Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!

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Barb Clark

Raising Kids and Teens with FASD

Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!

Barb Clark

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English

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
21 October 2025

Coping with illness; Adoption; Advice on parenting

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behaviors, which can feel overwhelming for caregivers relying on traditional parenting strategies.

In this supportive guide, Barb Clark shares her experiences raising a child with FASD - what she got wrong, what she got right, and what you can do to support your own family. Through chapters including plain-English explanations of what FASD actually is, the strengths and struggles of kids with FASD, and strategies for keeping your head above water, Barb offers practical advice for looking after yourself and your family.

This is an essential read for parents and carers of kids and teens with FASD, as well as the professionals supporting them.

By: Barb Clark
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 247g
ISBN: 9781805013907
ISBN 10: 1805013904
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 21 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Barb Clark is an adult with FASD and a parent of five children, the oldest of whom is also diagnosed with FASD. She provides training and coaching on trauma-responsive strategies, post-adoption support, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Reviews for Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!

Barb Clark has done it again! Raising Kids and Teens with FASD is exactly the lifeline caregivers have been searching for. With clarity, humor, and genuine empathy, Barb effortlessly combines lived experience with practical wisdom, giving caregivers the tools and hope they need to thrive. She cuts straight through overwhelm, validating the daily challenges while offering clear strategies to navigate this complex journey. If you're raising or supporting someone with FASD, consider this book your new companion, warm, relatable, and refreshingly real. -- Jeff Noble www.fasdsuccess.com