     http://www.come-over.to/FAS/Tired.htm

Jenny's Story

    http://come-over.to/FAS/jenny.htm

A Letter from Aaron's Father

    http://come-over.to/FAS/Aaron.htm

How to Fight With Your FASer by Eva

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/FASfight.htm

Tips for Adults with FASD by Eva

    http://come-over.to/FAS/TipsEva.htm

A Mother Speaks Out

    http://come-over.to/FAS/momofteens.htm

When Did You Get the Tragedy of FASD?

    http://come-over.to/FAS/getfasd.htm

 

 

By Adults with FASD:

 

Steve Neafcy's FAS Flight

    http://www.fasflight.com/

Zak: Living With FASD

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/ZakLife.htm

Jonathan: Living With FASD:

    http://fasd.wordpress.com/

Ramona's Speech for FASDay:

    http://come-over.to/FAS/RamonaSpeech2003.htm

Sarah's Space

    http://groups.msn.com/FASDonthenet

How We Cope: Married Life With FASD

    http://come-over.to/FAS/heather.htm

 

From the Experts:

 

LaDue on FASD in the Criminal Justice System

    http://come-over.to/FAS/LadueCriminalJustice.htm

Neurobehavior in Adolescents and Adults with FASD

     http://come-over.to/FAS/Neurobehavior.htm

Ann Streissguth's Letter to Teens

    http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/Streissguth.campletter.html

David Boulding "Mistakes I Have Made"

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/LawyersNotes.htm

 

Research:

 

Secondary Disabilities (Streissguth Study Report)

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/fasconf.htm

Arrested Social Development

    http://www.come-over.to/FAS/SocialArrest.htm

FASD and Abnormal Sexual Behavior

    http://come-over.to/FAS/sexscience.htm

FAS and the Brain 

    http://come-over.to/FAS/brochures/FASbrainBrochure.pdf

 

C. Join a support group mail list:

 

Olderfas is for adults and mentors only who care for adults and older teens (age 16+) with FASD

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Olderfas/join

 

OlderAdoptFASD is for adoptive parents of younger teens (12-18) with FASD:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OlderAdoptFASD/join

 

FASDlane is for older teens and adults who have FASD

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FASDLane/

 


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