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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DISORDER

BY JAMIE, LIBBY AND MACKENZIE
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The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

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BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • Slow auditory pace & cognitive pace
  • Impulsive, inability to predict outcomes
  • Difficulty generalizing
  • Developmentally younger than their age
  • Sensory issues: over stimulated, distracticble
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BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS CONTIUNED

  • Memory problems, on and off days
  • Easily fatigued
  • Concrete thinker, earns by doing
  • Rigid, difficulty stopping or changing activities
  • Overwhelmed
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VALUES AND EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM

ON TASK, FOCUSED, RESPONSBILE ETC.
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HOW TEACHERS MIGHT INTERPRET THE STUDENTS BEHAVIOUR

WHEN EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT MET
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HOW TEACHERS MIGHT REACT

IF NOT INFORMED ABOUT FASD
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO

PREVENT AND HELP WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
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TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

  • Slow down, give more time & adjust workload
  • Accept need to re-teach a concept in different settings
  • Establish developmentally appropriate expectations
  • Provide breaks, use visual cues & build on strengths
  • Provide kineesthetic, experiential relational options for learning.
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Libby Aynsley