For every 1,000 live births in Alaska, between 2.1 and 6.6 babies are affected by FAS—a rate 6 to 18 times higher than the national average. Fantastic Antone Succeeds!describes in concrete, specific ways how to educate children with fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects (FAS/FAE). It communicates an optimistic message that is both true and appealing: with the right education, delivered by a nurturing individual in the home or in the school, many alcohol-affected children thrive.
The book consists of separate chapters written in a popular and accessible style by psychologists, teachers, and birth and adoptive parents of alcohol-affected children. Many chapters are personal stories with emotional power. A birth mother, for example, tells of her anguish when she realizes that she has recovered from her own alcoholism but her daughter cannot. This mother describes how she dealt with her grief, how she told her daughter the truth, her daughter's relief at finally understanding what was wrong, and how they both developed ways of overcoming her daughter's learning problems.
Other chapters describe how experienced teachers have learned to organize classrooms where alcohol-affected children can thrive and how therapists have learned to work with parents. One chapter summarizes medical knowledge of FAS/FAE and offers information useful for understanding a child's learning and behavioral problems and devising educational approaches. The book includes lists of important resources, organizations to contact, and descriptions of effective classroom practices for teachers.
Without minimizing the seriousness of FAS/FAE and the first priority prevention, Fantastic Antone Succeeds provides practical tools and strategies that can help alcohol-affected individuals and their families lead happier, more productive lives.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Judith Kleinfeld
Part I
How Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Affects Children and Their Families
Information Processing
Barabara A. Morse
Growing with FAS
Pamela Groupe Groves
Cindy's Story
Anne Ruggles Gere
Color Plates
Part II
Parents' Know-How
Parental Advocacy for Alcohol-Affected Children
Jan Lutke
Nurturing the Delicate Rose
Sally Caldwell
Early Intervention for Alcohol-Affected Children
Jan Hinde
Getting Jeffrey Ready for School
Michele Saiz
Raising Alcohol-Affected Twins
Christine King
On Raising Lisa
Mary Wortley with David Wortley and the grandparents
Part III
Teachers' Techniques
Shut Up and Talk to Me
Maureen Murphy
Snagging the Kite String
Patricia Tanner-Halverson
Mainstreaming Children with FAS in a Small Rural School
Patrice Winick
A One-Room Schoolhouse for Children with FAS/FAE
Beulah Phillpot and Nancy Harrison
Part IV
Working with Families of Alcohol-Affected Children
Stereotypes and Realities
Diane B. Malbin
Helping Families and Their Alcohol-Affected Children
Rodger Hornby
Overcoming the Cycle of Failure and Frustration
Antonie Rathbun
Color Plates
Conclusion
Judith Kleinfeld
Appendix I
Education Techniques for Children with FAS/FAE
Valborg Kvigne, Judy Struck, Ellen Engelhart, and Tracy West
Appendix II
Sources of Special Interest for Families and Educators
David A. and Gails S. Hales
Literature Cited
Index
Overview
For every 1,000 live births in Alaska, between 2.1 and 6.6 babies are affected by FAS—a rate 6 to 18 times higher than the national average. Fantastic Antone Succeeds!describes in concrete, specific ways how to educate children with fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects (FAS/FAE). It communicates an optimistic message that is both true and appealing: with the right education, delivered by a nurturing individual in the home or in the school, many alcohol-affected children ...