FASD can be a hard disability to understand because the child may not show any physicals sign of having FASD. This is a chart that may help anyone working with a child with FASD understand the child behavior.
Paradigm shift and FASD
From seeing the child as To understanding the child as Won't To Can’t Bad, annoying Frustrated, challenged Lazy, unmotivated Trying hard, tried of falling Lying Story telling to compensate for memory,filling in the blanks Fussy Oversensitive Acting young, babied Being younger Trying to get attention Needing contact, support Inappropriate Displaying behaviours of young child Doesn’t try Exhausted or can’t get started Mean Defensive, hurt Doesn’t care Can’t show feeling Refuse to sit still Overstimulated Resisting Doesn’t “get it” Trying to annoy me Can’t remember Showing off Needing contact, support From personal feelings of… To feeling of… Hopelessness Hope Fear Understanding Chaos, confusion Organization, comprehension Power struggles Working with Isolation Networking, collaboration Professional shifts from… To… Stopping behaviors Preventing problems Behavior modification Modelling, using visual cues Changing people Changing environments |
Diane V. Malbin http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf
References
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/diverselearning/fasd/
http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/diverselearning/fasd/
http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf