fasd resources for educators & Support workers

This page is to help educators and support workers working with people with FASD to learn more about FASD. We work hard to make sure that this page is kept up to date, and has correct information. There are some websites with old or incorrect information on them. You can always message us here if you have a question about something you see online, and we can tell you if it is a good or bad source for information on FASD.

Please click on the links in blue to access the resources.

The Looking After Each Other Project (2016): FASD Language Guide 

FASD Network of Saskatchewan: Tips for Teachers 

Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre (Australia): FASD and Complex Trauma - A Resource for Educators.

FASD Informed Practice for Community Based Programs. College of New Caledonia. (2013).     

FASD & Trauma: Venn Diagram 

Trauma & Resilience

Primary vs. Secondary Behaviours 

Upstairs Brain vs. Downstairs Brain 

Asante Centre’s FAQs on FASD 

The Reframe & Reconsider Poster Series shows how some parts of FASD can be misunderstood:

• Being Late

• Boundary Issues

• Fidgeting

• Inconsistent Performance

• Lying

• Non-Compliance

• Poor Judgement

• Repeating Mistakes

• Seeming Easily Triggered

• Seeming Self-Centred

• Stealing

NEW 2021 RESEARCH: Health, social and legal outcomes of individuals with diagnosed or at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Canadian example.