Evaluation of FASD Prevention and FASD Support Programs - Philosophy/Theoretical Framework: FASD Informed

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FASD-informed services recognize that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a brain-based permanent disability that has wide ranging impacts and effects. This means that as a result of the disability, program participants with FASD may have difficulty following certain program rules or behaving in line with practitioners’ expectations unless accommodations are made to fit with participants’ specific needs. An FASD-informed approach recognizes that it is the program and/or the practitioners who need to change what they do, rather than the person with FASD, to achieve positive outcomes.