Assigned Host:

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare Developmental Disability Program

Presenters:

Lori Thompson, MS Ed

Description:

• Did you know that FASD is the leading cause of I/DD in the world?
• Did you know that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person exposed to alcohol in utero?
• Did you know that alcohol consumed during pregnancy increases the risk of alcohol related birth defects, including growth deficiencies, facial abnormalities, central nervous system impairment, behavioral disorders, and impaired intellectual development?
• This class will teach participants what to watch for and strategies that are most effective when dealing with FASD within a family setting, foster home environment, group home and/or day program.