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Supporting Students with FASD

Supporting Students with FASD. Date: Location:. Presenters:. Agenda. Welcome/Introductions Learning Outcomes FASD Foundation Break Alcohol Effects Need for a shift Reflections and Connections . Brain Activity. Purpose. To increase understanding of FASD at a basic level

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Supporting Students with FASD

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  1. Supporting Students with FASD Date: Location: Presenters:

  2. Agenda Welcome/Introductions Learning Outcomes FASD Foundation Break Alcohol Effects Need for a shift Reflections and Connections

  3. Brain Activity

  4. Purpose • To increase understanding of FASD at a basic level • To develop an understanding of how FASD can affect learning • To learn an effective approach to developing appropriate accommodations for learners with FASD

  5. What is FASD? (Session 1) To increase knowledge of FASD at a basic level To increase understanding of why it is important for educators to understand FASD

  6. FASD: What Do You Think You Know But Are Afraid To ask?

  7. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD describes a spectrum of disorders caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol.

  8. History • Biblical (“Judges”) • 471 BC - Socrates • 384 BC - Aristotle • 1968 - Lemoine (France) • 1973 - diagnostic criteria for FAS • 1996 - ARND replaces FAE; Streissguth • 2004 - FASD; 4 digit code

  9. FASD: Diagnostic categories

  10. FAS: Facial Features http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/htmls/fas-face.htm

  11. FASD: Facial Features

  12. FASD: Diagnostic categories

  13. Who’s at Risk? Everyone! FASD is an equal opportunity disability. Dr. Sterling Clarren

  14. Neurons Cell body Axons Myelin sheath Dendrites Synapses Neurotransmitters

  15. Neuron

  16. What Did Your Brain Have To Do?

  17. Brain Activity slide Two different studies using fMRI to compare the amount of activity required by the brain to complete a task (example: using working memory). a- alcohol affected b - neurotypical http://cnrc.gc.ca/research/m_r_research_and_development/2_pediatric_Imaging_e.html a b

  18. Known Facts About Alcohol • No known safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy • Alcohol crosses the placenta freely • No woman sets out to hurt her baby

  19. Video clip “FAS: When the Children Grow Up” National Film Board, 2002 www.nfb.ca

  20. adapted from: http://www.cerebralpalsychildren.com/CPFetal.html

  21. 9. Primary Motor Cortex 10. Supplementary Motor Area 11. Premotor Cortex Area 12. Cingulate Motor Cortex 13. Wernicke’s Area 14. Supramarginal and Angular Gyri 15. Broca’s Area 1. Dorsolateral Prefrontal Circuit 2. Orbitofrontal Circuit 3. Anterior Cingulate Circuit 4. Thalamus 5. Hypothalamus 6. Hippocampus 7. Amygdala 8. Cingulate Gyrus

  22. Reading Activity

  23. Activity Stand up Put your hands on your hips Do 2 small jumps Turn around 2 times Say hello to your neighbor Sit down

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  25. Activity stand up put your left hand on your head pick up your handout papers bow to your neighbour place your pen in your pocket sit down

  26. Example of Uneven Maturation (Dysmaturity) Actual Age: 15 Developmental Age Expressive Language------------9 Receptive Language-------------9 Writing----------------------------8 Reading (decoding) ability-----------------11 Comprehension ------------------------------11 (spoken/written) Physical maturity------------------------------------------------15 Emotional maturity----------------9 Social skills--------------------------9 Money, time concepts------------9 Living skills---------------------------------10 Fine motor--------------------------------------11 Gross motor--------------------------------------------------14 ___________________________________________________________ 0 5 10 15 20 Adapted from D. Malbin (1999) and FAS/E Support Network of BC

  27. Every Brain is Different

  28. Prevalence Exact rates are not known and prevalence varies from community to community Health Canada: 9/1000 are affected by FASD 2009: 3 - 5% - FASD among school children (Dr. May)

  29. Cognitive Functioning The average IQ for full FAS is 74; the IQ range for full FAS is 20 – 130. (Streissguth et al, 1996). The average IQ for FASD is 90. But …

  30. Video clip “Finding Hope” (Chapter 1) Knowledge Network - 2009 http://findinghope.knowledge.ca/

  31. Shift in Thinking • View FASD as a physical disability • IS problem to HAS problem • Won’t Do to Can’t Do • Non-compliance to non-competence

  32. Need for “Shift” • De-personalizes difficulties • Reduces stress and emotion • Builds a shared framework • Encourages reflection • Fosters a proactive approach

  33. FASD: What Do You Think You Know But Are Afraid To ask?

  34. Making Connections! Why is it important for educators to understand FASD?

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