1. FAS Times

FAS Times is the quarterly newsletter of the FAS Family Resource Institute. Current circulation is near 3500, approximately half parents and half professionals. This newsletter is 12 pages packed with practical information and education on everything related to FAS/E. It is written from the practical perspective and understanding of parents raising children with FAS/E and struggling to access services in multiple public and private systems. FAS Times has been described as a vital educational reference. Suggested annual donation: $20.00 ($25.00 Canadian)

2. Best of FAS Times

A book of the best articles printed in our quarterly newsletter since it began in 1992, organized by subject areas including:

Identification and Diagnosis of FAS/E

Safety and Sanity of Parents and Children

Birth Families: Help, Hope and Healing

Education and the Student with FAS/E

Strategies for Successful Advocacy

Juvenile/Criminal Justice

FAS/E: A Standard of Care

Also featuring an appendix with pictures of some of the families in The FAS Family Resource Institute. Suggested donation: $35.00 ($45.00 Canadian)

3. Standard of Care

FAS/E: A Standard of Care is a booklet of practical interventions that have been proven successful by parents raising children with FAS/E. These interventions were gathered and documented from these parents at an FAS/E Intervention Retreat in November, 1997. Each of the four age groups of individuals with FAS/E are addressed: toddlers, children, adolescents and adults. Within each age group, interventions are categorized by the major areas of challenge identified by the parents. Suggested donation: $10.00 ($13.00 Canadian)

4. Cheers, Here's to the Baby

"Cheers! Here's to the Baby" A birth mother's discovery of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, has been published and is being released at the FAS Interventions conference in Tacoma.
Back Cover: Linda laFever is the birth mother of Danny, who was the first March of Dimes poster child to represent the birth defect, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Linda and Dan have participated in numerous scientific research studies on the effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This book reveals the struggles and heartbreaks of a loving single mother who unknowingly made a terrible mistake that forever altered the potential of her youngest son. Danny, now a young adult, was diagnosed when her was five years old. After Linda's recovery from the intial shock of her son's diagnosis, she devoted her life to providing for Danny and advocating for appropriate services for his unique needs. In doing so, she discovered that it was necessary to educate Danny's teachers and other service providers about his birth defect. She was courageous enough to do this, even though his disability was the direct result of her alcohol consumption during pregnancy. In the formal seminars she subsequently developed, she interprets and identifies the specific needs and perspectives of the birth families to foster and adoptive parents and professionals and to service providers. Because Linda's heart is tender, she is a beloved presenter on these issues and is open to comforting and encouraging other birth mothers of children with FAS and related conditions.
Suggested Donation: $15.00 ($20.00 Canadian)

5. Brochures

Your choice of two brochures free with your order of another publication.

WE LOVE CHILDREN
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and we vote!
This brochure contains the basic facts about FAS. It also details the Adolescent Behavioral Symptoms in addition to giving information about the FAS Family Resource Institute.

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DEVELOPMENTAL OVERVIEW
Toddlers, Children, Adolescents and Adults - through the eyes of parents
This brochure contains the prominent behavioral characteristics of FAS/E in each of the four age groups according to the collective family experience. This information was gathered during a FAS*FRI retreat in 1994 in collaboration with the Division of Alcohol and Subtance Abuse and the Department of Health in Washington State. Subsequent communication and surveys verified the original data.

HEY CHECK THIS OUT!
Brochure for girls with FAS/E - By Cheryl, Sarah and Jamie
This brochure was designed as a tool to help parents and professionals disclose and explain the disability of FAS/E to affected females. It is written from the perspectives of the teen authors. Topics covered in this brochure are depression, alcohol and other drugs, sexual activity, and understanding why parents get upset with their disabled teens.

HEY CHECK THIS OUT!
Brochure for boys with FAS/E - By Russ
This brochure was designed as a communication tool for parents and professionals to use with male teens who have FAS/E. It is written from the perspective of the teen author. Topics covered include running away, using alcohol and other drugs, suicide, understanding themselves and others, and making friends.

REBUILDING DREAMS: HELP - HOPE - HEALING
for birth parents of children with FAS/E -By Linda LaFever
This brochure addresses the special issues of grief, guilt, isolation and recovery from the perspective of a birth mom in recovery.

SERVICES TO CHILDREN AFTER ADOPTION
through the Washington State Adoption Support Program
This brochure contains details on gaining eligibility and getting access to services through adoption support. These services may include a monthly cash payment, medical coverage, counseling, etc. The Adoption Support program described here is in Washington State. Many other states also have adoption support programs, but regulations, policies and services differ from state to state.

You may order any of these publications by sending your check or money order to:

FAS*FRI Publications
PO Box 2525
Lynnwood WA. 98036

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Family Resource Institute

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