Classroom Success with FASDJan Griffin Joanne GarofaloLabel: Jessica Kingsley PublishersDescription: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is widely misunderstood in education settings. Children with FASD can be seen as defiant and poorly behaved; school responses are often repeated sanctions which make things harder still for children affecting their relationships and education. Families can also feel blamed as behaviour is seen to be a result of poor parenting. This positive guide steeped in expert advice and personal experience is designed by and created to help educators parents and carers recognise how FASD presents in learning and day-to-day functioning and respond in ways that work which are both compassionate and effective.Tackling key issues including memory attention and sensory processing to social vulnerability and fatigue it offers realistic actionable approaches that can be used immediately. It also covers the significant role of productive home-school collaboration and how to achieve this.Clear empathetic and grounded in lived experience this is the missing introduction for anyone supporting a child with FASD to thrive in education.
The "Jan Griffin Joanne Garofalo Classroom Success with FASD (Paperback)" product is ideal for educators or parents wanting to support students and children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
