FASD

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER

CASE STUDY

By Tracie Ramanand

MEETING THE FAMILY

I met this couple that had just moved from North Bay

told me about the twin brothers 3 year old Simon and Thomas that they are adopting

and the twins have been diagnosis with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

They feel overwhelmed because of the diagnosis and the move ,and wonder what services there are in Toronto to help the boys

THE FAMILY

So from what I know the boys are both showing

signs of cognitive delay and are having a hard

time with impulse control

As for the parents I think they would need

services that are close to home

And if they are thinking of putting the boys in

daycare to have good commutation with the

daycare staff

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER

Women drinking alcohol during pregnancy

FASD is one of the top causes of developmental

delay

So result for the mother drinking during her

pregnancy is :

The child falling into one of these characteristics:

Growth Patterns, Facial Features and Central

nervous system problems

#1 GROWTH PATTERNS

Growth is slowed down

Body size is small then the average height for

the child’s age

And both head size and weight are both smaller

as well

#2 FACIAL FEATURES

The middle of the face is very flat

Eye opening is small

Upper lip is thin

From the upper lip to the base of the nose it is

very smooth

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Developmental delay (Cognitive)

Forgetting things

May not understand instructions

Learning disabilities

Poor social skills

Maybe have a hard time understanding right from wrong

Gets distracted easily/or cannot stay focus (impulse control)

CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENT

GROSS/FINE MOTOR

For gross motor you

should have a lot of

movement like:

Dance inside or outside

Having the children try

going up and down the

slide

So they can use their

large muscles

Fine motor is using

things like your fingers

joints

Having a scenery bin with

pasta and cereal that are

shaped like the letter O

Slide on grips for any

item the child might use

and can hold

VISUAL

Lots of natural light coming in

Use non-fluorescent light

The colors on the wall shouldn’t be to bright

Lots of storage

NOISE AND HEARING (AUDITORY)

Have relaxing music

Practice what to do for a fire drill before hand

Have a quite area

COGNITIVE

Reading: make the story shot but keep the

interest of the children in mind

try to do different voices for each character

Ask questions so the children can guess what

happens next

And focus on one topic

Math: count as often as you can

Do matching and sorting actives

not to challenging

Hands on material

Music/ Drama: songs that have actions

Change the words so it is easier to sing

Do it in a small group

and get sound proof ear muffs to reduce sound

MEMORY

Have a consistent, predictable routine that

follows the same pattern

Visual

Hands on activities

New item must be slowly transitioned to the

children and can understand what is going on

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY

Have stress relive items : stress ball

Short exercises: deep breathing

SOCIAL

All materials should have illustrations on them

Ask the child to show you what you told them : “

can you show me how to hang up your coat?”

But don’t ask to many questions

And speak slowly

EMOTIONAL

Remind children what happens when they don’t

follow the rules of the classroom

Don’t overwhelm the children with too many

words

AGENCIES IN TORONTO

FAS World Canada 250 Scarborough Golf Club Road

Toronto, ON, M1J3G8

Phone number: 416-264-8000 Fax: 416-264-8222

Have support groups for parents

referrals for respite care

http://www.fasworld.com/contact-us/

Motherisk: The Hospital For Sick Children555 University Avenue

Alcohol and Substance Use Help line:

1-877-327-4636

open from Monday- Friday 9-5

Appointment only

Phone number : 416-813-6780

http://www.motherisk.org/women/index.jsp

Native Child and Family Services St. Michael Hospital

Diagnostic Clinic

464 Young Street, Suite 201

Toronto, ON M4Y 1W9

Phone number : 416-867-3655

Fax: 416-867-3736

NO WEBSITE FOUND I FOUND IT IN THIS LINK

http://www.torontocas.ca/app/Uploads/resources/fasd_booklet.pdf

Mothercraft- Breaking the CycleMargaret Leslie

FASD Diagnostic Clinic

761 Queen Street West, Sutie 107

Toronto, ON M6J 1G1

Phone number : 416 -364-7373

Fax: 416-364-8008

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.internationaladoptionstories.com/phrases-

definitions.htm

http://fasd.alberta.ca/documents/Strategies_Not_Solution

s_Handbook.pdf

https://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/fasd/fasdearly_en.p

df

http://www.fasworld.com/contact-us/

http://www.torontocas.ca/app/Uploads/resources/fasd_bo

oklet.pdf

http://www.motherisk.org/women/contactUs.js

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