Allison Pritchard Orr

Focusing on Strengths Rather than Deficits in FASD Interventions (OIP)

2023-10-19T10:48:33-08:00

Challenge Approximately 1 in 100 children per year affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. These estimates translate to thousands of affected infants born each year with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Intervention programs for children with FASD have traditionally focused on addressing deficits in cognitive ability and intellectual capacity, or on adapting social behaviours.  Such programs [...]

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