The Adoptee with Different Needs
The Adoptee with Different Needs
A guidebook providing tips to know how to support your child’s learning, behavior and emotions particularly with diagnosis of ADHD or learning difficulties
What is normal and what are red flags of a problem? Understanding when to seek early intervention
Is it ADHD or Child Traumatic Stress: A Guide for Clinicians
Understanding the differences can help parents appropriately support your child
Trying Differently
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or Neurobehavioral Conditions caused by prenatal substance exposure, trauma or abuse means that parents need to take a different approach to well support their child
Try Differently Rather Than Harder
When children are struggling it often looks like misbehavior. Some simple accommodations to help child
Standard interventions and poor fit
Why traditional interventions and typical consequences don’t work
Reframe how we understand behavior and tips on how to support the child’s needs
Fun helpful way to understand the brain affected by exposure and strategies that can help
Adoptive mother shares her thoughts & feelings as she envisions the future for her toddler with FASD