Foetal Alcohol Syndrome – Beware Twitter

Pregnant and Alcohol

Every time I write about FAS, someone takes offence, no matter how much I try to word it carefully.  Alcohol is an emotive subject and people seem to read things into what is said that are actually not there.  Before I start talking about this, I have always said, and will continue to say that [...]

Did you drink alcohol when you were pregnant? Do your kids misbehave? Read on..

Pregnant and Alcohol

Ok, the Daily Mail isn’t my favourite newspaper and this is one topic that will always be close to my heart (and the blog).   That aside, a friend showed me an article from today on page 15. In a nutshell, it is talking about the prevalence of children in our society who are affected [...]

Things I think ALL Parents should know about Foetal Alcohol & ADHD Children.

This is a cup of coffee and a biscuit type post. Have you ever wondered what behaviour characteristics are common to a lot of disabilities?   Many problems, such as Foetal Alcohol and Attachment Disorder, Pervasive Development Disorders  and Language Disorders which are common in Adoption have more pronounced issues along the same lines, but [...]