tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439457266305409022024-03-13T07:17:49.990-05:00Live AbilitiesCreate possibilities with hidden differences<br>Creative ideas to build support, understanding, change and compassion to provide hope instead of fear for persons living with the challenges of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920915649990015283noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743945726630540902.post-32247885265445964032014-04-04T10:11:00.001-05:002014-04-04T10:12:08.729-05:00Getting Burned with #FASD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><em>Special thank you to guest blogger R.J. Formanek</em></strong></div>
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<em>— Written and shared by <a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/rformanek" href="https://www.facebook.com/rformanek" id="js_13" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">R.J. Formanek</a> -</em><br />
<em>R.J. is one of our beloved FASD Survival Strategy Teachers</em></div>
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<strong>Learning how FASD affects each of us individually can make a huge difference in understanding the miscommunication we with this hidden disability often face. </strong></div>
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Because of deficits in our cognition, due to the damage (in this case mainly to the frontal lobes) we often do not understand cause and effect, because to us that is an abstract idea. We tend to not be so good with abstract concepts... and that may be due to a lack of understanding.</div>
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<strong>Humour, jokes are often lost on us</strong> because they involve using the ability to look at things in an abstract, as opposed to a concrete light. And many things we say are taken as jokes because the typical person puts an abstract spin on what we say. This can manifest in some interesting ways.</div>
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For example... when I was a kid people said,</div>
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<strong>"Don't touch fire, you will get burned."</strong></div>
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Burned? I had NO IDEA what that was. I had seen paper and wood burn. Would I burst into flames as well? What did it feel like?</div>
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And you know what I did?<br />
I stuck my hand in those flames.<br />
And then I knew what burnt was.</div>
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Ok, so far, so good.... stay with me here (this is the 'twist' part)</div>
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<strong>People said "Don't touch the stove, the element is hot and will burn you."</strong></div>
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Now, I knew what burn meant... and that hurt. BUT... there were no flames, how could this red, glowing element burn me?</div>
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And you know what I did?<br />
Yes, you know.... LOL!<br />
I left a fair amount of my skin on THAT one.</div>
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People said <strong>"Don't put your hand in boiling water, it will burn you."</strong></div>
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Now, having been burned once or twice before... I had this one. No problem. EXCEPT: How could water burn me? It wasn't in flames and it wasn't red hot like the stove? OK, that's got to be a 'joke' or something...</div>
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And you KNOW what I did.<br />
Third degree burns down most of my chest on that one.</div>
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<strong>You see, I THOUGHT I understood... </strong>and in one respect I did. <strong>BUT and here's the big reveal:</strong></div>
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I was not able to transfer the knowledge I learned in one situation to another.<br />
I HAD to experience the different types of 'burn' to understand.</div>
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and so I rolled with the flow of learning one simple word...<br />
... burned in a relationship - well that hurt inside<br />
... sun burned - peeled and blistered<br />
... burn more calories... worked my butt off</div>
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and not to forget...<br />
... fire can burn brightly or fiercely - yep really hot<br />
... her eyes burned right through him - felt that one</div>
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and I didn't even add the SLANG usages...<br />
... just think about it - I thought I did</div>
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I'm just glad I pretty well had it figured out when I found out that acid can burn as well.... ;)</div>
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So, I hope that helps explain some of the problems we often have with understanding what we haven't experienced, and transferring knowledge from one situation to another similar, yet different situation.</div>
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Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose? - Howard Nemerov</div>
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The way we use the language can be very confusing and when we have a word one can use as a noun, verb, adjective and adverb it will be easy to get burned!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Expressing a voice for the voiceless encouraging the building of better baby brains - www.betterendings.org</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920915649990015283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743945726630540902.post-6104926674055810092014-04-04T10:03:00.000-05:002014-04-04T10:03:14.113-05:008 Reasons for #FASD Meltdowns<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">Savanna Pietrantonio: <i>"Seeking inside keys to knowledge to prevent abuse from parents, professionals and caregivers to persons with FASD"</i></span></div>
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<strong>Internal Understanding of FASD Nuclear Reaction Meltdowns</strong></div>
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Guest Blog by Savanna Pietrantonio</div>
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<em>Savanna is one of our beloved FASD Survival Strategy Teachers</em></div>
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In an effort to reframe my understanding of meltdowns I’ve had to look deeper into the meaningful gifts of the meltdown and to change my fear and shame into acceptance that they are always going to be my body’s unique way of communicating with me.</div>
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I can go about my life for weeks accomplishing, learning, overcoming and shutting off or hiding the FASD part of me. But <strong>I feel everything intensely</strong> and emotional and physical distress is a daily part of living with the disability. In my attempt to hide my disability, act normally and bury my feelings I forget that this is not being true to my disability or myself. And my body lets me know. Usually through a meltdown of epic nuclear reaction proportions!</div>
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I have to learn to respect the meltdown as a symptom of brain damage. I am not being willful, rebellious, purposely destructive or hateful. My brain is telling me that something is wrong and I need to stop everything and ask for help to both get through daily life and to regulate my emotions.</div>
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I have discovered eight situations, which cause stress hormones to flood my system, and unfortunately my brain is not equipped to cope with the overload I am asking it to handle. Sometimes I can handle one or more, but as they add together as life often will, there may be no stopping the ensuing meltdown.</div>
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<strong>Eight meltdown situations</strong></div>
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<li>Social situations where I have to “be on” for extended periods</li>
<li>A change in a set schedule or a plan I am expecting</li>
<li>Fast paced days where I am thinking and processing constantly</li>
<li>Or the opposite-days when I am wandering “lost”</li>
<li>Anticipation of an event even if it’s a positive one</li>
<li>After the event, the letdown and “what’s next?” feeling</li>
<li>Something new being introduced into my life- a skill or an object</li>
<li>An expectation that I fear I cannot meet</li>
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Neurotypical people can manage inherently as the brain balances their self-regulating neocortex with their limbic emotion regulating system—‘wise mind’ and ‘emotion mind’. My brain because of prenatal alcohol damage can’t do that. Messages between these two parts of the brain get stuck like tangled Christmas lights and I am triggered into an emotional spiral down the slippery slope to meltdown.</div>
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<strong>To the best of my ability I can tell you that the warning signs <strong>of a meltdown</strong> </strong>before or after any emotional high or low are there. Both my external brain and I must be on the lookout and aware of them. If the warnings are missed the overload becomes unmanageable. These signs present themselves ahead of the event or days to a week afterwards.</div>
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<strong>17 clues of an ensuing meltdown:</strong></div>
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<li>Restless, interrupted sleep, night terrors (others have vivid dreams)</li>
<li>My heart feels like it is racing and an uneasy sense of dread or urgency</li>
<li>Boredom (really not knowing what to do next-directionless)</li>
<li>Indecisiveness</li>
<li>My surroundings become cluttered (suddenly I can’t pick up after myself)</li>
<li>The tired but wired feeling</li>
<li>Inability to focus on one thing but the impulse to multitask to the extreme</li>
<li>Defensiveness and extreme sensitivity</li>
<li>Acting withdrawn and feeling alone and isolated or isolating</li>
<li>Itchy skin and breakouts</li>
<li>Fidgety movements like uncontrolled scratching (others may pick or bite a part of hand or area of body - bottom lip)</li>
<li>Easily frustrated to the extreme (slamming doors or verbal aggression)</li>
<li>Obsessions over unrelated things and agitation with them</li>
<li>A profound sense of sadness or unexplainable loss</li>
<li>The feeling my brain is full and slow, like when you overeat and your stomach feels uncomfortably full</li>
<li>Spending money carelessly and in excess</li>
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<strong>ThecPre-crisis—compassion</strong></div>
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<strong>Before a crisis can occur its critical to stop the spiral</strong> by having a compassionate, understanding, non judgmental external brain who has learned not to take your behaviors personally, step in and guide my thinking, give me a perception check or just show care and not let me disconnect. This is not easy as my behaviors are shouting for help while pushing people away at the same time.</div>
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I may say something very hurtful when my external brain says, “What can I do to help you?”</div>
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“You can die!” I shout because I don’t know what he can do and my brain is no longer connecting to the part of me that can share thinking and feeling.</div>
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<strong>But there really are things he can do to help me</strong> and they really do bring down the energy and place my life back into a state of regulation.</div>
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<li>Hug me and say I understand. "This is because…" and name it for me</li>
<li>Hold me while I cry and listen while I try to get my feelings out. This may be for more than one day as perserveration is at its most intrusive</li>
<li>Help me pick up the scattered brain puzzle pieces and put them into order.</li>
<li>My external brain maneuvers my day, stepping in and canceling appointments or doing a task for me so that I can include self-care and put downtime into that moment.</li>
<li>Provide direction—one direction only please.</li>
<li>Break down my day or task into single doable steps.</li>
<li>Becoming compassionate and nonjudgmental.</li>
<li>Or I need to be told to stop all my activity and go rest.</li>
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<strong>And provide time for me</strong> to complete self-care:</div>
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<li>Sometimes I need a complete escape and to have a fun, new adventure — this builds neuroplasticity.</li>
<li>I focus on the foods that build a healthy brain-walnuts, salmon and dark chocolate—the magic trifecta for calming. Drink lots of water-mild hydration causes tiredness and fatigue. And if we’re not talking nutrition- banana bread, carrot cake, mac & cheese, spaghetti. The things that comforted me in childhood. Baking these things can be surprisingly sensory and calming.</li>
<li>Sometimes I need to get to a yoga class to reconnect mind, body and spirit or I need an aggressive cardio workout that burns off the adrenaline and cortisol.</li>
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I need an intervention so that I can concentrate on the work of really surrendering to my emotions appropriately, processing whatever it was that happened, talking out my feelings and fears, feeling compassion for myself and coming to a letting go of it. It is exactly like the work of the grief process. If I skip this step, the symptoms become very aggressive and I am propelled into full fight or flight reaction and I explode with emotion and nothing and nobody is safe from the destruction or self-loathing I feel. This is where I can hurt myself, others and possessions. (Note: some people shut down and freeze.)</div>
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<strong>Handling a meltdown with love</strong></div>
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While my external brain or myself can’t always read my bodies clues, I have learned to meltdown more appropriately as I begin to trust the process.</div>
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<strong>We have set some guidelines:</strong></div>
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<li>I can’t run away, especially by driving, but staying in trust and working through the intense situation and he can’t leave me at that moment or I am unsafe.</li>
<li>No arguing when glass things are within throwing reach – find a safe open place to work through the issue and I have a sensory or squishy toy in my hands instead.</li>
<li>No swearing (this is so hard when I don’t have words).</li>
<li>A pact I made with God and myself is that I will not engage in self harm or use substances. Ever!</li>
<li>I am not to strike out in anger at him.</li>
<li>I am not to say hurtful, blaming things to him about the past.</li>
<li>We have personal space boundaries and if losing it is imminent my external brain cannot—imperatively—cannot react with anger and punishment or aggression and he <strong>must not</strong> come into my personal space.</li>
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Sometimes though unfortunately he has to just hold me down and use extended breathing techniques and calmly stroke my hair and tell me I am loving and loved, all is well and I am safe in a soothing voice over and over again while I kick and scream and cry until I am exhausted and its all gone and I’ve let go of my fear, urgency and panic.</div>
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Afterwards the storm really is over and I can be helped into a calm environment where he can prepare a bath (running water is soothing) with dim lighting, zen music and calming lavender or other essential oil, while I drink a magnesium supplement or I need to be soothed to sleep with weighted blankets and soothing guided meditations playing while he rubs my back or uses tapping on me.</div>
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It is possible to get to the place on the other side of the meltdown to where you can look at it and see where intervention might have stopped the spiral and what might we do differently for the next time. And reinforce that what my body was telling me is that I need to heed its signals. By understanding and reflecting back I can empower myself when I list these and review them.</div>
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The gifts of the cathartic meltdown are the stillness afterward that allows for more clarity It allows me to see what I need to let go of and what I need to clear space for. It reminds me that I can empower myself by respecting my FASD and that I have to act authentically and within my own trueness not separate from it but within in.</div>
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I no longer need to feel shame, as I know God made me exactly how He wanted me to be with unique built in ways of communicating my needs. I’ve come to embrace and be comfortable in the discomfort knowing that every emotion felt will pass if accepted and felt with compassion.</div>
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I can return to the path of “Buddha-nature that is found within suffering and our relationship to it, not by escaping it.” <span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; line-height: 1; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> The taking care of self becomes easier and better the more often you do it and the more your heart and soul become aligned. After all, the Spectrum is halfway to spectacular.<span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; line-height: 1; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span></div>
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Sources:<br />1 Kiera Van Gelder<br />2 Koren Zailckas</div>
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<strong>1. Make appointments on the same day and the same time. </strong>Taking a break from an appointment may be a break for you, but for me it messes up my consistency.<br />
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<strong>2. Shop during quiet times when the lines are the shortest.</strong>
For me this is late afternoon when I have eaten and am rested. When
many people are still at work and before they "stop" at the store to get
supper food. I still hate standing in line. I get anxious. I impulse
buy. If it is going to be busy - I take someone along to stand in line
while I go to the bathroom and regroup.<br />
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3. <strong>Be respectful of my understanding "I don't do sarcasm"</strong>
Words can hurt. When I have been hurt enough times I lash out. The
problem is I don't always know when I don't understand. Most times I
understand "EXACTLY" what you said - just not what you meant. <br />
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4.<strong> Even as an adult I have sensory issues.</strong>
Fluorescent lights still make my world move around me and give me
headaches. It is hard for me to sit for long periods of time without
getting up. I still need to move often to remain calm.<br />
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5.<strong> Wrap my gifts simply.</strong>
All the tape and ribbons frustrate me and by the time I have opened the
gift - I am less appreciative. Seriously gift bags or a filled stocking
is great!<br />
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6.<strong> Provide some of my comfort foods.</strong>
There are certain things I like to eat and though I am willing to try
most things my teeth and mouth still do not do carrots, celery or nuts.
