The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
“LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, somber people can no longer terrify them.” Psalm 10:17-18
Eighty percent of the children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are in the foster care system. The average age that children with an FASD begin having trouble with the law is 12.8 years old. Fifty percent of individuals with an FASD have a history of confinement in a jail, prison, chemical health treatment facility, or psychiatric hospital.
According to Proof Alliance, FASD behaviors that contribute to these poor outcomes are confabulation, memory challenges, difficulty with impulse control, inability to understand consequences, difficulty connecting cause and effect, and vulnerability to peer pressure. Caregivers of individuals with an FASD are familiar with these behaviors. What can be done to help assure the success of our kids?
On this week’s episode of our Orphans No More podcast, host Sandra Flach talks with Albany County Court Judge Andra Ackerman about FASD and the criminal justice system. Over her career, Judge Ackerman has fiercely advocated for vulnerable children in the system. Born to an alcoholic mother, Andra spent time in the foster care system. Her experience fuels her passion for justice for vulnerable youth.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Proof Alliance
FAFASD 50 Facts
FASD Success Podcast
FASD Hope Podcast
Positive Adoption Podcast
FASD Statistics
Episode 344 - FASD Global Podcaster Panel with Dr. Jerrod Brown
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Self-Regulation
Episode 343 - Living Proof—From Foster Care to the White House to the NBA with Lucas Boyce
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Executive Dysfunction
Episode 342 - Finding Community on the FASD Journey with Kathryn Meinhardt
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About FASD & Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
Episode 341 - It’s OK to Be You—Living Well with FASD with Kenny LaJoy
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About FASD & Trauma
Episode 340 - Outside the Box Education for Kids with FASD with Kim Scarbrough
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Screen Time
Episode 339 - Unschooling with FASD Adoptive Mom Judy Smith
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Complex Trauma
Episode 338 - Hope for the FASD Journey with Natalie Vecchione
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Adverse Childhood Experiences
Episode 337 - Homeschooling the FASD Way with Adoptive Mom Claire Boeck
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Prenatal Trauma
Episode 336 - Education & IEPs for Kids with FASD with Shannon Iacobacci
Episode 335 - Run FASD with Adult Adoptee Rebecca Tillou
Episode 334 - Hard Days & Sleepless Nights with FASD Adoptive Mom Lindsey Munns
Episode 333 - Hope on the FASD Adoption Journey with Susan Elsworth
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