In the Trunk
When too many demands pile up, the brain can feel overwhelmed and unsure where to begin. This article shares a simple strategy—Pause, Pick One, Move—to help make busy moments more manageable for individuals with FASD.
On the Horizon
Bill S-234 proposes a national framework for FASD in Canada, aiming to improve coordination across systems like healthcare, education, justice, and social services that families rely on every day.
School Days and Bus Rides
School days require constant executive functioning—planning, shifting between tasks, remembering materials, and managing emotions. This article explores how executive functioning differences affect students with FASD and the supports that help school routines run more smoothly.
The First Miles
The FFAS Pregnancy Pantry supports nourishment and well-being during pregnancy and early parenthood, offering practical food staples and flexible access for families in our community.
Assessment & Diagnosis
Executive functioning challenges are often the reason families seek assessment for FASD. Understanding how the brain manages planning, memory, and regulation helps replace assumptions with clearer support strategies.
Under the Hood
Research shows that executive functioning skills such as planning, working memory, and shifting between tasks often work differently in individuals with FASD. This plain-English overview explains what the studies found and what these patterns can look like in everyday life.
Through the Windshield
When executive functioning is understood as brain-based, support can shift from reacting to behaviour to planning ahead. Building structure, visual systems, and predictable routines helps reduce stress and support smoother navigation of everyday life for individuals with FASD.
In the Rearview
Understanding executive functioning in FASD helps explain behaviours that were once misunderstood. Looking back helps us recognize patterns, learn from experience, and carry forward strategies that better support regulation and daily life.
In the Passenger Seat
Caregivers often repeat instructions when supporting someone with FASD. Executive functioning differences can affect working memory, task initiation, and transitions, meaning information doesn’t always stick the first time. Understanding how the brain processes information helps explain why repetition happens—and how supportive strategies can make daily routines smoother for everyone.
In the Driver’s Seat
A glimpse into how executive functioning can shape everyday routines for individuals with FASD—and the small tools that help the day run more smoothly.
Assessment & Diagnosis
Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society provides FASD assessment and diagnosis in Alberta for children and adults, helping individuals and families access clarity, supports, and informed planning.
In the Passenger Seat
In the Passenger Seat highlights FASD caregiver support in Alberta, sharing insight, practical strategies, and encouragement for families navigating the journey together.
Through the Windshield
Through the Windshield explores how proactive FASD intervention in Alberta supports individuals and families through forward planning, flexibility, and thoughtful preparation for transitions.
Under the Hood
This column explains research on sensory processing and FASD in clear, everyday language. Learn how sensory differences affect daily life, behaviour, and support planning across the lifespan.
In the Rearview
In the Rearview reflects on lessons learned in FASD support in Alberta, exploring how past programs, conversations, and lived experience help shape stronger, more responsive supports at Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society.
The First Miles
Healthy Futures is FFAS’s pregnancy support program in Alberta, offering compassionate prenatal guidance, cooking circles, a pregnancy pantry, grocery vouchers, and vitamins to support healthy beginnings. Designed to meet people where they are, the program helps individuals navigate pregnancy with clarity, confidence, and care.
In the Driver’s Seat
In the Driver’s Seat shares lived experience stories that shape FASD support in Alberta, centering personal voice, agency, and real-life insight.
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A lived experience column from Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society highlighting personal stories that inform FASD support in Alberta and strengthen community understanding.
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Personal stories from individuals and families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, strengthening FASD support in Alberta through lived experience and insight.