The conference brochure for the Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth, and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Conference (September 29 to October 1, 2010) is now available.

To download the brochure, please visit:

http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Brochures/Brochure_Health&Wellbeing2010.pdf

Are you parenting a child or youth with FASD and do you want to learn more about the youth justice system?

The Asante Centre is presenting 6 sessions that will be lead by the Asante Centre, with other professionals involved in the justice system as invited guests.

When:  May 20 and 27, 2010 then June 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2010

             6:45pm - 9:00pm

Location:  New Westminster Children's Centre, 811 Royal Avenue,

                 New Westminster, BC

Cost:  $250 per person or $400 per couple

To register, contact: The Asante Centre, (604) 467-7101 or email info@asantecentre.org

NOFAS-UK has made available 3  forum e-letters devoted exclusively to Fetal Alcohol research and medical issues for doctors, scientists and health professionals.

The most recent e-letter (May 2010) is now available for download.

To download these e-letters, visit http://www.nofas-uk.org/news.htm then scroll down to the section called "Fetal Alcohol Forum E-letter".

Here's a link to the recent study conducted to determine Canadian norms for palpebral fissure lengths for school-aged children in Canada.

Click this link ...

www.cjcp.ca/pubmed.php?issueId=257

then scroll down to the article titled, "Normal Distribution of Palpebral Fissure Lengths in Canadian School Age Children"

Another great resource!

The SEA Wiki on differentiated instruction is up and
running and can be accessed at http://seabc.pbworks.com/
or through the SEA website www.bctf.ca/SEA .

There are massive numbers of resources listed and lots of ideas for
team-teaching/co-teaching, getting started etc.

This information was presented at BCCase April 2010:

The BC CASE Learning Series offers Online Learning Modules to support the professional learning of educators new to Special Education. The modules provide an introductory overview of core special education topics and skills required to support students with special needs.

For more information, please visit  www.bc-case.org/learning.shtml

My name is Cheryll Duquette, and I am a professor at the University of
Ottawa.  I am doing research on the post-secondary experiences of adults
with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The purpose of this study is
to understand their experiences so that recommendations for policies,
programs, and services may be made to administrators and educators.

I am recruiting adults with a diagnosis of a type of FASD and who are now
enrolled in a post-secondary program (transition, apprentice, college,
university, or other) or were enrolled in a post-secondary program in the
past.

I am also recruiting parents of adults with a diagnosis of a type of FASD
who are now enrolled in a post-secondary program or were enrolled in one.

Adults with FASD

Individuals with FASD will be asked to answer questions in an interview.

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know about the new online CDBC Parent Support
Discussion Board. Please pass this information on to anyone that you think would be interested.

Online CDBC Parent Support Discussion Board
This is an anonymous place that parents can come and talk to other parents about FASD, ADHD, and other behavioural issues that they may be experiencing while raising a child. You can share tips, stories and
support other parents. You will need to take a couple seconds
to register a user name and password. 

http://cdbcsupport.proboards.com

Thanks,

Jillian Powell, BSW
CDBC Key Worker
Northern Family Health Society
phone: 250-561-2689

A new study has discovered a very high prevalence of epilepsy/seizures in kids with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) refers to a range of negative developmental outcomes that result from maternal drinking during pregnancy. Children with FASD can suffer from many problems, including epilepsy, a disorder characterized by spontaneous recurrence of unprovoked seizures. The study will be published in the June 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.

To read the full article, click here.