Sadly I can, in good conscience, no longer remain on this platform. Like many others I am moving over to Blue Sky and will be deleting the X app. I hope to still keep track of the friends made here.
I have been approached by an author who would be interested to hear from anyone in the UK who experienced #CPV in their family in the 1980s. Pls DM me if you can help. Thanks.
So often meaningful engagement, involvement of people living with health condition(s) disability(s) and their carers are not consulted.
Their unique perspectives, voices are critical and crucial for inclusion.
I am so looking forward to this webinar it's such an important topic for anyone who is involved in the FASD environment to learn about can't encourage people enough to signing up for this free online 1hr webinar
If anyone is free in the Salford area tomorrow please come and join us 🙂
Greater Manchester FASD Network Roadshow in Salford
Date: Wed, Nov 13 • 10:00 GMT
Location: Church Street, Eccles, M30 0LH
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Working with young people with #FASD? Join our practical course and learn how to use the Me and My FASD Toolkit and fasd.me/ to help young people understand their diagnosis and build effective coping strategies. Enroll today! 🙌👇
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@rajamukherjee10 FASD in the context of overlapping Neurodevelopmental conditions
My favourite quotes-
'If you don't understand the brain, you don't understand the vulnerabilities'
'If we don't make accommodations for them we are failing them'
'Have to work to strenghts'
#FASD
After a very interesting day at @FasdhubScotland birthday conference in Edinburgh normal life resumes. My daughter expressing how much she has missed me by making me watch the rest of The Purge Election Night with her. Can't think what prompted her viewing choice 😏
Vulnerable people with #FASD are missed in the criminal justice system because support need assessments are based on IQ being lower than 70.
The average IQ of people with #FASD is 78.
Key differences of executive functioning & impulse control need assessing. @GilbertDavidJr
@GilbertDavidJr FASD and justice system research: updates and future directions
'Investigative interviews are a critical step'
@FasdhubScotland conference
#FASD
Half term fun - Sensory room with Arts & Crafts
Date: Thu, Oct 24 • 10:30 BST
Location: 4 Saint Chad's Street, Cheetham Hill, M8 8QA
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“It’s not about one particular group in society. If you drink alcohol and you could become pregnant, then there is a risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy.”
Join us and @NationalFASD in calling for a National Alcohol Strategy: bit.ly/3TPy3Nf#DyingForADrink
Help us campaign for improved support for adopted and kinship children in school by letting us know 'What would you like your teacher to understand?'
Whether you're at school, or a parent/carer with children in school, please have your say here: ow.ly/l4uo50TJJeC