For me it's the crunch I can't munch. The texture I can't do. The
temperature of the food also can be irritating. I know it is a sensory
thing and I have tried to overcome it, but those two things still
remain. Let me substitute some of my choices - I try to pick two new -
and then stay with my tried and true. <br />
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7. <strong>Let me use a flat bowl instead of a fancy dinner plate.</strong>
I will not be embarrassed because I am using a bowl, but I will feel
bad if I spill food on your fancy tablecloth. My coordination is not
always on task and it is easier for me to pick up my food. Give me the
option of plastic glasses without stemware. Understand that if I leave
the table during the meal - I may be getting overwhelmed. <br />
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8.<strong> Know that it takes me longer to understand</strong> new events, new places and new people. When all of these things happen at the same time if can be over-stimulating.<br />
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9. <strong>Don't speak down to me.</strong>
Use normal language and stick to the facts. I love people. I love to
laugh and I am a good friend to others. Take time to get to know who I
really am - not by appearances or mistaken actions.<br />
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10. <strong>Have a Happy Holiday</strong>
- find something to take care of you. We need resource people who are
calm, friendly and honest in a kind way with us. Have a good year - Liz.<br />
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<strong><br />Together we grew... we changed... we learned.</strong> (Liz)<br />
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<i>"People underestimate me. They believe I cannot do things and
what they don't get is when I believe, I can do whatever I need to. It
is a matter of choice and focus. It is a matter of feeling safe and
capable. Oh yeah, and hard, hard work."</i><br />
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We hope our disastrous
journey-which has ended in joy -fills your family or practice with
ideas to help others with FASDs. - Jodee<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Two weeks ago we were able to find out - a one hour very cold, damp and windy line outside the back door of social security office the line eventually was 150 feet long... a veteran amputee too cold to wait and people at the front of the line too unwilling to trade places... then through TSA clearance including wanding... one restroom with a waiting line... then 80 minute wait on metal seats before we saw a very sympathetic person who apologized for the new centralized processing. We walked out with the paper needed for employment and the card arrived in 10 days.</i></span></div>
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For those of us who love persons with hidden differences - replacing paperwork may just begin to take us a lot more time and inconvenience. Please DRESS warm, bring your umbrella, and pack a snack for those with blood sugar issues.<br />
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A special thank you to FEMA(Release Number: NR-084). For those of us who work with persons who can easily misplace, have stolen or lose paperwork - including <b>the DOG ATE IT</b> - this list is really helpful and timely.<br />
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The following is a partial list of ways to get duplicates of destroyed or missing documents:<br />
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<li><b>Birth and Death Certificates </b>– Birth and death certificates can be replaced by visiting your county vital records office or on line <i><b><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm</a></b></i></li>
<li><b>Marriage Certificates – </b>The online link for replacement of marriage certificates is <i><b><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm</a></b></i></li>
<li><b>Marriage Dissolutions (divorces) – </b>The online link for divorce decree replacements is<a href="http://go.usa.gov/DFbw"><b><i> </i></b><i><b></b></i></a><i><b><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm</a></b></i></li>
<li><b>Adoption Decrees </b>– The State District Courts link for adoption records - if the adoption was finalized in that state - is <i><b><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm</a></b></i></li>
<li><b>Immigration Documents </b>–
Contact your county office or the site below for citizenship,
immigration, permanent resident card (green card), employment
authorization, re-entry permit and more. <a href="http://uscis.gov/"><b><i>uscis.gov</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Driver Licenses </b>– Visit any state driver license office with acceptable identification and proof of address. Fee required.</li>
<li><b>Vehicle Registration, License Tab or Title </b>–
Contact your county motor vehicle office. You will need proof of
insurance and state vehicle emissions. Fees administered by county. <a href="http://www.fema.gov/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fm2hchyh"><b><i>http://tinyurl.com/m2hchyh</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Passport </b>– Complete form DS-64 from <a href="http://www.fema.gov/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fld6z28k"><b><i>http://tinyurl.com/ld6z28k</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Military Records </b>–
Request Standard Form 180 (SF-180) from any office of the Veterans
Administration, American Legion, VFW or Red Cross, or download from <a href="http://www.fema.gov/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Flnu2pmt"><b><i>http://tinyurl.com/lnu2pmt</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Mortgage Papers </b>– Contact your lending institution</li>
<li><b>Property Deeds </b>– Contact the recorder’s office in the county where the property is located</li>
<li><b>Insurance Policies </b>– Contact the insurance company for replacement papers</li>
<li><b>Social Security Card </b>– Go to a Social Security Administration office. You also can request a copy of your Social Security statement online <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/"><b><i>www.ssa.go</i></b><i>v</i></a></li>
<li><b>Transcript of Your Tax Return </b>– Call nearest Treasury Department office, IRS office or 800-829-3646; request form 4506. To find your local IRS office, go to <a href="http://www.fema.gov/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmvk5dvu"><b><i>http://tinyurl.com/mvk5dvu</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Savings Bonds/Notes </b>– Complete Form PDF 1048 (Claim for Lost, Stolen or Destroyed U.S. Savings Bonds); available by calling 304-480-6112 or at <a href="http://www.treasurydirect.gov/forms/sav1048.pdf"><b><i>www.treasurydirect.gov/forms/sav1048.pdf</i></b></a></li>
<li><b>Credit Cards </b>– American Express, 800-528-4800; Discover, 800-347-2683; MasterCard, 800-622-7747; Visa, 800-847-2911</li>
</ol>
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<li><b>Something “NEW” used to blow me away. </b>When I am learning a new thing, I feel like a
vulnerable little kid who got stomped on by a bully. Change used to make
my mind spin out because I do not have any of the next pieces to
connect the puzzle. I live in NOW time and sometimes NEXT time, but not
later, maybe or other non-concrete times. I will always have to be
retaught and learning something new takes repetitive training in many
areas without different things happening around me.</li>
<li><b>Please don’t overwhelm me. My brain walks, it doesn’t do jogging.</b>I can think, I can figure things out and I can do many things people never expected me to do. </li>
<li><b>Believe me I have years of being the person who was bullied practice.</b>So, before, to protect myself, I used to be verbally
aggressive, scream and swear and shred the person apart. The bad part
was that even though I had a reason to have that feeling, I felt dirty
and my words after they left my mouth stuck on the other person like the
dirty words a bully had stuck on me. It was a very bad circle and it
didn't make anyone do better or create positive or kind energy. When I
communicate with my eyes and don't open my mouth with feelings I should
not or am not ready to share, without saying anything, I wait, I watch
and I show them I have belief in their ability to finally get it and
understand me.</li>
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Adoption in the media again.<br />Adoption Horror Stories and the Rehoming Stories. </h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">By Ann Yurcek </span></h3>
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Republished with permission <br />First published Oct 1, 2013</span></i></h4>
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<a href="http://www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/#article/part1">The Child Exchange.. America's Underground Market for Adopted Children</a></h3>
This time with a big way... Rehoming. Adoptive parents who became so
desperate that they resorted to moving their children to another home
without going through proper channels.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><u>First I will not condone any of the actions of the
parents who put their adoptive children in jeopardy, but I can
understand just how desperate they could be.</u><br />
</b></span><br />
This blog post is going to be complex, but it is a complex problem that
causes parents to give up on their children. I hope this helps to put
another spin on it but with research to support my arguments.<br />
Not media hype.<br />
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I saw glimpses of this as it was happening over the years and stayed
away from any of the discussions and discussion boards on the subject. A
couple of times on other groups the subject came up and I talked about
finding the help through the proper channels. Starting with the Mental
Health, Adoption Support, their insurance and Medicaid and tried to help
some parents find scarce help.<br />
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Back in 2000 I wrote a letter in the middle of the night. My thoughts
about having to tell my daughter that she was going to have to go back
to vary system she came from to find the mental health services she so
desperately needed. I searched and searched and found no hope or help
for her. I tried every door and found that the system was not set up to
help parents who found themselves in our situation. <br />
<br />
<b>I found the little known secret of failed adoptions.</b><br />
<a href="https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/s_disrup.cfm"> Adoption Disruption and Dissolution from the Child Welfare Gateway </a></div>
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Some of those circumstances from lack of knowledge about what it takes
and think love is enough. Sometimes it is because of often not disclosed
information. Most often it is the lack of proper supports. For those
who find themselves with children with severe complex needs, it is a
lonely world.<br />
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I know that in our own circumstances, we were not allowed to see any of
the records and they did not disclose that our children were not general
level of care kids. We were promised that none of the group of kids had
any needs that would put other children in jeopardy as we had our own
children and a medically fragile child to think about. But we found
ourselves with four of them who were in therapeutic foster care and the
three seventeen page psychologicals on the kids were never shown us that
they were much more needy than we were told. Never-the-less we did not
give up even if had been fraud. We had made a promise.<br />
<b><br />
Even more on the tragedy of custody relinquishment to garner Mental Health Services.</b><br />
Custody <a href="https://www.bazelon.org/Where-We-Stand/Success-for-All-Children/Custody-Relinquishment.aspx">Relinquishment from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law</a> </div>
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Even biological families were forced to put their mentally ill children
into the care systems to garner services. But Adoptive Families had to
do it to. To return them to the systems to get services suitable to
condition and often times residential treatment if one could find one.<br />
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Those reports highlighted what I had learned. That systems are not
equipped to handle our most complex children and families find
themselves struggling to find competent help that is hard to come by.
One has to exhaust all services and then there are few options.
Hospitalizations and residential treatment are hard to come by and often
will not except our seriously disturbed children.<br />
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I fought hard and did not give up custody and learned to fight for my
daughter and her right to family. But most families will not be as lucky
as I was. <br />
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Families who have adopted from the foster care system and the worlds
child caring institutions. We have no safety net when we find ourselves
with children too severe to attach or too damaged to remain in the home
safely. We are vilified for not loving them enough, not caring enough,
for throwing away a child. The more of these stories, the harder it is
for parents to reach out for help as we are judged, juried, convicted
for not loving our children enough or doing enough to help them heal
from the ghosts of their pasts. But it is much more complex than that.
<br />
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We need a support system all the way from better training and support
from the adoption agencies, health and mental health care systems, child
welfare, schools and communities supports.<br />
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We adoptive parents who take on these children, sometimes unknowingly are Parenting Complex Children. </h3>
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Complex... </h3>
Some once told me that they are Genetically loaded (they inherit the
parents genetic predisposition). There is actually a study going on to
see if prenatal alcohol exposure changes genetic structures. <br />
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<b>Many will be prenatally exposed. A parents substance abuse issues often
put these children into the care of the states and countries. A new
study confirms what we parents have known for awhile.</b><br />
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-fetal-alcohol-disorders-idUSBRE98804I20130909">Fetal Alcohol Common in Adopted and Foster Kids </a><br />
<span class="st">Neurobehavioral disorder associated with <i>prenatal alcohol exposure. They look normal but can't do normal and normal parenting strategies do not work.</i></span> <br />
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<b>Children who face poverty, neglect and abuse can have neurocognitive issues. Their brains changed by their earlier experiences.</b><br />
<a href="http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2012/07/neurocognitive-impacts.aspx">Neurocognitive Impacts for Children of Poverty and Neglect</a> from the American Psychological Association.<br />
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Most will have at least some mental health issues of some sort from
their trauma they have face. The majority are milder or moderate, but
some can be severe. For older child adoptions we need to expect Post
traumatic stress disorders. Trust issues, and Attachment Disturbances.
Why wouldn't they?<br />
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<i>Often kids act out their stress and those behaviors can cause multiple
placements. The child also learns that nothing is permanent and if you
are bad enough, you move on and you don't need to attach and trust.</i></h3>
Parents have answered the call to give children homes, not just from the
worlds institutions but from the foster care system in our own country.
Many parents go through the trainings and say what they can and can't
deal with. But often times the problems will not appear until later when
the child can't hit their developmental milestones that it will become
apparent or puberty hits. </div>
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<b>I remembered reading early on a statistics of
adoption disruptions and dissolutions.<br />
</b><a href="http://statistics.adoption.com/information/statistics-disruption-dissolution.html">Adoption Statistics: Disruption and Dissolution </a>from Adoption.com. <br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>This not a new problem and these are not new numbers.</b></span> </div>
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written long before the push to move children from foster care into
adoptive homes. <br />
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We when adopt the children, we make promises to care for them and help
them to the best of our abilities. But for some parents, they find
themselves with a child that nothing seems to help. Sometimes the more
you love them, the more you try to care for them, or parent them. The
worse it becomes. Adoptive parents reach for therapists, books,
strategies and anything they can grasp for and often times the worse the
situation gets. I remember the conflicting advice I got from the five
different treating professionals in the differing spheres of my sibling
set of 5. The advice from one conflicted with the advice of another, and
learned to trust my own intuition and fire the ones that were worsening
my children's conditions. The Reactive Attachment Therapies do not
work well for kids prenatally exposed with alcohol. They actually worsen
them. Then the schools with their behavior modifications that do not
work with FASD and then the triangulation of the child pitting
unattached people against the caregivers. It is a set up for Adoptive
Parent Burn Out and a child in danger of blowing out of a home.<br />
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Parents are finding themselves having to run residential treatment
facilities without any training or support. I have seen adoptive
parents/kinship caregivers have to manage kids that have been released
from psychiatric hospitals because they could not be managed there.
