Northern Arizona Fetal Alcohol Center for Education and Support - NA FACES

12/13/2019

Someone sent me a message regarding a research project this morning. I'm sorry, but when I tried to open it, it disappeared😬 If the person who posted it will message me again, I'd be grateful. Thanks!

07/24/2017

We're working on creating modules to put all our training seminars on line. Should be done sometime in the fall!

11/28/2016

A new study by researchers at the University of Rochester sheds light on how parents and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) can best help their kids achieve to the best of their abilities, and at the same time, maintain peace at home and at school. Children with FASD...

10/21/2016

Excellent follow-up news story about White House state dinner - with mention of FASD. Revealing a real person with FASD. Andrew met Today Show's Savannah Guthrie who's eight months pregnant. Tweeted this link to her this morning and thanked her for being alcohol-free during pregnancy. She responded! Let's build an ally. Tweet her

http://fox59.com/2016/10/20/indy-special-olympics-athlete-attends-state-dinner-at-white-house/

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- A young man from Indianapolis has just gotten home from doing something most Americans can only dream about. Andrew Peterson is a Special Olympics long-distance runner, and last Friday he got a last-minute invitation to attend President Obama’s final state dinner. The 23-year-old...

09/12/2016

We need more of this!!

fasdlearningwithhope.wordpress.com/fasd-role-models/

It wasn’t until we started to find the stories and experiences of adults, young adults, and teens living with FASD that we truly began to see a way forward past the diagnosis. We began to hea…

08/16/2016

Hopefully, this will be helpful!

08/10/2016

The updated guidelines are based on analysis of 10,000 individuals involved in studies of prenatal alcohol exposure.

08/06/2016

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/different+approach+struggle+deal+with+fasd+justice+system/12108988/story.html

The fire alarm was begging to be pulled. A young Myles Himmelreich called on every ounce of self-control he possessed each time he walked past. And he succeeded — until that fateful day several other students dared him. That was all it took, his fingers at last finding an excuse to break free…

06/20/2016

It’s Day 4 of our countdown to 90 days before International FASDay… Need some ideas for an event visit 60 Days of FASDay Countdown or go check our www.FASworld.com. Today we have Andrew…

06/17/2016

Fetal alcohol syndrome is often undiagnosed, leaving the kids who suffer from it exposed to a life of struggle and misdirected discipline

05/24/2016

This guy. Last year he was a finalist, this year he's giving it one more try. He runs, he speaks to high schools and other groups, he raises awareness for FASD. He inspires others to be the best they can. No Limits is right! Go Andrew!

Vote daily, share, spread the word :)

http://coversearch.runnersworld.com/entry/1/gq1mxe6bsdpmvd7qzoy0

Help get me on the cover of Runner’s World. I need your vote!

05/06/2016

"What you did meant a lot to me. I want you to know I am truly grateful. It really made a huge difference and I think they now have a better understanding of some of the challenges. When I came home I did not have that anxious overwhelming feeling I felt in previous meetings. Just know that you are making a big difference in peoples lives with this work that you are doing." Erica Neeganagwedgin, PhD, on our assistance in advocating on her son's IEP