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Understanding Changes Everything

You're Not Alone. You're Not Failing. You Need Different Tools. 


 Brain-based differences call for brain-based solutions. Whether you're parenting a child, supporting students in the classroom, or treating clients in your practice, we provide you with specialized knowledge and practical tools designed to support individuals with brain-based differences, such as FASD. Our approach focuses on transforming challenges into meaningful, lasting positive change through informed strategies tailored to brain-based needs. 


1 in 20 is the estimated prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) in the US.

Building bridges between families, educators, and professionals to create coordinated, comprehensive support systems.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Promoting awareness, education, and stigma-free understanding of FASD across communities and care systems.

Providing evidence-based, brain-focused guidance that creates meaningful, lasting change for individuals and families.

Promoting awareness, education, and stigma-free understanding of FASD across communities and care systems.

FOR FAMILIES

FOR PROFESSIONALS

FOR PROFESSIONALS

 Parenting with Understanding and Confidence 


You love your child fiercely, but traditional parenting strategies just aren't working. Behaviors that look like defiance might actually be brain-based differences that require different approaches. You're exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if you're doing something wrong.


You're not. Your ch

 Parenting with Understanding and Confidence 


You love your child fiercely, but traditional parenting strategies just aren't working. Behaviors that look like defiance might actually be brain-based differences that require different approaches. You're exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if you're doing something wrong.


You're not. Your child's brain works differently—and once you understand how, everything changes.


We provide practical, science-based tools to help you understand trauma, brain development, and toxic stress—and translate that knowledge into strategies that actually work in your daily life.

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FOR PROFESSIONALS

FOR PROFESSIONALS

FOR PROFESSIONALS

Clinical Excellence Through Brain-Based Practice 


 Your training prepared you for many things—but clients with brain-based differences, such as FASD,  often don't respond to traditional therapeutic approaches. Symptoms overlap with other diagnoses. Behaviors don't match the patterns you learned. Progress is inconsistent. You're beginning t

Clinical Excellence Through Brain-Based Practice 


 Your training prepared you for many things—but clients with brain-based differences, such as FASD,  often don't respond to traditional therapeutic approaches. Symptoms overlap with other diagnoses. Behaviors don't match the patterns you learned. Progress is inconsistent. You're beginning to wonder if you're missing something.


You are. And it's not your fault.


Brain-based disabilities require a specialized lens that most professional training doesn't provide. We help clinicians, therapists, and healthcare providers develop the skills to accurately identify brain-based differences, adapt interventions, and achieve meaningful outcomes with this underserved population.

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FOR EDUCATORS

FOR PROFESSIONALS

FOR EDUCATORS

Every Student Can Learn—With the Right Support 


You have that student. The one whose behavior disrupts the class. Who doesn't respond to your tried-and-true management strategies. Who seems capable one moment and completely lost the next. You're running out of ideas, patience, and hope.

What if the problem isn't the student—or you? What if 

Every Student Can Learn—With the Right Support 


You have that student. The one whose behavior disrupts the class. Who doesn't respond to your tried-and-true management strategies. Who seems capable one moment and completely lost the next. You're running out of ideas, patience, and hope.

What if the problem isn't the student—or you? What if it's the approach?


Students with brain-based differences like FASD need specialized accommodations and teaching strategies. We help educators understand how these differences impact learning and behavior, and provide practical tools to help every student succeed.

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FASD: Hidden in Plain Sight

 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect up to 5% of the population—more than autism—yet most people have never heard of it. Individuals with FASD face lifelong challenges with learning, behavior, mental health, and daily functioning. But here's what most people don't know:  

With the right understanding and support, individuals with FASD can thrive.

 The key is recognizing that FASD is a brain-based disability, not a behavior problem. It requires a completely different approach—one grounded in neurodevelopmental science, trauma-informed care, and individualized support.

With the right understanding and support, individuals with FASD can thrive.

 The key is recognizing that FASD is a brain-based disability, not a behavior problem. It requires a completely different approach—one grounded in neurodevelopmental science, trauma-informed care, and individualized support.

The Challenge

FASD is frequently misdiagnosed as ADHD, autism, conduct disorder, or oppositional defiant disorder


Traditional interventions often fail because they don't address underlying brain differences


Families struggle for years without answers or effective support


Professionals receive little to no training on FASD in their education programs

The Opportunity

 Early identification, accurate understanding, and brain-based interventions can dramatically improve outcomes across the lifespan. 

That's where we come in.

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Tools for Effective and Respectful Communications

FASD United is proud to present this document as a tool and resource for anyone interested in expanding their awareness of stigmatizing language and understanding of stigma-free messaging related to FASD, Substance Use, and Individuals with Living Experience.  For more, go to FASDUnited.org.

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As a reminder, medical or mental health concerns should be discussed with a licensed professional. If you or someone with you is in immediate danger, please contact 911. 


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