Thrown out of schools for misbehavior's and left to function solo. All
the while trying to be on guard 24/7 to protect the child, the other
children and even themselves from catastrophe.<br />
<br />
<b>The failures of the mental health system in our country for children are written.</b><br />
<a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/20/americas-failing-mental-health-system-families-struggle-to-find-quality-care/">America's Failing Mental Health System, America's Struggle to Find Quality Care</a> <br />
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But for the complex children from the care system, they are stuck in a
place where the care systems and mental health clash. They are always
the others responsibility. For those who bring in kids from other
countries they are in a No Man's Land and often on their own.<br />
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I have added to this piece a chart. My favorite with sharing just how
complex these children can be. Overlapping Characteristics. I once
asked a person in power in the state mental health system. Where is the
evidence based practice for my children? He didn't answer, except with
the statement you are?<br />
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What I learned is that I had to trust my intuition, leave no stone
unturned, I had to fight for my daughter, but also know that I had to
keep everyone safe. </div>
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But the systems of help in our country are failure based. Not
preventative. The medical system can diagnose the prenatal exposures,
but can help us understand the cause. The Children's Mental Health
system is not the right place for those prenatally exposed to alcohol
but often can help those with the complexities of abuse and neglect
issues. But as children mirror the behaviors of others others, these
children learn from their peers and those behaviors often worsen in the
home. But the lack of competent support for those from the care systems
is a challenge. For my kids the Mental Health system and the groups for
those kids actually worsened my kids disorders. Knock on the door of
Adoption Support and often they tell you you have to use your insurance
and Medicaid first. But that is another series of Medicaid stories
about that failures for the most vulnerable of children.<br />
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But our kids have no coordinated Silo to find support. Many of the
children from the care systems are often of normal intelligence, so
developmental disabilities services will not help us. Mental Health
services are a poor fit and the strategies do not work with children
with prenatal brain injuries. Those lucky enough to present as having
autistic tendencies may find services under the Autism Umbrella. <br />
<br />
I was told to look for help in places that were not equipped to handle
our needs. I was not an abusive parent, I was not a neglectful parent. I
had a daughter too dangerous and damaged to live at home. I was ordered
by the Community Mental Health System that I had 60 days to relinquish
our daughter and to dissolve the adoption or be charged with
abandonment. That document came up missing and I had thought to stow a
copy hidden where no one would look for it. Someone told me that when
you go public documents burn. <br />
<br />
I had been warned that if we abandoned my daughter in the state
hospital, we would face charges and the loss of our other children, not
just the adopted sibling set, but our own biological children. The care
system trumps parents say, bring this child home or possibly lose your
other children, your professional licenses, and be put on the abuse and
neglect registry. It is Least Restrictive Setting that is used to say
that ALL children belong in the homes and then it is our fault that we
are ill equipped to meet their needs. Even when someone gets hurt, we
need to go against the recommendations from the professionals that we
need to have them home to attach.<br />
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If you have to place your child into foster care system, the adoptive
parents often lose their adoption subsidies if they are lucky enough to
have one if you adopted from the US or if you adopted internationally
you will be charged with the cost of the child's care. I have even seen
where an adoptive parent was charged and they took not only the child's
adoption subsidy but the adopted siblings subsidy as well and handed
the adoptive parent the bill from the state and put liens on the parents
home. The same state that adopted
the child to the couple and the agency hid the records. Adoptive
parents are often charged with paying for the court fees to get help
from the justice system when the Child Welfare and Mental Health
Services fail. Too many adoptive parents face calling the police as the
option of last resort. Followed by the knock on the door from the Child
Protective Service Workers.<br />
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No wonder why parents take into desperate measures to find support, the
wrong way. Because has anyone tried to Navigate the MAZE to find help
for those most vulnerable of children who are the small percentages of
kids whose needs are great. Some of us who find ourselves with a child
with intense needs, we will get secondary trauma not just for the
parent, but the siblings as well. </div>
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<a href="http://www.come-over.to/FAS/RADparentsPSTD.htm">PTSD in Parents of Children with RAD</a> <br />
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We are held accountable for the failures of the Child Welfare, Adoption
and Child Mental Health Systems, Medicaid, Insurance and Schools to have
a Continuum of Care and a Safety Net. and it is time for all of us to
stand up for finding Post adoption support services and a continuum of
care for the the adoptive children and families so they can honor the
promises. For those of us who have adopted from the United States Foster
Care System we need not just a check, we need real help and not be
judged and serviced by the child protective services the same care
system that our kids came from. <br />
<br />
We need a post adoption program and laws that will protect our families
from the catastrophic costs of having a child with severe issues.<br />
<br />
We need the media to focus not just about the adoption horror stories,
but real stories of real families fighting the odds to try to help very
complex fragile children. We need evidence based adoption conscious
services and supports in all the service sectors and those parents will
not resort to give up on their adoptive children. And for those
children who do not fit into the adoptive home, we need laws that no do
penalize the family for trying to find healing for the child and for
everyone involved. It should not be seen as failure, but just another
place to meet the needs of the child. <br />
<br />
We did not give up on my daughter, or her siblings, but we did pay a
price. Many an adoptive parent said that they were more traumatized not
by trying to help their child. The trauma of the lack of support and
navigating the systems if often times are much more damaging than our
circumstances.<br />
<br />
Postscript: My daughter is now 28 and she still has a family to advocate
on her behalf and call home to and we have gone on to adopt another
little guy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome plus a host of other problems and
he is thriving. We have full disclosure, we will do whatever and find
whatever it takes to give him the love and supports to thrive. But we
also know that we cannot heal his prenatal brain damage but love him and
nuture him through his challenges.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nacac.org/adoptalk/homecoming.html">A followup to our story written for the North American Council for Adoptable Children in 2003</a>
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I love my garden and last year I battled squirrels stealing my produce before I could pick it. There were tomatoes with bites on tree stumps, there was actually a line of tomatoes down my neighbors driveway - all with one bite each and there were tomatoes left on my walking trail. The smaller tomatoes where seen in trees - bright red orbs waiting for later feasting.<br />
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One again this year, squirrel terrorists raided my garden sometime when no one was watching. They got my first tomato and they ate my first green pepper - I was tired of battles -<b> </b><br />
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<b>I was going to win this squirrel war and I DID for less than $20.00</b> and a trip to the sporting good store, the hardware store and the dollar store!<br />
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<b>Here's the strategy: </b><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SqkVPLf_1mY/Ug-y7kfZvhI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/PHmabIW4mV4/s1600/ExpectingBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SqkVPLf_1mY/Ug-y7kfZvhI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/PHmabIW4mV4/s200/ExpectingBetter.jpg" width="150" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;">"Wow, oh wow. What can I even say?</span></b> As adults we live as active of life and more independently than many persons who share our secret. Oh and we've been down the path of experiences no parent wishes for their child. I know what it feels like to have your book published and I am sure Emily Oster is excited. <cite class="tagline">"Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy
Wisdom is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know," by Emily Oster to be published Aug.
20 by the Penguin Press. <b> </b></cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">Please read her book and then read mine before you make a decision to celebrate 0-4-9. It is such a short time of your whole life!</cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">Dear Emily,</cite><br />
<br />
<cite class="tagline">My name is Liz Kulp, any woman who is able to have a baby is very blessed. My birth mother was blessed to have me. She was a single mom, who drank wine and as far as I know - not by the gallon. But her life choices became my life. And my life is not the life you want for any of those future beautiful children like Penelope. There are a lot of things that can create the secret most people don't see when they meet me. They don't see that I understand every third or fourth word of a conversation. People think I know what they are saying. Some of it I do know and some I don't, then later I have to figure it all out on my own—that is overwhelming. Perhaps you say I should just say I don't understand. Well, Emily I have tried that, and what happens when I do, people began to use more words and they add to my confusion. Or they slow down their speech as if I have no brain and treat me like a child. </cite><cite class="tagline"><cite class="tagline">If I trust you, I will tell you I need more information, but I have found over the years that people with high intelligence get frustrated when they try to help me so I remain quiet. </cite>Note, I am not an unintelligent person. I am differently intelligent. In fact, some of the ways I see the world may actually be a gift to you. </cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">My life did not begin as a child who people thought would struggle with brain and metabolic injury and that is a problem that will haunt me for the rest of my life because the therapies that could have been in place when I was in preschool and an infant did not happen. As I said, my differences are a secret, and unless you REALLY know what to look for you will not see what I deal with everyday.</cite><br />
<cite class="tagline">In fact, my grandmother, Dr. Carrie Kulp, a professor at West Chester believed I was gifted and so did my great-grandmother who graduated from college as a child developmental professional. That was because the parts of my brain that work very well are in concrete thinking.</cite><br />
<cite class="tagline"><br />Emily, I am a woman, and like you I love and grow and learn new things each day. But, unlike you my life experiences because of my mother's choice have been hindered. I won't go into the details - they exist in all my books. And why would I want to write such books. Because I know how hard life is for people like me and their families. I know how hidden our secret is. I know that unless you love a person like me and truly get to know us and our families you remain hidden from our reality. I have chosen not to follow my mother's path. I have been sober four years and if I am blessed with a pregnancy when I am ready to parent a child in a healthy way - I will give that child the best I have to give from it's beginning. I know the cost. I am the cost.</cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">When I was two I spoke in paragraphs and knew 60 breeds of dogs — no one suspected. The clues were all there and they who needed to understand my needs did not see. </cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">Liz Kulp (transcribed from conversation)</cite><br />
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<br />
I like Ed Riley's statement to the <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br />
<br />
I find it amazing that the author wants to take on the responsibility of
assuring so many women that it is ok to have “a glass of wine or so a
day” while pregnant. She readily acknowledges that “all drinking isn't
created equal,” but fails to recognize that all women are not created
equal. There are many factors that go into determining whether
consumption of alcohol during pregnancy might have an impact on the
developing fetus, besides the timing, amount, and pattern of
consumption. Additional factors that influence the outcome relate to
nutrition, age and one’s genetics. A recent study out of England (Lewis
et al, 2012) on over 4000 children found that several genetic variants
controlling alcohol metabolism were strongly related to lower IQ at age
8. Importantly, the effect on IQ was seen in the offspring of mothers
who were consuming 1-6 units of alcohol per week. If you had these
genetic variants, but abstained during pregnancy your child did not show
an effect on IQ. A unit is probably a little less than the standard
American drink, which brings up another issue. Just how big is that one
or so glasses a day you are recommending? A standard drink of wine is 5
oz, but over-pouring is the norm thus underestimating the volume
consumed. I for one believe that most women are probably ok with a glass
of wine now and then during pregnancy, but I just can’t tell who those
women are. Individual genetics, drinking habits, and other contributing
factors limit the ability of science to make the assurances that Dr.
Oster appears willing to endorse.<br />
<br />
<cite class="tagline">To find the Emily Oster, the author and her new book on Facebook at fb.me/profemilyoster</cite><br />
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<cite class="tagline">To find my books visit www.fasdbookstore.com</cite><br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never have the children I dreamed of adopting-</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I do have the children</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> God planned for me to adopt.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will adopt new dreams </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> for my family and children.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never be able to be the mom I want to be.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I am "their" mom</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will be the mom they need.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never have a "normal" day - one without meds, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> doctor appointments, therapy, IEP meetings.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I do have normal moments.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will learn to savor the moments </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and take each day as it comes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never be able to assume my children can </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> follow the simple rules, act appropriately, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> understand the consequences of their actions, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> or be safe.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can surround them with a support system</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> who will think for them, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> remind them of the rules and consequences, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and keep them safe.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will be their external brain.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never know what my children could have been.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can celebrate the wonder of who they are </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and what they can become.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will give them all the love, support, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> encouragement, and the tools they will need</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> to become productive adults.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never be able to change the fact that </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> the birth mother drank during her pregnancy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can forgive.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will not condemn, pass judgment or hate her.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never forget the damage that alcohol has done</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> to my children's brains.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can make a difference for another child.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will share my knowledge and experiences </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> as often as I can.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never see another child screaming in a store </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and just assume he's misbehaving due to poor parenting.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can sympathize </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> with the stress and frustrations of meltdowns.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will smile </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and offer words of encouragement and support to the mother.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never hear another horrible news story </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> about a child in trouble with the law </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and not wonder - was he FASD?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can pray for them and their families.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will pray for the ones in the news </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and the ones we don't read about.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never know a bigger joy </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> than watching my children master a new goal,</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> remember a rule, or sleep thru the night.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can lower my expectations of them and myself.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will celebrate with them </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> every mountain climbed and hurdle crossed.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I will never have a day that is not wholly consumed </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> with the results of a woman who drank during pregnancy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I can raise the community's awareness, </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> education and support </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> of this totally preventable birth defect.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> So I will.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">PROTEINS </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">are the
building blocks of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">neurotransmitters. It is essential to eat enough </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein in balanced amounts with fats and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">carbohydrates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein needs of each individual vary. Too much </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein for some people can restrict ‘brain </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein.’ Not enough </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein will result in a </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein deficit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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proteins are the best for your body is dependent on the types and amounts of
amino acids that the protein contains and how well your body can digest the
protein, or the protein’s digestibility. Proteins eaten alone on an empty
stomach can pick up </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">dopamine and acetylcholin nuerotransmitters.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">Fresh cold-water fish, low
fat cottage cheese, free-range and drug free poultry, eggs, hard cheeses, low
fat low lactose yogurt, beans, seeds, nuts, and some fruits and vegetables.
