Helping Adults with FASD Authors: Regina Community Clinic Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a brain injury that occurs
during pregnancy, is one of the most common disabilities in
today’s world. The goals of this guide are to help employers
begin to understand FASD; to help reduce the stigma of FASD; and
to suggest practical strategies to help adults with FASD succeed
in the workplace. The authors begin by exploring the facts and
the myths about FASD, then go on to discuss strategies for
helping someone with FASD get and keep a job. Some of the topics
covered are the importance of clear language in the workplace;
support and training in the workplace; job coaching and
mentoring; and job carving, which involves taking certain duties
from a number of jobs and combining them into a new position
that an employee with FASD can handle. The document also
includes three sample case histories; a sample job application
and interview questions; and suggestions for further reading. A
CD that accompanies the guide co