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Book of the Month - June 2015 [Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Parenting a child with an invisible disability by Julia Brown and Dr Mary Mather]

1/6/2015

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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Parenting a child with an invisible disability by Julia Brown and Dr Mary Mather

I am an adoptive parent of two children who have Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders [FASD] and I would have welcomed this book as a valuable resource when they were first diagnosed.

Chapter 5 is excellent at discussing what does not work with FASD children before discussing what does work in Chapter 6 .

The main learning for parents is to develop and be able to be consistent in a daily routine and provide a structured supervised environment.

The following chapters concentrate on the problems FASD children have sensory processing, eating, temper tantrums and sleep or the lack of sleep.

It gives strategies on how to deal with the behaviours and communication and looks to education, social interactions and the move to independence.

The book highlights that everyone caring for a FASD child must accept there is no cure. This is lifelong disability, and one which must be managed and not solved.

My only slight criticism is that the interaction with the birth families and the emotional trauma they suffered before they came into care was not commented on.  Often these children have lived with their parents for a period of years and they need the opportunity to be nurtured and fill in these missing gaps and heal in their emotional life.

My two are now in their late teens, and the problems and need for care is ongoing as their inability to manage time and money continues.  There is a lack of services once they get past 18 and unawareness of adult social services regarding the lifelong needs of FASD Adults.

However difficult parenting these children can be, the rewards and fulfilment of the task is immense and one I am very glad I undertook.

I recommend this book to any adopters, foster carers and parents of Children with FASD.

Susannah MacKay

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Scottish Adoption Book of the Month Review - June 2015

1/6/2015

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THESE REVIEWS ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THE SCOTTISH ADOPTION WEBSITE AND ARE REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION

The Whole-Brain Child by Dr Daniel J. Siegel  and Dr Tina Payne Bryson
 
This book is written by a clinical professor of psychiatry and a psychotherapist who each offer examples of their own parenting techniques to illustrate the whole-brain perspective approach to parenting. The stated aim of The Whole-Brain Child is finding ways to survive difficult parenting moments whilst enabling child/ren and family to thrive.

My favourite parts of the book were the practical suggestions offered under catch phrases such as “Remember to Remember”. This is aimed at helping children exercise their memory by giving them lots of practice recalling important events, thus enabling them to build a coherent narrative necessary for a secure attachment.

There is a very helpful summary of the strategies involved which has been written to stick up on the fridge as an aide memoire. The book is written in a humorous way illustrated by cartoons giving two scenarios of responses to a situation, including the whole-brain response.

At first sight it appears an easy read, but half way through I found I needed a bit of peace and quiet to grasp the finer points of neuroscience. What I took away was the message to pay attention to what is going on inside our minds…to recognise our feelings and name them, as it the first step to being able to integrate our experiences instead of being overwhelmed by them.

Catherine Watson
Senior Practitioner, After Adoption Team.


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