(organic and grass fed lean red meat contain rich sources of </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">minerals, </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">protein and B-group </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">vitamins and though costly you may decide is worth the extra
money). You do not need to eat animal products to get all the protein you need
in your diet. Fruits and vegetables with highest protein values include:
asparagus, aubergine, brussels sprouts, broccoli, beetroot, spring onion,
mushroom, okra, spinach, sweet corn, tomatoes, yams, dried apricots, raisins,
avocados, dates (search vegan diet protein sources.)</span></i></span></div>
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dioxide and water by green plants in the sunlight. Sugars, starches and fibers
are the most common c</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">arbohy-drates. They enhance </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">neurotransmitters. Most people think of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">carbohydrates as grains and high starch vegetables like
potatoes.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Carbohydrates also include lower starch (3%)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vegetables like </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">asparagus </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">or fruit
like </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">strawberries </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">or higher starch (20%+) vegetables </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">beans, corn, yams and
potatoes</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"> or fruit like </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">bananas, figs and prunes</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">. Lower starch fruits and vegetables release glucose
(sugar) slowly into the bloodstream, as do whole grains and legumes. Potatoes
and rice release glucose quickly causing power surges in some people and then a
let down. If glucose levels fluctuate, mental confusion and dizziness may
occur.</span></span></div>
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Slowest releasing vegetables</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">asparagus, bean sprouts, beet
greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, chard, cucumber, endive,
lettuce, mustard greens, radishes, spinach and watercress. </span></i></span></div>
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Slowest releasing fruits<br />
</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">cantaloupe, rhubarb,
strawberries, watermelon, melons and tomatoes. </span></i></span></div>
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VEGETABLES<br />
</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">beans (string), beets,
brussels sprouts, chives, collards, dandelion greens, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi,
leeks, okra, onions, parsley, peppers (red), pimento, pumpkin, rutabagas,
turnips.</span></i></span></div>
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</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">apricots, blackberries,
cranberries, grapefruit, guava, melons, lemons, limes, oranges, papaya,
peaches, plums, raspberries, tangerines, kiwis. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">Enzymes</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">are chemical
catalysts that are needed to change chemicals into organs, cells and hormones.
They are manufactured in the body from amino acids, plus </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vitamins and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">minerals. Without a particular enzyme, any one of
thousands of chemical changes needed in the body won’t operate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You need a balance of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vitamins and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">minerals to continue to manufacture </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">enzymes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Bold; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Bold;">For example,</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">
take an elderly woman eating only white bread and tea for each meal or a teen
eating only junkfood and sodas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each day they are using up </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein already in the body to rebuild cells. They are
not adding any </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein to the diet nor getting any real </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vitamins and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">minerals. Even if they suddenly start eating steak, milk
and eggs poor </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">nutrition leads to poorer </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">nutrition their body has stopped producing ‘protease’ the
enzyme needed to break down </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein, lactase the enzyme to break down lactose,
phosphatase to breakdown calcium and galactase to breakdown glacactase. In
other words, she can no longer digest and utilize this food with higher nutritional
value. </span></span></div>
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enzyme supplementation can help kick start enzyme production, but it takes
time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">AMINO</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">ACIDS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">AMINO</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">ACIDS</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">are
the building blocks of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein. There are over 20 different amino acids found in
animals and humans. The term essential amino acid refers to the amino acids
that your body cannot make. Because your body cannot make these amino acids,
they must be consumed in the diet, thus making them essential. There are nine
essential amino acids.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">ANTIOXIDANTS</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Help to clean the brain.
These are foods that produce healthy chemicals that clean the brain from free
radicals that cause cell deterioration. They act like a rust cleaner that keeps
rust off brain matter. Vitamin E and C, beta carotene, lipoic acid, coenzyme
Q10, grapeseed and pinebark extract are antioxidants.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">ANTIOXIDANT</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">FOOD</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">resources
</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">Blueberries, strawberries,
cooked kale, raisins, raspberries, apples, grapes, cherries, prunes,
blackberries, garlic and raw spinach. Mangoes and sweet potatoes contain high
levels of vitamin E and C, plus beta carotene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">CYANIOXIDANTS—PINE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">BARK (pycnogenol) and
GRAPE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">SEED</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Has 20 times the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">antioxidant activity of vitamin C and 50 times that of
vitamin E. It can cross the blood-brain barrier and can stay in the blood
stream for up to 72 hours. Few other antioxidants cross this barrier and none
do it as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">MULTI-VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Insure your child’s vitamin
and mineral intake with a high quality daily multi-vitamin. Liz takes an
intensive care, easy absorbable multi. Her vitamin is designed to include high
levels of B </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vitamins, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">vitamins E, C, folic acid and selenium. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Research studies now show a strong correlation between
aggressive behavior in children and deficiencies in nutrients such as niacin,
pantothenic acid, thiamin, vitamin B6, vitamin C, iron, magnesium and
tryptophan. Before changing your child’s medications, try a daily
multi-vitamin, one preferably without artificial colorings. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">WATER</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">SOLUBLE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMINS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">B </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMINS:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Essential for cognitive
function, helps to improve memory and assists in brain development. Prenatal
exposure, encephalitis, stroke, prolonged drinking or vitamin B</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">deficiency can cause damage to the hippocampus and
thalamus.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">The effect may be good recall of past and normal short
term memories, but they are unable to recall what they had for breakfast, last
hours class notes or what spelling words they had just learned. Their procedural
memory seems unaffected and the person may become steadily more competent and
faster at performing a task, even though they do not remember ever doing it.</span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Thiamin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Changes </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">carbohydrates to glucose then into energy or fat and
helps to provide energy to the brain, heart and central nervous system. It
helps prevent nervous irritability; necessary for a good appetite.</span></span></div>
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resources </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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yeast, liver, beans, peas, soy products, fish, and pork.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B2 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Riboflavin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Transports hydrogen; is essential for the metabolism of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; helps keep the skin
and eyes in a healthy condition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B2
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">lean meats, nuts,. liver,
brewers yeast, leafy green vegetables, whole grain cereal, cheese, fish, eggs,
milk</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B3 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Niacin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Needed to convert food into energy,
maintains normal functions of the skin, nerve tissue and digestive system. Can
help lower LDL</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">(bad) cholesterol. Reduces allergic reactions and
supports sugar metabolism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B3
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fortified cereals,
breads and grain products, meats, fish, poultry, nuts, grain products, peanuts</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B6 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Pyridoxine</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"> Essential for brain function and the production of red blood
cells. Aids in the immune system. Essential to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein, amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. This is
found in most foods naturally but a problem may be in the malabsorbtion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B6
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yeast, liver,
crabmeat, brown rice, meat, fish, wheat bran, germ and grains, vegetables,
white and sweet potatoes, eggs, poultry, bananas</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B12 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Cyanocobalamin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Helps to build and maintain the
central nervous system. Important in the production of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">dopamine (energy) and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">serotonin (well-being). Necessary for production of red
blood cells and normal growth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">B12
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">clams, shellfish, meat, eggs,
green vegetables, orange juice, yogurt, cheese, eggs, milk, fortified breakfast
cereals.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">FOLATE (FOLIC</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">ACID)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Necessary for the production of RNA</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">and DNA (the building blocks of cells)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">and normal red blood cells. Helps to lower homo cysteine
levels and prevents some birth defects. Helps relieve depression.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">FOLATE
resources </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">Fortified rice; pasta,
breads, cereals, and grains, poultry, lentils and beans, green leafy
vegetables, avocados, papayas.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMIN C <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ascorbic Acid</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Protects against infection, assists in healing, helps
maintain strength and elasticity of blood vessels. Enhances iron absorption. It
is so important to the brain that it is found in concentrations of 15 to 100
times higher than elsewhere in the body. It is one of the most active and
abundant antioxidants in the body. Stress hormones deplete it, since vitamin C
is needed to synthesize them. Water, heat, light, oxygen and cooking all
destroy vitamin C. When cooking steam lightly. Smoking one cigarette destroys
25 mg and aspirin triples the excretion rate of vitamin C.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">C
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">orange juice, rose hips,
guava, kiwi, black currents, kale, parsley, red peppers, brussel sprouts,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>broccoli, collards, cabbage, white and
sweet potatoes, citrus fruits, tomatoes, artichokes, swiss chard, strawberries</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">K </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Necessary for blood clotting, aids in bone formation,
helps regulate levels of calcium.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">VITAMIN</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">K
resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">Brussel sprouts, kale,
broccoli, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, turnip greens</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">FAT</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">SOLUBLE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMINS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">VITAMIN E</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Protects fatty acids in the
blood stream and improves overall blood circulation including blood to the
brain. It is the primary fat-soluble anti-oxidant in the brain. Heat, oxygen,
freezing and chlorine destroy vitamin E.</span></span></div>
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resources:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> <br />
</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">seeds, nuts, soybeans, eggs,
brown rice, oats, fresh wheat germ, peanut butter, sweet potatoes, mangoes,
sunflower oil</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">MINERALS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">CALCIUM</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">necessary for teeth and
bones, where most dietary calcium is found. The rest moves in and out of cells
allowing conduction of impulses between nerves and contraction of muscles. Aids
in heart regulation, blood clotting, muscle contractions and relaxation. Excess
calcium depresses magnesium levels. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">RICHEST</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">CALCIUM</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">FOOD</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;">
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</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">cooked bones as in canned
salmon or sardines, sesame seeds, tofu, dairy products, yogurt, turnip greens,
broccoli, milk, blackstrap molasses, spinach, broccoflower. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">CHOLINE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">research
indicates a mother’s choline intake may influence the development of the memory
center in fetal brains.<sup> </sup>Helps maintain healthy cellular structure
and functions, plays role in muscle control.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">Video (2012):</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"> FASD Expert - <br />
Jennifer Thomas on Choline<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">youtu.be/KRpHPcqis5o</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Linus Pauling Institute</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/<br />
choline/</span></span></div>
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resources<br />
</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">eggs, milk, fish, whole
grains, liver, iceberg lettuce, cauliflower, peanuts</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">IRON</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">is essential to the
production of red blood cells. Aids in manufacturing amino acids, hormones and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">neurotransmitters. It strengthens the immune system. An
iron deficiency in babies and children can have significant and permanent effects
on brain development. Iron is a vital component for fueling our bodies,
carrying oxygen to the brain and helping our newborns reach their greatest
potential. Iron is deposited in the brain—it is part of the brain structure and
an essential nutrient for mental development. Newborns have three times the
ratio of iron in their bodies as adults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Babies have very high iron needs, because they grow so rapidly. Infants
who are iron deficient can suffer from altered behavior, reduced immunity,
slower language, gross and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">fine motor development, and reduction in IQ. Most babies
are born with enough iron stores to last four to six months. Breastfed babies
rarely lack iron, not because there is a high concentrate of iron in breast
milk, but because the iron in the breast milk is readily absorbable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A US</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">study of nearly 5,400
children 6 to 16 found those who were deficient in iron were more than twice as
likely to score below average on standardized math tests than more well
nourished peers.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;"> (Reuters
Health, 2001) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">NOTE:</span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">Before
using iron, get a blood test. Some of the symptoms of iron deficiency are the
same as iron overdose. In addition, not all iron supplements are the same. Some
are dangerous. Too much iron can make you sick or KILL</span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">A</span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;">CHILD </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Evidence
is showing that children with ‘pica’— eating dirt (geophagia), lead paint, or
ice (pagphagia) often show iron deficiencies. Symptoms of iron deficiency
include listlessness, fatigue, memory deficits, sore tongue, reduced cognition.</span></span></div>
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resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
organ meat, liver, red meat, poultry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>mussels, oysters, tofu, legumes such as lentils, kidney beans and
chickpeas, eggs, enriched breads and pasta, nuts.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">MAGNESIUM</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Important for bone
development and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">protein building; necessary for energy production, muscle
relaxation and maintenance of heart health and function. Activates almost all
the key </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">enzymes needed for your neurons to create energy from
glucose. Low levels of magnesium can cause the nerves to fire too easily even
from mild stimuli. This can result in noises sounding too loud, lights too
bright, and emotional reactions on the edge. <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Magnesium
deficiency in children is characterized by excessive figiting, anxious
restlessness, psychomotor instability and learning difficulties in the presence
of a normal IQ (Magnesium in Health and Disease, Seelig, 1980). Magnesium seems
to absorb better in combination with folic acid and vitamins b6 and B12.</span></span></span></div>
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resources</span><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua-Italic; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua-Italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
nuts, meats, tofu, milk, beans, bananas, apricots, legumes, yogurt, whole
grains, leafy green vegetables, avocados, brown rice, carrots, citrus fruits.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">SELENIUM</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Acts as an </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">antioxidant to help protect cells from damaging free
radicals. It works in synergy with vitamin E to protect polyunsaturated fats
from becoming oxidized. It is necessary for thyroid function. Helps with moods.
