Send us a Text Message.
Few topics can divide people or make them so uncomfortable that they don’t talk about them. Sexuality is one of them. Given that inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB) is displayed by 45-52% of adults with FASD, and can present issues that split families up, this is a topic caregivers should pay as much attention to as other important life skills.
Jeff’s guest today is Pascal Gagné, the FASD Team Lead at Health Nexus (Ontario, Canada). He oversees the provincial FASD initiatives.
Pascal and Jeff talk about what research is available on this topic and how the trauma of FASD and root causes of behavior translate into vulnerability for individuals. They discuss how you can set your family up for success and give tips, ideas, and strategies to help guide individuals.
So much of FASD support are crisis-led. People don’t get the diagnosis they need, the support they need and there is stigma, so they don’t reach out. By mentioning sexuality in your everyday life, and making it part of your routine, just like talking about hygiene, mental health, employment, housing, etc. you plan.
I know this may have been an uncomfortable topic for many. I hope after listening to the podcast we have given you tools and ideas to help make it easier. There is also website suggestions you can access by visiting our Blog, listed in the Show Notes below, to help guide you.
Show Notes:
Check out our website: FASD Success
Support the Show.
#057 Dr. Mansfield Mela: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Clinician's Guide
#056 Chris Fillion: From Incarceration to Inspiration
#055 Brain Domains, Diagnosis and FASD Research with Dr. Valerie Temple
#054 Simon Laplante: Inside Education and Housing
#053 NOFASD Australia: A Global Leader for FASD
#052 Tracy Mastrangelo: School Success
#051 Megan Tucker: FASD and Harm Reduction
#050 Linda Rosenbaum: Not Exactly as Planned
#049 Katie Adliff: FASD and Independence
#048 How to Build Your Resilience with Patricia Morgan
#047 The FASD Project: Uncovering an Epidemic in a Pandemic
#046 Turning the Spotlight on the Creators of the UK's first FASD podcast
#045 Jay Derting: Doing it for the Dads
#044 Lisa Murphy: Leading by Example at the Lakeland Centre for FASD
#043 Dr. Susan Rich: Calling a Spade a Spade
#042 Natalie Vecchione: Mom on a Mission with a Microphone
#041 The visions and voices of adults with FASD
#40 Katharine Dunbar Winsor: A Rock on The Rock
#039 Claire Mafranc from Struggling Single Mom to Successful with a Vision
#038 The Berrys: Transforming From Trauma
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Teachers Talk Radio
LifeBlood
Navigating Life After 40
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast