The Invisible Children and Families of FASD part 1

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Segment 1 - "Finding Out"
Tens of thousands of children are born with FASD each year. This documentary examines the symptoms and extent of this condition.

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  • I just want to say, that although people were very generous with compliments for my mother, for taking on the challenge of adopting a child with FASD, it was traumatic for my sister and myself. And I wish my parents had known more about just how emotionally stunted these children can be, and how difficult it was to grow up with one in the same age range. I know I didnt understand what was going on when she raged and destroyed my room, or went into hysteric fits. I just remember being terrified.

  • My family adopted a child with FASD. She had the facial features typical of children with fasd, and she struggled in school and had to have a physiotherapist to work with her, just to develop normal motorskills. We got her a horse to ride which helped her a lot. She finished highschool, then struggled through college and is a teacher in middleschool today. She was emotionally immature for her age, motorically challenged. But she never gave up even when she had to work thrice as hard as us.

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  • Agreed..what gets me is the beer that has a higher % of alcohol in it is the cheapest in price..that sickens me..its a deadly drug that should be illegal just other drugs are in my honest opinion..

  • i can only speculate and say that i believe his intellegents might be magificantly great and high, make sure your yo understand the difference between malformation and retardation has little to do with intelligence true story, a long while ago doctors once told the mother of a son, that he would need to live in mental hospitals and was retarded, for the rest of his life. they couldnt have been further from the truth. that kid grew up to be a man known as Albert Einstein.true story

  • me too, its not fair and you have to work harder at everything just to keep up, but i made thru school and BMT. Now im in the Air Force its still hard but you have to keep trying dont give up and stop caring.

  • it is a little smoother than normal people. why?

  • Do you have a smooth philtrum?

  • I have FASD. It can be hard at times. I have almost average IQ and i am 16 in grade 10. I have trouble in math and English mostly. I do get hyper easy and i cant stay still so school is fun :P I am not a very socailable person i dont have many friends but i have a new one :) I feel pain more. September 9 is FASD awearness day! Help make people aware! :D

  • I have FASD. It can be hard at times. I have almost average IQ and i am 16 in grade 10. I have trouble in math and English mostly. I do get hyper easy and i cant stay still so school is fun :P I am not a very socailable person i dont have many friends but i have a new one :) I feel pain more. September 9 is FASD awearness day! Help make people aware! :D

  • The reality is that there is nothing we can do about those infants already born with FAS, but we can prevent future infants born with FAS.

    Project Prevention is a 501(c)3 organization that offers drug addicts and alcoholics a cash incentive of $300 to be responsible and use long term birth control.

  • How is it today alcohol is still advertised on TV and clearly marketed to children.It's a deadly drug that should be as expensive as ciggs to buy.

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