It is a detoxifier of heavy metals that damage the brain. It binds mercury,
lead, arsenic and cadmium which disrupt brain chemistry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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soybeans, molasses, cashew nuts, brazil nuts, breads, oatmeal, soynuts, pasta,
poultry, shellfish, sunflower seeds, cabbage, celery, mushrooms, onions</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: HelveticaNeue-Medium;">ZINC</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">is a component of every
living cell in the body. It is essential for the structure and function of over
50 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">enzymes. Is needed to maintain proper levels of vitamin E
in the blood. It is important for growth, sperm production, night vision, appetite,
sense of taste and smell, immune system functioning and wound healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zinc deficiency may make children
irritable, tearful, sullen and have gaze aversion (Moyhahan, Zinc Deficiency
and Disturbances of Mood and Behavior. Lancet, 1:91, 1976) </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua;">Chineses studies with school children show improved
performance in memory, reasoning, perception and eye-hand coordination with
additional zinc intake. Beef and lamb have a high zinc content especially in
kidneys and liver meats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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oysters, seafood, red meats, poultry, nuts, whole grain breads and cereals,
tofu, eggs, milk.</span></i></span></div>
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<b><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Are you a trail marker or a barrier?</span></b></h2>
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">I trail guide a number of couples living in today's world navigating with a variety of challenges including FASD.</span> </span><br />
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<b>Rules of Marking a Trail for Self-Discovery</b></h3>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>The marks must be visible to those who are looking.</li>
<li>The person looking must be trained to see and enjoy the self-discover</li>
<li>The person finding the marks must have clear direction of what to do next.</li>
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><b>What I have learned as a trail guide...</b></span><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(and a mom, friend
and hu<span class="text_exposed_show">man being)</span></span></span></h3>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> I have to lay
Jodee down. The abstract world I am able to navigate in serves little
purpose to walk together in harmony. I do use my abstract abilities to
trail guide or mark trails for self-discovery—this DOES NOT make me more
able—I consider myself a cognitive translator between worlds.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">I have to be able to walk in unconditional love—just as the people I love are able to do.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">
I have to be able to understand hidden fear and reactions to it—I
need to respect it, embrace it and then provide honorable and safe
opportunity for self-discovery to move from fear to peace</span></span></li>
<li><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> I have
to change my speed which happens to naturally be the "energizer bunny"
to the speed of the people I love - this is a good thing - most people
in the "what they refer to as normal world (lol)" never allow themselves
this beauty.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> May YOUR voice raise loudly as teachers because you have the ability to change this world </span></span></li>
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">When I began this walk in 1997 - my first understanding and slogan was a
"voice for the voiceless" </span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">I am proud to say - YOU the adults with FASD
are gaining THAT voice!</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> Thank you for being my teachers<br /> Jodee</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">See It, <br />Write It, <br />Remember It. </span></h2>
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<i>Guest Blogger <br />Ann Yurcek, author Tiny Titan Journey of Hope</i></div>
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<a href="http://www.annystribe.blogspot.com/2013/06/see-it-write-it-remember-it-texting-to.html" target="_blank">To see more of Ann's great articles visit her blog</a></div>
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With my kids with organic brain damage from their prenatal exposures
along with all the other alphabet soup of diagnoses, I have learned that
they learn better by seeing what they need to do. <br />
<br />
Many of our kids can have normal IQ's and can handle more concrete
learning information. Often they do well early in their school years on when the information
is presented in a CONCRETE easily understood format. <br />
<br />
God gave me the gift of understanding that my children use visual memory
much better than any other medium of getting things to stick. They can
remember vividly what someone was wearing, what they did, and all sorts
of information from an event. But cannot remember some of the simplest
other things. <br />
<br />
Think in the terms of a camera. They can capture the images they see,
but they can't see themselves so they never know what they did.
(Another blog post for another day). But what that taught me was to
help them see just like they now are teaching in autism with picture
prompts etc. I used simple notes, cannot be too complex or they shut
down and are overwhelmed. Short and sweet, concrete and to the point.<br />
<br />
For years I have been teaching teachers, principals and anyone who works
with my kids if they want them to remember something they need to TALK
LESS and use a simple bullet reflection system to help them see and
retain the information into their memory. Talking to my kids the
message becomes jumbled and often lost in translation as it processes
through their damaged brains.<br />
<br />
My house became a series of notes put up as reminders. There were times
even though still needed the kids removed them as they didn't want to be
treated differently or have their friends see anything that will get
them noticed for being a different.<br />
<br />
Often kids/adults with FASD have auditory processing disorders. But in
our world and society we talk too much. When I talk to my kids with FASD
I have to talk simply, with three or four words with a slight pause
which allows their brains time to process the information that I give
them. Then double check for understanding.<br />
<br />
If I wanted my child to bring me or put something away right I would use
a post it note reminder. Go get me french fries from the freezer. I
had to do something as too many times they got to the freezer and
brought in corn instead of peas. or whatever and it ended it in my
frustration and their feeling bad that they got it wrong.<br />
<br />
I know that my adult kids can remember what they receive via text
message, what took me so long to get on the text to remember kick?<br />
<br />
Becca and Dee have been texting each other room to room. They were
texting in the same room the other day. I wondered why? Becca figured
out Dee understood instructions better texted than communicated. It took
Becca with her Autism and understanding of not hearing what is being
said in a room full of too much noise for her to know what to do to help
Dee understand instructions.<br />
<br />
I was talking with a friend lately and talking about we talk to much.
She has been emailing her daughter with discussions instead of deep
conversations and they seemed to make a difference in her understanding
and her remembering.<br />
<br />
LIGHTBULB moment: With our teens and young adults we need to use their mediums to help them.<br />
<br />
I just tried an experiment. I texted Dee up in her room and asked her if
she could please make Mac a bottle. I received a reply, I am all the
way up here! I texted back that I was writing and I would really
appreciate her helping me. Okaaaay. <br />
<br />
Normally anything you tell Dee needs many steps going like this.<br />
1. Ask her to do a simple chore.<br />
2. Wait 3-5 minutes to see if it processes and is understood by asking the question again.<br />
3. Now wait 3-5 minutes to see if she responds.<br />
4. Carefully prompt her again if not moving.<br />
5. Double check for understanding.<br />
<br />
To make the said bottle would require me to have 15 to20 minutes of
intervention. Not because she is being oppositional like so many would
think. It was just because it would take that much intervention and
complex processing for her to be able to hear it, transition, and get
moving.<br />
<br />
The bottle arrived in less than 5 minutes.<br />
<br />
Want something done, want them to remember, quit talking so much and put it in writing. <br />
<br />
TEXT to SUCCESS. But first sign up for UNLIMITED TEXTING.
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Liz Kulp has just opened a new FaceBook Group for adults and teens living with the challenges of FASD. Her group is called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/176273482542425/"><b>Striving for the Best Ability - Living with FASD not letting it defeat me</b></a>.<br />
<br />
If you know a teen or adult who needs positive - faith based input - check her site out! I've learned so much from my daughter whose life is affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) -- Author, Liz Kulp, celebrates life at age 27. She is a published author of two books and winner<br />
<br />
<b>Braided Cord Tough Times In and Out</b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Mom's Choice Gold Award - Adult Non Fiction - Life Challenges</li>
<li>2012 USA Best Books - Health -Recovery and Addictions. </li>
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<b>Best I Can Be Living with FASD</b> (Revised 2013!)<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Mom's Choice Gold Award - Best Contributing Young Author</li>
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Congratulations Liz on Four Years of Sobriety and Five Years of Living Independently! You are achieving your dream of making a difference in your generation to prevent FASDs! Blessings on beginning the career of your dreams this year!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mom's Choice Gold Award - Non Fiction - Life Challenges</span></span><br />
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True Commitment <br />
(Poem circa 2008)<br />
By Liz
<br />
<br />
Alas I sit,
<br />
glued to a place of undoing and unmaking
<br />
of all the mistakes I have achieved
<br />
or contemplated making.
<br />
<br />
Waiting for renewed independence.
<br />
Proving to you who I am
<br />
and who I can be
<br />
and who I shall become.
<br />
<br />
No longer broken, but bent
<br />
Bent upon making a difference
<br />
with different choices and
<br />
new becomings
<br />
Reframing my thoughts
<br />
and laying down my rebellion
<br />
to fight for a future
<br />
instead of wants I thought
<br />
I so needed but didn't
<br />
An though committed by a decree
<br />
that states I am an "other"
<br />
in need ot care and watchful eyes
<br />
<br />
I have learned what commitment
<br />
truly is - that it is the love
<br />
of family who remains
<br />
hopeful and helpful
<br />
that it is the love of
<br />
my sweetheart who
<br />
stands true
<br />
that it is a belief in myself
<br />
that I can do and be better
<br />
and emerge from
<br />
a state run commitment
<br />
to a self formed commitment
<br />
of being true to myself
<br />
and all of you.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"I'd like to work with senior citizens," said my daughter.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i><i>Do you think those people will like your hair? I am a realist," said the professional job coordinator.</i><i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>My daughter's head tilted.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i><i><i>I am a realist. </i>Do you think those people will like your make up?" she continued.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>My daughter's head remained tilted and her eyes squinted.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Do you think those people will like your earrings? I am a realist, I am just being a realist," she said.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We were safe, I noted my daughter's eyes glaze over and she moved into her inner world. My daughter is an adult navigating an abstract world with concrete thinking and an auditory processing disorder. I am often her translator and in this case I remained silent unless she requested me to provide more information. I wondered, "what was my daughter hearing compared to what I had heard?" I was stunned. </i>
<i>Safe in the car I asked, "What did you think of the job coordinator." </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>My daughter, promptly answered, "Who was that? I didn't get why that Realtor cared about how I looked, Grandma always says she likes my hair and make up. And Grandma's friend told me to get more piercings and said she'd do it herself if she was my age. That Realtor was weird."</i></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uuWS1ZQpOAg/UcRceASP62I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/2qwKgzS38LE/s1600/IMG_1438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uuWS1ZQpOAg/UcRceASP62I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/2qwKgzS38LE/s320/IMG_1438.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><b>Step One - Recognize concrete vs abstract thought processing </b>— For those of us who live, laugh, work and love persons with concrete thinking we sometimes "get it" and sometimes we don't. Often we are so busy living our lives that we miss the understanding of the person we are trying to mark trails of success and plant opportunities for learning. Instructions given by professionals, parents, caregivers, teachers and other people close
to the person with concrete thinking must take their thought process and life experiences into into consideration at each step of communication or instruction.<br />
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Here's an example:<br />
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<i>"Emotions are like waves, you simply ride them up and ride them down," said the therapist, and she repeated her statement three times for additional understanding, moving her hand up and down like a wave and finally finishing with "You ride it up and down."</i><br />
<i>In the car, I always encourage playback of what happened in the session and work through additional understanding.</i><br />
<i>"You know what I don't get?" my daughter asked.</i><br />
<i>"What?"</i><br />
<i>"How come she wanted me to get in a wagon and ride up and down."</i><br />
<i>I translated what the therapist was trying to explain and how emotions can be loud or calm, big or small, and we talked together about examples of loud emotions and calm emotions and when they happen and how they change. Then we talked about what the waves in an ocean are like - we live in Minnesota - and how they work. </i><br />
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Find the love in each stepping stone. <br />
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<b>Step Two - Recognize concrete thought processing is a valuable skill and honor it </b>— Concrete words name and describe things in detail. They provide clear direction, and what you say is what you get. My friend, is a manager in manufacturing and he shared how he values the people doing visual inspection of his products versus the robotics and machines they had implemented.<br />
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<i>"I would put my functional employees up against my other employees, visual computerization and robotics on any given day. My functional teams would beat them hands down in quality, consistency and skill. I have one department I've been thinking of changing to the employees who understand what I need and once I tell them what the job is that I need completed, it is exactly what they do."</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>A
word, picture (sign) or phrase is concrete if:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">t provides specific
meaning.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is specific,
particular, real and tangible</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is characterized by
or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>A word, picture (sign)
or phrase is abstract if:</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is little or no
attempt at written pictorial representation or narrative content</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is unclear,
indefinite, imprecise, indistinct, slight, hazy, vacant or obscure</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The words or phrases
do not provide specific meaning</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> It is insufficiently
factual</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It has only intrinsic
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<b> National Security Example:</b><br />
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<i>"____, return to Homeland Security. _____, return to Homeland Security."</i><br />
<i>I looked at my daughter, "What did you do?"</i><br />
<i>"I don't know. Maybe I forgot something," she answered and we trucked back up the concourse, to miss our plane and see what we forgot. </i><br />
<i>"Are you ____?" the uniformed agent asked my daughter.</i><br />
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<i>"Yes, I am," she answered.</i><br />
<i>"Were you carrying a lighter?"</i><br />
<i>"No."</i><br />
<i>"Were you carrying a lighter?"</i><br />
<i>"No."</i><br />
<i>"You were carrying a lighter?"</i><br />
<i>"No, I put it in my sock so I wasn't carrying it."</i><br />
<i><i>"We are heading to a conference to speak on fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders, my daughter has a brain injury. She is answering you with all
