Moving Towards FASD-Informed Care In Substance Use Treatment – Version 2: Adults & Youth
This guide outlines current practices to support individuals with FASD who are in treatment for substance use.
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a simple tool for you to voluntarily share that you have a disability or condition that may not be immediately apparent – and that you may need a helping hand, understanding, or more time in shops, at work, on transport, or in public spaces.
Indigenous Approaches to FASD Prevention: Community Action
This booklet provides a brief introduction to community-led initiatives that can help to prevent FASD and includes examples from Canada and internationally.
Aggression Towards Family and Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence (AFCCA): Managing Aggression at Home
This resource will guide families toward strategies and resources to support parents and caregivers, the child or youth exhibiting aggressive behaviours, and siblings or other family members in the home who may be impacted.
Ontario Senior Caregiver action Network for FASD (OSCAN)
In 2021, Ottawa FASD advocates Nancy Lockwood, Elspeth Ross, and Barbara Sabourin launched a provincial support group for senior caregivers of adults with FASD, after recognizing that their needs were largely unmet by existing services. Funded through Health Nexus, Nancy Lockwood and Angela Geddes aimed to reduce caregiver stress, foster peer support, and assist with lifetime planning. Monthly sessions built strong connections and resulted in a shared resource guide. The group calls on governments and agencies to invest in supports for adults with FASD and their aging caregivers, recognizing this as a pressing health equity issue.
Supporting your child with FASD: a workshop for Indigenous communities
FASD workers Eric Marier, Randy White/ Kebeyaawsung, Chrysta Wood, Kim Stewart, Cereena Rows and Liane Guenette present information about the ten brain domains that may be affected by FASD. This event features content relevant to the broader indigenous community of Ontario.
Modifiable Lifestyle Factors to Support Neurodevelopment in FASD – FASD Research Conference 2025
Modifiable lifestyle factors such as nutrition, sleep, and exercise are crucial in supporting brain development.This session provides an evidence-based, practical overview of modifiable lifestyle factors to support development in FASD.
Cognitive Accessibility Resources
There are between 2.4 million and 5 million adults with cognitive disabilities in Canada, and millions more around the world. Please use these resources to help make your products, services, workplaces and built environments more inclusive of people of all cognitive abilities.
What it takes to support a loved one with FASD
This photovoice project describes the experiences and the challenges faced by those supporting loved ones with FASD. This photovoice project highlights several themes that are consistent with the results of caregiver research and provide a glimpse into the experience of those supporting loved ones with FASD.
Tips for Teachers
Tips for teachers on a variety of topics (17 pages)
Tips for School Success
Tips for parents/caregivers and students for success at school (1 page)
Tips for Parents and Caregivers
38 tips for caregivers on a variety of topics (40 pages)
