Building Strong, Interdependent Relationships between People with FASD and their Supporters

Debbie Michaud
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Debbie Michaud: Children’s Services Supervisor, Sioux Lookout, Canada

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2019, vol. 5, issue 5, 81-83

Abstract: Parents often feel guilty or judged when their child does not experience outcomes that they had been expecting. This can be compounded by approaches that do not appreciate the unique needs of the individual with FASD. We will explore supportive interventions which include insulation, interdependence and relationship building. The idea of “insulation†is a way to explain parenting that appears overbearing, medalling and intrusive. Sometimes young people with FASD need to be guided away from toxic or even dangerous relationships and social opportunities need to be choreographed by the caregivers or the community to ensure pro social connections. This is an effective strategy to get ahead of high-risk behavior. We will discuss the need to help individuals transitioning to adulthood to live “interdependently†so that they can rely on their families and support systems when they need an “external brain or executive assistant†, and they do not feel like failures when they are unable to live “independently†. We will explore systems and approaches that undermine the idea of “interdependence†and how we can do things differently. Young people living with FASD will need strong relationships with their caregivers, families and support people for a lifetime, and nurturing and developing these pre-existing relationships should be at the forefront of any intervention.

Keywords: Journal of Intellectual; Intellectual & Developmental; Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research; journal of intellectual disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research impact factor; journal of intellectual property studies; open access publishers in usa; juniper publishers review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2019.05.555673

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