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Manipu What?
I have been thinking about this topic lately, and I just read a post about a teenager with an FASD, and how he was manipulated by his “friend” to go into a store with a fake $100 dollar bill and make a purchase. So, I took that post as a final sign to write about……
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Community Strong
Community is the foundation of togetherness. It ties families together from all different backgrounds, with common goals of uniting families, creating friendships, learning about one another, and having one another’s backs. There are thousands, if not millions of communities worldwide. In my walk with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, I have discovered an INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY, with…
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MYTH OR REALITY…
1. A pregnant woman drinking a glass of wine or 1 beer a day is ok throughout her pregnancy. MYTH. The CDC STATES THAT NO AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IS SAFE FOR BABY IN UTERO, AT ANY TIME (www.cdc.gov, 2018). Most women do not know they are pregnant until 4-6 weeks after conception. The baby’s brain…
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MYTH OR REALITY?
A pregnant woman drinking a glass of wine or 1 beer a day is ok throughout her pregnancy. (MYTH or TRUTH?) 50% of individuals with an FASD have facial features of an FASD. (MYTH or TRUTH?) FASDs in the United States and Canada are more common than Autism. (MYTH or TRUTH?) FASDs are curable (MYTH…
Quirking It 