“When he was eight, our son Dalante's second grade teacher said to us, 'I think this child has FAS.' At this point in time, we had been involved in social systems, medical systems, psychiatric systems and educational systems, and yet this was the first time that FAS had been brought up. We're hopeful to get an accurate diagnosis. He is a wonderful little boy. We fear for his future. He is extremely naïve. He is extremely sweet. He would be the ideal drug runner. He would be the ideal child to be taken advantage of and this has already happened with food fights in the cafeteria: somebody gives him a dime and promises to be his friend, so he takes the blame.”
Francine White
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•The new Warrior Mom T-shirt is here! The women's fitted shirt features the "Warrior Mom" logo and is available in Chocolate Brown, Pale Yellow and Black, in sizes S-XX. Purchase on the NOFAS website today using PayPal or a major credit card.
•On June 8 and 9, in Orlando, Florida, NOFAS and SAMHSA’s FASD Center of Excellence held a peer training for birth mothers and grandmothers of individuals with FASD. The goal was to train birth families to speak about their experiences and to “spread the message” of preventing FASD.
•The COH/BMN met on May 11, in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the FASD Center for Excellence meetings.
•On March 14, the University of British Columbia held their 3rd International Conference on FASD in Victoria, British Columbia. Kathy Mitchell presented two workshops: Hope for Women in Recovery: Facilitating a Women in Recovery Summit, and Making a Difference: Facilitating a Best Practice FASD Community Awareness Campaign.
Kathy met many of the 1,200 attendees at the NOFAS exhibit booth, selling and distributing the NOFAS K-12 curriculum and NOFAS education materials. This year, the new NOFAS Warrior Mom Tee Shirts were the ultimate hit! On the last day of the conference Kathy joined eight other birth mom warriors from all over the world. Together they shared their experiences on a panel entitled, What Makes a Difference: Reflections from the Experience of Birth Moms. Needless to say, there was not a dry eye in the audience! Kudos to Jan Lutke and the planning committee for another incredible FASD conference.
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