Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

I’ve only worked with a few FAS children, and my first response is, as usual, to do an assessment of the brain, if the child is old enough (7 or 8 or older) and able to sit quietly for a minute at a time.  The idea would be to find out what patterns his brain has developed and to get a clear picture of exactly what behavior/mood/performance/learning issues you want to work on.  I’ve seen some pretty impressive improvements with FAS clients when you work with the right issues.