honesty."</i>I pulled out our book, The Best I Can Be, Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. My daughter is beautiful and no one would realize she had a hidden difference. </i><br />
<i>"Your sign was wrong," my daughter said.</i><br />
<i>"What do you mean?" asked the agent</i><br />
<i>"Your sign said, do not carry lighter, so I put it in my sock so I wouldn't carry it. You should put a lighter with a circle and line through it, then I would have thrown it away."</i><br />
<i>On our return flight, my daughter noticed that all the signs had been changed.</i><br />
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<b>Step Three - Persons with concrete thinking may hide </b>— He is so witty and funny and expressive! But what if what you thought was funny was actually the way that persons understood what you said. What if the question you asked was also the question that person answered. What if what you asked was a matter of life or death? <br />
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<i>Turner pressed record. “Are you Kevin James Abbott?”<br />“Yes.”<br />Turner recited the Miranda warning. “Do you understand?”<br />“Yes.”<br />“Can you sign this paper that says I have read you your rights?”<br />“Sure.” Kevin liked signing his name.<br />“Do you want to talk to me?”<br />“Yes.” Kevin knew he was innocent. He hated Doc Johnson, but hating someone was no good reason to kill him. He’d tell the truth for a ‘stay out of jail’ pass. He was a good talker and had bamboozled his way out of police situations before. What was that word—no contesto, no commento? Kevin fixated on a small black fly as it walked across the table.<br />“Kevin, do you know why you’re here?”<br />“I killed Doc Johnson?”<br />Turner was surprised the confession came so easily. “Did you have an altercation with him?”<br />“Huh?”<br />“Tell me when Doc Johnson made you mad?” Turner sat back and relaxed with his arms behind his head. Kevin’s eyes rolled up to scan from left to right. He was quiet. Turner waited and smiled.</i><br />
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<b>Step 4 - Realize it is brain based and for some people it cannot be altered</b> - Sometimes the path and stepping stones we follow can get a bit messy. Sometimes they seem to have random patterns we find hard to understand.<br />
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Concrete ideas are usually visible and objective. Thoughts in concrete thinking are derived from the senses touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste). Thinking is characterized by actual words, objects, events and the absence of concepts and generalizations. Therefore, problem solving is accomplished in a concrete, systematic fashion based
on what is perceived, keeping to the literal meaning of words, as in
applying the word <i>dog</i> to a particular animal and not to all dogs.<br />
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Most children move from concrete thinking to abstract thinking between the ages of seven and eleven. These children begin to process ideas that involve complex
visual or language-based ideas that are not easily associated with
concrete ideas. Abstract ideas are often invisible, complex, and
subjective. Abstract words refer to concepts or ideas-things you cannot see, hear,
taste, touch, or smell. Examples include; love, success, freedom, good,
moral, democracy, and any -ism.<br />
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Children entering abstract operations began to understand the meaning of things learned with a desire of trying to explain the how and why. They begin to interpret, summarize, and discuss. As they progress they are able o break down knowledge into parts and show relationships through comparison, experimenting, and categorizing. Eventually the production of something original is brought together from the components of previous knowledge and they are able to make judgements based on established criteria.<br />
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A child with organic brain injury may progress into adulthood with concrete thinking. What I have observed with these adults is that they ARE ABLE to compare, categorize, experiment, judge and produce original work, but they do it with tangible information. The ability to have SMART concrete thought is a value in today's information abstract world. We must learn to understand and value it. One of the FASD Life Experts I consider a good friend explains,<i> "My mind walks, it doesn't jog. If my world gets too loud, I have to find space to quiet my brain."</i><br />
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Anne Russell from Australia gives an excellent example: <i>"One young woman with FASD was told, ‘Don’t come home after dark,’ so she stayed out on the porch all night.” </i>This
is an example of a person with organic brain damage trying to do the right thing but
because of the injury to her brain was unable to be sufficiently
flexible to see that the instruction meant something different.<br />
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<i>Last week my husband had a conference to attend, and after dinner, one of my adults piped up, "Dad saw Superman today."</i><br />
<i>"How did he do that?" I asked knowing he is not a great fan, or had told me anything about it in the morning.</i><br />
<i>"He drove his car," answered the man looking at me like my brains had just fallen out of my head.</i><br />
<i>"Ya, you know - rectangular box with wheels and a steering wheel," chimed in another. </i><br />
<i>I laughed at them poking fun of me. Later alone, with my husband I asked, "How'd you get to Superman today?" He answered quickly, "After we had lunch at the conference, they passed out 3D glasses and told us they had a surprise - our classes were over and we got to watch the premier showing before it was available to the public."</i><br />
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<b>Step 5 - Know the difference and appreciate when you fall in between the cracks</b> - Be aware of what you are saying – all the time. Understand that if the person is doing something that you have expressly told them not to – review your instruction and see if the person has translated
what you said literally. Did you use specific language: people, places, numbers, dates, and details. Be wary of particularly ambiguous terms.<br />
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<i>My daughter states this clearly, "Don't use mostly, sometimes, maybe, soon, fast—I don't do that—I do yes and no, I do Tuesday at 3:00, I do give me ten minutes of quiet time, I do it will be finished at 5:00 pm and I do true and false. Don't tell me what I can't do—tell me what I can do. Don't just say no! Give me choices to handle your no. I don't need to know the how come, I need to know my options for the next steps of action. No puts my mind into a chasm of no opportunity, it takes away my ability to think. Tell me what you need, want, desire and I will do my best to help." </i><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>Abstract thinking is like grabbing thoughts, ideas, and explanations, but
when you look into your hands there's nothing there? You can't have abstract ideas in your
physical possession. </li>
<li>Concrete ideas you can see, touch, hold, show and prove! <i>"My green minivan has a flat tire"</i> - shows a picture, can be touched and if you look at the tire you can prove it is flat. That is a concrete statement vs <i>"The vehicle won't go."</i></li>
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Police Officer</div>
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<b>When using sensory words - does the person understand the word you may use to describe it.</b><br />
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<li>Taste - bland, biting, bitter, brackish, briny, metallic, minty, nutty, peppery, salty, sour, spicy, sweet, tainted, yeasty - (if you use the word biting will it make sense?)</li>
<li>Touch - cold, hot, warm, tickly, harsh, gritty, grainy, clammy, chilly, tingle, sting, smooth, rough, numb, knobby, harsh, sticky, slithering, jarring - (if you use the word jarring will the person understand?)</li>
<li>Sound - hiss, whisper, whine, screech, snap, swish, splash, creak, crack, gurgle, murmur, hum, cry, giggle, chime, clatter, clink, crackle, buzz, blare, bellow (if you use the word bellow will it get confused with below?)</li>
<li>Sight - flash, flicker, glare, glitter, muddy, spark, foggy, bright, cloudy, glow, shimmer, chalky, dappled, inky.</li>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Be aware that persons with organic brain injury may have trouble
filtering out distractions, fighting their impulses and make poor
decisions sometimes by obeying "EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID!"</li>
<li>Be aware
of what you are saying – all the time. </li>
<li>Understand that if they are doing
something that you have expressly told them not to – go back over your
instruction and see if they have translated what you
said literally.</li>
</ul>
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Idioms are abstract and you can get some wonderful or deadly surprises. An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken literally, like “bought the farm” has nothing to do with purchasing real estate, but refers to dying.<br />
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<b>Abstract Idiom</b></div>
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<b>Actual Meaning</b></div>
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<b>Concrete Misunderstanding</b></div>
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A chip on your shoulder </div>
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You think you know a lot</div>
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What? There are no chips (potato) on my shoulder</div>
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You're high as a kite </div>
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You are drunk or on drugs or very very happy</div>
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What? I am standing on the floor.</div>
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Out of the blue</div>
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Something unexpected happened</div>
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Huh?</div>
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<b>Step safely on the stones of concrete language to allow the person to
"gain the real meaning of what you are trying to communicate" and not
get the wrong idea. </b><br />
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When your brain works well in concrete language and struggles in abstraction, simple listening becomes overwhelming. Conversations become one-sided. Progress forward ceases. By keeping your conversations in concrete
language you allows the person to remained engaged in your
conversation.<br />
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Avoid the dangerous ground of abstract language with it's grey areas of misinterpretation and misunderstanding. <br />
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Visit our website <a href="http://www.betterendings.org/">www.betterendings.org</a> for more ideas.</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Expressing a voice for the voiceless encouraging the building of better baby brains - www.betterendings.org</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920915649990015283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743945726630540902.post-82731150493436373962013-06-19T10:12:00.001-05:002013-06-25T20:35:21.387-05:00Would you expect a person without vision to learn to see by poking them in the eyes?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What wires together fire together and for our WHOLE lives our brains continue to grow as we continue to experience new things. In <a href="http://www.betterendings.org/" target="_blank">Live Abilities</a> natural classroom program we mark trails for self-discovery. Joyful self-discovery allows a person the greatest learning opportunity. Because our learning strategy begins with a trail guide marking trails our participants must first learn to look and see the markers of opportunity.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Natural movement in natural settings through play allows us the opportunity to GROW NEW BRAIN CONNECTIONS. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> "Scientists are discovering that physical activity alone is enough to trigger a boost in brain cell proliferation and that specialized exercise programs may help repair damaged or aged brains. For twelve years in Denmark, an experimental School in the Forest for kindergartners proved an innovative and effective way for children to develop school readiness skills. The children climbed trees, ran, played games, developed their imaginations, explored and learned about their surrounding world with their teacher. The results were first graders ready to learn.<br /> Getting your arms and legs moving and the heart beating faster increases the blood flow to the brain. This blood keeps our brains healthy by feeding our neurons with oxygen and nutrients. <br /> Our yard became a playground with balance structures, hammocks, tire and porch swings, hula hoops, bubble blowing sticks, chalk and jump ropes as neighborhood teens joined in the fun to help Liz. We all had a reason to go back to child’s play and have fun doing it. Who said any of us should outgrow childhood? <br /> The sun smiled on us as we climbed new mountains and planted gardens. Fourteen years after Liz joined our home, she finally rolled down hills and played sidewalk games. Liz smiled at the snowflakes as they fluttered down on a cold night. She stuck out her tongue in a rain shower and caught raindrops on her face. The time arrived to make snow angels and take walks in the rain."<br /> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Many thanks to Jim Strohecker (<a href="mailto:Jim@healthy.net"><span style="color: #0225a3; font: 10.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Jim@healthy.net</span></a> ) for his original idea about the sensory awareness walk listed below. In honor of the people I love I keep sharing what I learn. Blessings to families and persons living with prenatal exposures to toxins—together we can make a difference.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Try a Sensory Awareness Walk this week and leave a comment about your experience. In the beginning and perhaps for some people forever - please do not mix the modalities.</span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">BREATHING WALK</span></span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Begin by allowing your mind to focus on your breathing as you walk.
Simply notice your breath. Don’t try to do anything with it. Just
notice.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Where in your body do you feel your breath? Your abdomen, chest, back, or even high in your collar bone?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What do you notice? Is your breath smooth, rhythmic and easy? Is it hesitant, sporadic, or labored?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What else do you notice that perhaps you haven’t noticed before?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As you focus on your breathing, does anything change without you having to purposely try to change it?</span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">SEEING WALK</span></span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Shift your focus to what you see.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What are the shapes, textures, movement, and colors that you notice?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Can you look without naming the objects you see, even for a few
seconds, but just see them as shapes, textures, movement, and colors?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you are in familiar territory, are there things you notice that you’ve never seen before?</span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">HEARING WALK</span></span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Shift your focus to what you hear.</span></span></span></li>
<li>
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What sounds do you hear?</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Listen more and more deeply, what are the sounds underneath the sounds you normally hear</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Even for a few seconds, can you hear what you hear without naming the sound?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What are the nuances of the sounds? Are there aspects to the sounds that you never noticed before?</span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">SENSING WALK</span></span></span></b></div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now shift your focus to what you sense in your body.</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As your body moves, what do you notice? Gently scan your body as you
are moving, starting with your feet and ending at your head.</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Can you feel your muscles as they move?</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Can you feel the touch of your clothing, air, or sun on your skin?</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What can you notice that you’ve never noticed before?</span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">BRINGING THEM ALL TOGETHER</span></span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now see if you can bring breathing, seeing, hearing, and sensing all together as you mindfully enjoy your walk.</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Don’t worry if you find yourself quickly shifting between these
channels of awareness. Just keep practicing and see if you can, even for
a few seconds, be aware of them all at the same time. </span></span>What do you notice that you haven’t noticed before?</span></li>
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is a story of broken hearts, Titanic alcohol damage, and second
chances. It is a story I have been blessed to help unfold over the last
six years; a story that joyfully, and brilliantly, is becoming very well
known, despite its being started by epic unraveling thousands of miles
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A little background: an eternal optimistic opportunist, I
see 50 ways something will work where most sane folks only see downside.
