Dr. Jocelynn Cook

Challenge Every person with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has their own strengths and challenges. That means there is no one-size-fits-all pathway through the available interventions and services. Families have to figure out what makes the most sense given their child’s needs, age, goals and context. Project Summary Kids Health Brain Network has [...]

Challenge Following an FASD diagnostic assessment, individuals will receive a list of recommendations about services, supports and interventions with which to connect. The challenge is that the recommendations are often lengthy, may not always be understandable to families, and are provided and explained at at time when individuals and families are feeling overwhelmed. Project Summary [...]

Challenge There are still a lot of unknowns when it comes to FASD. First, the disorder presents in many different ways. It also remains unclear exactly how alcohol is impacting the brain and what factors contribute to its impact. Project Summary The Canada FASD Research Network National Dataform Project—a comprehensive database of individuals living with [...]

Challenge While researchers know that FASD is a result of prenatal exposure to alcohol, the disorder presents in many different ways.  It is important to better understand the presentation of FASD in Canada, patterns and the extent of neurobehavioural impacts, and recommended interventions and supports in order to mitigate adverse issues and maximize developmental trajectories [...]