FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over eighteen years of lived experience.
On this 18th episode of FASD Hope, Natalie Vecchione (Podcast Host) speaks with Wendy Brown. Wendy Brown is certified trainer of the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model. Wendy enjoys helping caregivers and community partners learn to think differently when working with those challenged by FASD or other neurobehavioral diagnoses. Wendy previously worked for Eastern Washington University through the Family Resource and Training Center as a mentor to foster families in Southwestern Idaho. Wendy and her husband have parented over 80 children through foster care and adoption, most of whom have been neurodevelopmentally challenged. Now settled in a small, East Coast town, Wendy and her family continue to enjoy home educating, their RV travels and working in their garden.
Natalie not only considers Wendy to be a dear friend, but also a mentor and guide in the journey of parenting a child with an FASD.
In this heartfelt conversation, Natalie and Wendy discuss the following topics:
- The journey of Wendy's family growth through birth, foster care and foster care adoption.
- Her family's journey in learning about FASD
- What is FASCETS and when she became a FASCETS trainer
- How the Holiday Season can be dysregulating for children with an FASD or other brain-based diagnoses
- The impact of COVID19 on family's of children with FASD / Brain Based Diagnoses, especially during the Holiday Season
- What is the PEACE Acronym and how parents / caregivers can use it during the Holiday Season
- Her hopes for those families who struggle with parenting children with FASD or other brain based diagnoses.
PEACE
P - PLAN
E - EVALUATE
A - ACCOMMODATE
C - CLEAN
E - EAT
"The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD life up His countenance upon you, And give you peace." - Numbers 6: 24-26
RESOURCES -
FASCETS -
https://fascets.org/
Wendy Brown - FASDWOW@gmail.com
FASD Hope -
http://www.fasdhope.com/
Instagram - @fasdhope
Facebook - @fasdhope1
Pinterest - @fasdhope1
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