Where others see a single thread, I see entire tapestries. It is a
blessing and a curse.</div>
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I needed a thread or two back in 2006 when I was working
on a 5K fundraising race/walk to raise awareness for fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs). FASD is an umbrella term used to describe
the range of effects that can occur to an individual whose mother
consumed alcohol while pregnant. The most severe form of FASD is called
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). FASD is not “a warm and fuzzy” cause;
people do not get all whoopty-do about it. Most would rather NEVER hear
about it, much less tell our sisters they can’t have a glass of wine for
nine months. So when I heard about a particularly enthusiastic
participant in the race, I was eager to meet her.</div>
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So I met Donnie Winokur, a wisp of a woman with intense
brown eyes and wildcat mother energy; that “I-will-fight-to-
the-death-for-my-children-and-kick-your-butt-from-the-grave” urgency
that I, as a long-time single mom, had run on for years.</div>
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Donnie’s urgency was about learning as much as she could,
and connecting with as many people as possible, to figure out what to do
for a precious little boy who was in a world of hurt, hurt that was
hurting everyone in his world.</div>
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The little boy was her son, a dream-come-true who’d been
adopted, like his sister, from an orphanage in Russia, on what was a
kind of second honeymoon for Donnie and her husband, Rabbi Harvey
Winokur. “We didn’t try to get pregnant for long, opting instead, since
we were older and this was the second marriage for both of us, to start
the adoption process not long after we got married,” she said.</div>
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To cut to the chase here, Donnie and Harvey’s son and
daughter, adopted in Russia and brought home to Roswell, GA in 1999,
made them an instant family. The daughter developed beautifully, and
today, at 14, is, physically and intellectually so much like her
adoptive mother it is as though their souls were roommates in heaven for
a million years before they were both made human.</div>
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The dream-come-true story with the little boy, however,
started crumbling about the time he turned three, when epic meltdowns,
mood swings, and rages grew in intensity as the little boy grew in size
and strength.</div>
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After many consults with many doctors, the truth unraveled
in the form of a “broken” umbilical cord. You see, the boy’s Russian
birth mother might have been an alcoholic. Or not. Or she might not have
known she was pregnant when she drank alcohol. Whatever the case, she’d
had enough to drink at some point during her pregnancy with
this precious child, that his brain had been hurt badly. Very badly. The
very cord that gave him life also delivered deathly alcohol to his
developing brain, affecting, in particular, the parts of his brain that
regulate mood, emotions, memory, and the ability to communicate,
discern, and deal with “no.”</div>
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I met a desperate Donnie Winokur a couple of years into
her sometimes frantic search to learn about her son’s FAS, and to find
anyone and everyone who might be able to help keep this family, knit
together from oceans apart, from unraveling.</div>
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She was an enthusiastic volunteer. And opportunist that I
was, I saw a face for this cause. She became, once some trust was
established, a willing accomplice. She, too, saw tapestries where others
saw threads.</div>
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I asked for an interview. She let me write her story,
using her talents as a journalist to help edit it, and her wildcat mom
energy to be sure I told it tenderly.</div>
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I asked to feature her family in a video. She had a
persuasive dialog with the reluctant rabbi, who ultimately let us film
in the synagogue. The video was a hit at our fundraiser.</div>
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I asked her to be on a fundraising committee. She did it.</div>
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I asked her to give me input on a book I was writing about
stopping the cycles of addiction and abuse, my way of using my pain to
help myself and others. She helped. We cried. We laughed. Our
friendship deepened.</div>
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I asked if I could write a fundraising letter about her
story. We made money on the letter and gathered new advocates for our
cause.</div>
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She told me she wanted to get a dog to help her son, a dog
that would be the first service dog ever to help a child with FAS by
sensing an immanent outburst and using its love to help calm the child
in ways no human can. I told her I thought it was a brilliant idea. She
told me her husband was dead-set against it. I told her, from
experience, that mothers do rabies-crazy things because we are so in
love with our children, and to listen to her mom-gut.<br />
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She and her precious father and children brought home
fur-covered love – a rescued golden retriever named “Chancer,” because
hers was his second family; his second chance at love – that helped her
son, and ultimately and became the rabbi’s best friend.</div>
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We did another video. The CDC did a video about her family
and their experience with FASD in hopes of raising awareness of the
fact there is no safe amount of alcohol, or safe time to drink, if you
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We had awareness-building and fundraising schemes, dreams,
and roadblocks that, as we climbed over them, made us stronger. And a
little tired. After all, we’d hit our 50s together. And as we crossed
that milestone, I told her that her story was so remarkable, so
compelling, that it needed to be made into a movie. I said I was not
sure how, or when, but that somehow, some day, their story needed to be
made into a movie to help raise awareness for FASD, and awareness of the
vitally important role Chancer's fur-covered love had played in their
lives. "Imagine how much it would educate AND inspire," I kept saying.</div>
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Well, Donnie was working on three books and we were both
run ragged by children and traffic and board meetings and life and
events and she decided to put her focus into the books. I had ups and
downs with employment and life. We stayed in touch, with emails and
phone calls and rushed lunches or coffees and even a rare girls’ night
out, just two moms and Chancer, that handsome dog. I kept imagining
their story being told "on the big screen," but did little to advance
that other than imagining it. And mentioning it when Donnie and I would
catch up.</div>
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Through the years -- six years from our first meeting -- the story was been told in an incredible award-winning <a href="http://www.thechancerchronicles.com/invisible.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book by Donnie's daughter</a>, and in a second book, also published by Better Endings, <a href="http://www.thechancerchronicles.com/nuzzle.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Beginnings</a>, that has garnered international awards and is the story of, and “written by,” Chancer! </div>
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(2.5.12), a best-selling author wove this story and all its intricacies
and miracles together so beautifully that I firmly believe there is a
thread-for-thread matching tapestry of it hanging in heaven. And
now, with luck, we won’t have to wait too long to SEE the story being
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You see, Donnie connected with a group of movie producers –
Hot Flash Films – and they have seized this unique opportunity to help
Donnie do what she is so very, very good at doing: making sense of her
family’s pain by using her experience, strength, and unfailing optimism
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The update as of November, 2012, is that <a href="http://www.hotflashfilms.net/chancer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chancer’s story WILL become a movie!</a>
It is being written by Writer/Co-Producer Karen Hall, who wrote the
script for the legendary movie “The Betty Ford Story” and has written
for some of the most well-known TV shows of the last 30 years. The movie
will be brought to the screen by Emmy Award winning director Martha
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And so dreams are coming true. I am just wondering who’ll play ME in the movie. </div>
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For more information about Donnie Winokur, her family, and Chancer, the "wonder dog," click <a href="http://www.thechancerchronicles.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Carey Sipp's first book, </i><a href="http://stories.sharewik.com/blogs/item/Amazon.com%20http://www.amazon.com/TurnAround-Mom-Addiction-Survivor-Family--/dp/0757305962/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317756315&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TurnAround Mom – How an Abuse and Addiction Survivor Stopped the Toxic Cycle for Her Family, and How You Can, Too</a><i>, guides
fellow “children of chaos” to create the kind of sane and loving home
life that helps prevent next-generation addiction and abuse. Follow her
on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TurnAroundMom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TurnAroundMom</a>.</i></span></div>
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Last night I had the pleasure of co-hosting a chat with three incredible adults who struggle with the challenges of body, brain and sensory issues due to prenatal exposure to alcohol. As questions were asked they graciously answered, then at one point one by one they shut down—looking at each other and laughing. What was so funny I wondered as they muted themselves and I stepped in for the conversation.<br />
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After the program, they shared deep insight—<br />
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<li>"You, who live outside of our world often miss out, because you do not hear what we share."</li>
<li>"We were giving them our best ideas and kept getting shot down."</li>
<li>"We kept sharing and were not being listened to."</li>
<li>"We know what we are talking about."</li>
<li>"Our viewpoints once again were discounted and after numerous times, we just looked at each other and burst into laughter. We all knew the scoop, the story, we had been their so many times when we shared."</li>
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Oh, what insight.<br />
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<b>New Release! More Resources!</b><br />
At thirteen, Liz Kulp wanted to let people know what was inside her brain and what made her life so difficult. She hoped by sharing her life other families and children would have more opportunities for success. Fourteen years later, Liz, now an incredible adult revised this beloved title and added her adult perspective of living with FASD in hopes that families and children living with these challenges could better prepare for the future.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Desi and Jon are social extremists and when they are by
themselves, not in a social situation, they are in pain and lonely.They
both tend to deal with loneliness by sleeping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Desi and I just had a chat about this. Why is she lonely all the time and why does she feel so needy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She said that when she is alone, she feels abandoned,
rejected, and just not happy. When she is with people the hole inside
her is being filled up. So she constantly craves friends to talk with,
be with, have relationships with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sad part of all of this is that her need is so great that
she often smothers her friends with demands and soon they are no longer
her friend. Thus she ends up feeling more rejection, loneliness and
despair.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a HUGE problem for my two kids with FASD. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They seem to plan their whole life around social events.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With support to get up on time, get daily household chores
done, and a ride to work, Desi is able to hold down a part time job. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She
works at a thrift store. </span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She is able to manage a register pretty well
that tells her how much change to give back, and she LOVES being with
people. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She can chat all the time during her job with new customers and
her co workers. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is rather fun for her and since she has some
pretty amazing co-workers, she is very happy there.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Her job fulfills her need to be social. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love that for her.
She always comes out of there bubbly and chatting with everyone and I
feel good when she is happy. However in her personal life, I have watched her go through
friends on a frequent basis. Especially boy friends, but also this
happens with girlfriends.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are a few reasons for this. </span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She is socially and
emotionally immature for her age. This started to show up at about the
age of 16. Gradually friends were dropping out of her life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She also can get bossy and demanding and who likes to be
treated like that for long? She is so needy that she suffocates her
friends at times. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once she has a friend, that friend is going to be
hearing from her a lot. She can just drain them dry. One wonders why she
hasn’t yet met her carbon copy and wouldn’t that solve the problem? I
mean someone who might need her as much as she needs them? <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /></span> </li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Desi and Jon both have little ability to be creative about
their lives. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing and planning are a challenge so having
creative hobbies is difficult for them. Their lives are kind of “empty”
outside of their job time. They need their external brain to be there
partly just so they are not alone and to manage their empty time.</span><br />
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</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M10g3md8hs8/URKqTszhAZI/AAAAAAAAArU/hLGCEK0eDEs/s1600/HeartPaint1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M10g3md8hs8/URKqTszhAZI/AAAAAAAAArU/hLGCEK0eDEs/s320/HeartPaint1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They both sleep most of the day and get up with no purpose or
plan for the day, and both need prompting to get important things done,
or these tasks won’t be completed. Then comes the free time. They would
sit there with nothing to occupy it, unless they can find a friend, a
party, some where social to meet with others.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another reason I believe they both sleep a lot if there isn’t
anything going on socially, is depression. When you are running high on
social events all the time, it burns up adrenaline. </span><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Too much adrenaline
burns up serotonin. </span></b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These kids are born stressed and a lot of them deal
with mood disorders. Their bodies are always in high alert and using up
adrenaline. Adrenaline is a drug of it’s own type. It masks pain.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When something really bad happens in our life such as the
sudden death of someone close, a person can go into shock. They won’t
feel pain for days. The reason for that is the large amount of
adrenaline that is rushed through the body. It shuts down the pain
receptors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So keeping life on a social high also helps our kids shut
down the pain receptors, but in reality it also burns up serotonin which
can cause the vicious cycle. This kind of keeps them on the wheel of
seeking people to fill them up on the inside and take away their pain.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They are often very bored and both of them will often
just go back to sleep to avoid dealing with that pain. Sleep can be a
good thing for them, as it can heal the stress on their body, but too
much of it isn’t healthy as it hinders their body’s need to get oxygen
and exercise.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>As an “external brain” I find I do need to use gentle
suggestions</b> to Desi that maybe she needs to slow down a bit and get some
normal sleep. Or maybe tonight needs to be a sit in night just for some
down time. When she runs too much, she begins to show it in mood
swings. OR maybe it is the opposite. Maybe now she has slept too much
and I need to make her get up and get moving a bit. Then of course I
need to help her keep occupied or she is lonely again and wants to go
back to bed.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They are adults and we can’t <em>make</em> them do anything, but I find myself trying to help her manage her sleep, resting times, exercise needs and social life too. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /></span> <br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My heart does hurt for the loneliness that my kids deal with. I am here. They know that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DARN FASD! Stole my kid’s abilities to occupy themselves.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lord send good and positive friends into my kid’s lives.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Terry Quinn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">kidznlildogz@aol.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guest Blog by Terri Quinn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes! It sure is!</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The brain LOVES new things. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It can give a person a high to
shop. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shopping can be like a drug. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Granted it is safer then Crack, but
in some instances it can put a person on the streets, just the same as
other drugs. Kids with FASD often have this problem. They don’t
understand money. They can’t do the math. They don’t honestly think
about responsibilities such as bills etc. They can spend and spend and
love doing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eyes see and fall in love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Impulse control is often not
there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They buy. They are not keeping track of their spending. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow,
could this be dangerous?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If your kiddo or young adult with FASD, cannot manage a
budget, on their own, then they often can’t manage their spending on
their own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So last week Desi decided she wanted to have a debit card. She wanted to be like other “Adults”. We went to the bank and got the card, but I was unsure how this was going to work. It didn’t really. She already over spent what she had to spend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had asked her to keep receipts and add them up in her
calculator. I really felt this would be hard for her and it would take
organization skills that she doesn’t have. I went into the bank account online tonight. It happened. I texted her not to use the card again
until next paycheck. She is upset. She wanted to buy food for dinner on
her work break. She texted me back. “So what am I going to do about
food?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I texted back. “Pray”. :) I am not trying to punish her, but if I allow her to keep spending, <i>her money for bills is gone! </i>She can eat at home when she gets off work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If I give her all her money that is above her bills, she
will spend it all in one day and have no money to purchase food. No
thought is taken about emergencies, or other needs, before the next
paycheck. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So now at least, I take the food money out and hold it for her until we hit the grocery store.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WOW! Our kids with FASD need an exterior brain for this! </span></b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They can’t remember what they spend their money on, as
memory is damaged. They buy on impulse without thinking about the price,
budget, or if they need to pay a bill, or buy groceries.</span><br />
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</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A credit card looks like free money to these kids. I am
not sure if we are going to be able to keep managing with this card, but
I won’t give up trying to teach her how to handle it. She hates that
she can’t be like other “adults”.</span><br />
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</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jon gets disability and he has a part time job. I manage
his disability and pay his bills with it. He manages his job money and
he has to purchase groceries with it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He had some savings because he wanted to purchase a car. I
don’t feel comfortable with Jon driving, but I have helped him try and
save for a car. This week alone he has taken 260.00 out of his savings. For
what? Oh one night he wanted a new tattoo. Two days later he decided he
needed cash because his employment credit card was empty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today he called me and asked for 60.00 to lend to a friend
who promises to pay him back in 24 hours. Right……. I gave it to him
though, as when it is gone, no car. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /> </span><br />
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</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I asked him if he really thought he would get paid back and he said. “YES mom, this is my DUDE”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Right………..</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bottom line, our kids that are FASD effected have great
trouble manage money. They are lacking in memory, organization skills
and have little impulse control.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is brain injury. I never say never, but if someone wasn’t helping them, both would be living on the streets.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OH and one more, <i>SO important thing!</i> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did you know
that shopping is an antidepressant? </span></b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Loads of people do RETAIL THERAPY.
It gives you a high, adrenaline rush, to get something new. Our kids are trying to feel good most of the time. Doing
Retail therapy on a credit card can be very addicting. Our world is full
of people who have huge credit debt from this antidepressant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adrenaline is a pretty potent drug of it’s own. We all know
adrenaline junkies. It makes you feel good. Anything that will produce
an adrenaline rush can be potentially addicting for our kids.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even acting out can produce an adrenaline rush. Oh my, I touched on a new blog subject. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /> </span><br />
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</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just sayin’. Our kids need their exterior brain to keep them
from starvation and the streets. Keep in mind that they are about half
their age emotionally. So my two are ten year old’s. </span><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Could a ten year
old manage a budget? </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not! a ten year old wants every thing that they see in the
store and on TV. If we gave our ten year old’s a credit card???????
