If your child's brain has been affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, drugs, extreme stress, or other factors, there are 8 areas of brain function that may be affected: * Developmental level of functioning: Social skills and adaptive behavior * Sensory systems, sensory-motor integration * Nutrition * Language and communication * Processing pace * Learning and Memory * Abstract thinking * Executive functioning Don't miss this interview with Eileen Devine, LCSW, an expert on FASDs. She discusses the challenges for kids with brain differences and their parents and offers helpful strategies that really work! Links Relevant to this episode: Visit Eileen's Blog Connect with Eileen on Facebook Connect with Eileen on Instagram Trying Differently Rather Than Harder: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders* by Diane Malbin Video for Teachers by Nate Sheets Ira Chasnoff's Website The Mystery of Risk: Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and the Vulnerable Child* by Ira Chasnoff Facebook group: Shifting the paradigm: towards a neuro-behavioral approach to FASD *This is an affiliate link