OMG! Imagine the damage? lol. They don’t understand about the price of things. They just see the item, want it, and buy it. This is how our kids often think. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lord help our kids, to always allow their external brains, to help them. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Help them to find other ways to FEEL GOOD that are healthy! </span></i><br />
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</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also keep them from the temptation to steal, which also can become like an adrenaline drug to their brains. </span></i><br />
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</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you Lord!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Terry Quinn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">kidznlildogz@aol.com</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Whether a child has a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FAS, ARND, Partial-FAS, or anything in between) or a suspected exposure, the few professionals who know something about FASDs, along with the literature, talk about the 'permenant brain damage" that ensues. Damage to the brain is certainly accurate but 'permenant' may no longer be true. We have learned a lot in the last 5-10 years about how plastic the brain is, how different parts can heal or take over for other parts, and how new neurons can grow over time. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Because of these new neuro findings, we need to look at FASD a bit differently.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">It should be noted that the alcohol that damages the brain damages different parts of the brain in different people. Some of this can be because of the amount of alcohol ingested, the time just before and during pregnancy in which the mother was using alcohol, the number of occasions in which the woman drank, the nutrtional state of the mother before and during the pregnancy, whether other drugs were also ingested, if the mother smoked, lived an unhealthy life-style, received pre-natal care or not, what kind of emotional life the mother was experiencing (whether she was abused, under stress, etc.) and many other things that could affect the fetus at anytime, with or without the alcohol exposure. Add these things to the alcohol exposure, and the direction of the damage is on its course. </span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">If the infant is placed in an unstable household, the brain changes some more; if the child is placed in an orphanage, especially an orphanage where children are not held, caressed, nourished, allowed to move, spoken to and sung to, the brain has less of a chance to grow and develop properly; if the child is abused or harmed in any way, there are more doors shut to proper brain growth and development. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Even if everything goes very well after birth, if the child is adopted, even right out of the hospital, there is "trauma" in the mere fact that the child has been removed from the birth parent to which there has been a nine-month bond, a bond that is now broken. We usually can't separate out all the things that make up our children, especially if they are adopted and we don't know for sure all the things that have occurred to create the brain and brain damage that is now part of the whole picture called FASD.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I often have people ask me what we have done to try to heal my son's FASD. I can tell what we have done but I cannot tell others that all of this will work for them. I feel very strongly that what we have done (some learned from the autism community) has been very effective. I also have to say that it took years and years of trial and error to get all of this put into place. I can't help but wonder if we had done all the interventions earlier, if things would be even better. But, one cannot dwell on such conjectures. We did this on our own, unable to find doctors who knew anything that would help us. Now a days, there is more help out there and I would suggest that finding doctors who can help, would be the best route. </span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Nutritional Therapies</b> (diet, supplements, chelation, etc.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Neuro-Movement Therapies</b> (NeuroReorganization, Musgatova, Rhythmic Movement Training, HANDLE and the like)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Therapeutic Parenting</b> (Heather Forbes, Bryan Post, Howard Glasser, and others), including psychologists/ psychiatrists, when needed</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>School Choice </b>(the child needs what s/he needs, not what is apparently available; this can include Montessori, Waldorf, homeschooling, unschooling, small private school, special ed school)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Belief System</b> (not necessarily religious) and a 'village' to support such. I think if these things can be put into place so as to keep the child calm, non-anxious, feeling cared for instead of experiencing constant punishment, anxiety (of things that no one knows are anxiety-producing), and feeling worthwhile, then healing has a chance. </span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Nutritional Therapies:</b> for us, this started with eliminating all food dyes (Red#40 made my son almost bi-polar!) and to keep them out of shampoos, lotions, toothpaste, etc., because these are absorbed through the skin; eliminate all chemical sugars, all corn syrups (not just high fructose corn syrup), and to go as organic as possible, eat grass-fed beef, eat chicken and eggs that are hormone and anitbiotic free and which are free-range. A lot of children may need to be taken off casein (most dairy products) and/or gluten (most grains). For those who are nervous about their child not getting enough calcium from milk, just remember that calcium can be found in many other sources and there are many substitutions for cow's milk. </span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Our next thing to try was Omega-3 Fatty Acids (per THE LCP SOLUTION by Jacqueline Stordy, a book I found in the library, somewhat by accident). I had to research this even more and figure out dosages but there is a lot of information in THE LCP SOLUTION, even the brands used in actual research. We chose one of those brands, but I don't really know why we chose the one we did. I was to discover several years later, that this brand has extra Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)and when we ran out and I gave my son my store-bought omegas, I noticed some regression (especially with hyperactivity, impulsivity, etc.) I went back to THE LCP SOLUTIONS and discovered some studies which showed that about 15% of boys didn't do as well on Omegas until they added the EPO and then, they came up to the levels of the other study participants. Even though we have now switched to krill oil (for more bio-availability), we buy one for women because it has the EPO in it. This may or may not work for others, as well. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Over time, as I researched and researched, we eventually added stomach enzymes, amino acids, extra Vitamin Bs, extra Vitamin D (only after a blood test to determine my son's levels, showing how deficient he was)and then, added choline (per studies by Dr. Ed Riley, et.al, at San Diego State University. It took awhile to decide on doses but per the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, I at least knew what the 'adequate' doses would be (adequate meaning enough to keep someone alive). It also listed the possible 'toxic' amounts, an amount that was so high that no one would ever get that high. Later, I learned about piracetam. This is a synthetic and not for everyone. I started my son on this at age 17-18 and his senior year in high school was astounding, compared to all his other years in school. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The choline affected my son's memory...all for the good. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The piracetam also affected memory but for the first time, he knew what his school assignments were, knew when to hand them in, actually handed them in, juggled his long-term projects, began to feel bad if he made a mistake, felt awful if he forgot an assignment....he actually would shake his head in disbelief when fellow students would do the exact silly things he used to do, only now he couldn't believe how 'stupid' they were being (his word, not mine). </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">These nutritional changes helped to get the Therapeutic Parenting into his psyche.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">The Neuro-Movement therapies helped to re-organize </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>his very disorganized brain and nervous system.</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Each part of my star helped to fortify the other points. I chose the right schools (I only knew this for sure after the fact, of course) and found other people, at school and at a church I joined just for what my son needed, to nourish my son, to help him along the way, to understand him in all his 'differences,' to give him the examples that his 'chameleon self' needed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Is my son "cured" of his FASD? </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">No. There is no cure, as of yet. But, healing can take place. It's like children who have polio: do we leave them in an iron lung or do we do something so they can be in a wheelchair or using a walker or crutches or even, to get through life with just a limp. We are working towards the limp! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Heck no! Trying to raise a child with FASDs is probably the most difficult thing any of his will have to do. We have children no on seems to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">understand</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, we get no help, we seem to have to fight for every little thing our child needs, we are blamed for their behavior, we are blamed for not parenting them well, we are blamed for letting them get away </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> poor behavior....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">We will do whatever we need to do to heal our children. We will fight for them, guide them (even as they try to get us off their backs), support them, and keep them close and safe for as long as they need us to do this. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>And then, let us give them a chance to spread their wings and try life on their own... but knowing that we tried everything we knew how to get them to that place.</b></span></span></div>
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<b>From one of my readers -</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Then tell me, how do we
get funding for our kids who will need it. It’s all nice and sweet to
wish for this, but you of all people should know better. </i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Our kids need
life long support. That is a disability. What we should be concentrating
on is having the diagnosis be a death sentence. Change the meaning of
what success looks like.</i></span></h3>
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Yep, that is exactly what we are doing... changing the meaning of success... finding abilities to build companies that these adults can work in...<br />
and you are right there IS no money<br />
- this idea began because I went after an 18 month grant to build job opportunities for persons with FASD and I pulled six (semi functional adults in with me as information support) --- we did not get the grant, but I could not let them or the project down as we had been working on this in the building of the concept and they trusted me...<br />
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They begged me to NOT stop and abandon them as everyone else had - they have all experiences in supported living - losing jobs - chemical issues and they are now sober and faith based adults 26-36 years old. So I said ok I will keep going and I developed and designed the website with them as my art directors and guides.... the site took me four months of my free labor for all the programming so it could work with their smart phones and Ipads if they have them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So what is success—<br />it is feeling like your life has a <br />purpose and you matter.</b></span></h2>
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One tried for college entrance - her scores needed to be 35-35-35 - she studied she did her best and she got 34-34-46 - her dream still exists but how can it be achieved - she is probably capable to work 3 hours a day, maybe 4 as long as the environment is manageable... and that is not college — so we moved on to another do-ABLE opportunity that everyone can participate in.... from the next idea we hope to build something for others to participate. We have to start somewhere...<br />
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Another two got jobs over the holidays—that lasted through the holidays and the fall out from having those jobs is incredible and something most people never ever think about until you are behind the scenes<br />
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Another moved from assisted living to independent living with his fiancé and is working.... yes a glorious job of dancing as the Liberty Lady and the Little Caesar Sign persons --- he does both jobs extremely well -- and handles the community hecklers quite well too... Purposeful? yes he is given extra money to get a few things like save for a small freezer so he can buy food cheaper.<br />
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Another has spent almost a year untangling from the justice system for an offense he did not do, walking the walk with cognitive translators to make a difference—what he also has accomplished without a job this year is— was Santa, spoke to the governor about his 100% preventable disability, explained Live Abilities to a Senator and what the difference in thinking is when you have hope, is mentoring a young man struggling with chemical use, gave his testimony to the mission for homeless... yes his life is now purposeful and not punitive!<br />
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<b>And all those are successes....</b></div>
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<b>Is there money - no - no money.</b><br />
I am working two jobs at $10.00 an hour to help make a difference - and using every minute I have that I am not working for others to help make a difference for the adults with FASD - is it easy - no this is the hardest most difficult job I have ever tried to accomplish.<br />
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The diagnosis is not a death sentence—in state commitment under the care of professionals my daughter almost died - on her own in the streets she needed to be defibrillated two times.... yes it can be a death sentence - without the right supports—but you and I are going to die too and we will die sooner than later if we don't take care of ourselves... if we don't figure this out... Warehousing our kids in prisons or hospitals or on the streets is not a solution...<br />
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First we have to figure out what success is for them.... and that can't come from our minds and hearts it must come from their hearts and brains. All three adult couples I am working with are living with supports -- and with the right natural supports they are functioning as purposeful adults.<br />
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<b>It is not easy. It is not pretty. But they mostly like their lives...</b><br />
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<b>Please consider joining us on this journey. I am interested in your viewpoints.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The word BUDGET <br />does not fit in with FASD jargon. </span><br />
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<a href="http://annystribe.blogspot.com/2013/04/money-and-fasd.html">Guest Blogger - Ann Yurcek - <br />originally published at <br />Keeping Up with Tiny Titan</a><br />
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One of the hallmarks of FASD is their inability to understand money.<br />
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takes planning skills.</li>
<li>It takes abilities to think on many different
planes</li>
<li>And of course impulse control is another struggle for those
who are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. </li>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-si76OPNaxP8/UVo-YVLQteI/AAAAAAAACdU/tBwXBhb0pk0/s1600/Cash+Register.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-si76OPNaxP8/UVo-YVLQteI/AAAAAAAACdU/tBwXBhb0pk0/s200/Cash+Register.jpg" width="200" /></a>Too many steps, too much
abstract thinking and of course too much planning ahead for someone
struggling with executive function deficits.<br />
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With my adopted sib set, I have had many lessons in what to do, not do, and what to expect with money and their FASD.<br />
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First, a REP PAYEE or SPENDING MANAGER needs to be in place or they will
face many problems that can have huge ramifications. Bill
collectors, homelessness, hunger and too many phone calls home to Mom
and Dad. My phone rings way too often from bill collectors who were
given our numbers trying to find one of my FASD adult children who have
no concept of money, no job, and no ability to pay back the bill. <br />
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I have learned any money in their hands is NOW MONEY and it will be GONE in an instant. So lets get started in helping our young person...<br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art_us_money.htm">Free Downloaded Printed Money to work with </a><br />
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What I have learned....<br />
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Money is abstract... </b>they need to see the money. If the money is
automatically drafted into a bank account they cannot see it. They do
not understand something that is not tangible. Debit cards, checks,
credit cards are a disaster. <br />
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They need to have CONCRETE RULES around money. <br />
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The word BUDGET does not fit in FASD jargon. A friend of mine suggested
SPENDING PLAN.<br />
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<b>What do they do with their money? SPEND it.</b></h2>
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BILLS FIRST</li>
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FOOD and Personal care items SECOND.</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What do they need to save for next? </span></b><br />
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<li>Clothing savings, </li>
<li>Phone replacement</li>
<li>Whatever they really want. </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THEN the allowance or fun money! </span></b><br />
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Slowly dole out the remainder in short
increments on the same day of every week to avoid the "I need more
money" phone calls.<br />
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But how do we help them understand money and how much and where it all
goes when they do not understand math, or time, or planning.<br />
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I watched the Cosby Show with my younger boys when they were teens and a
light bulb went off when Cliff Huxtable was trying to explain how
little money he was going to have if Theo did not get a good job because
he did not want to attend school. Cliff used Monopoly Money to give
Theo the money he would earn on a mediocre job and where it would all
go. Cliff pulled the money for Rent, Theo said he would live in a less
attractive apartment and pulled some back, then he pulled the money for
the car and Theo said he would ride the motor bike, and asked about
clothes, and of course Theo gave up some money as he wanted to dress
well. Then Theo pleased with all that was left and Cliff reminded him he
still needed to eat. There went another two hundred dollars and Theo
took back another hundred and said he would eat bologna and cereal. Then
Cliff asked him if he was going to have a girlfriend and after a YES, a
smiling Dad took the rest of his money. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFY0HBkUm8o">The Episode of Cosby we watched with my boys</a> ).<br />
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My boys were shocked by the episode on TV and it sparked a learning
moment that I will never be more thankful for. <b>They understood the
concept of spending plans</b>.<br />
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I have used it to help explain where all their SSI checks would go, I
have used play money to represent the real money sitting in the bank. It
has made an impact.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Play-Money-Set/dp/B0007OF234/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365104178&sr=8-1&keywords=melissa+doug+play+money+set">My favorite Money Set to help with my kids </a><br />
I used this set to teach my kids to count change, make change, and figure out anything to do with money. <br />
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Otherwise go hit up the dollar store for play money to use to show where the money goes.<br />
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** Note always use play money as real money may be too tempting for many
of the kids with FASD, I learned early on that my counting change jar
would turn up missing and no one had done it, even when confronted with
the change in his pockets. <br />
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Granted any money left, would be spent in a moment of impulsivity. </div>
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