Life with FASD
If you've been reading our blog for any length of time, you know the background story of how we discovered that our newest son didn't have Celiac Disease as listed on his profile, but instead had a host of other issues...foremost among them, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. (I wrote about it a little in the post "Home for Six Months" .) Before I begin to describe what life has been like learning how to parent a child with FASD, I want to be sure you know that we are in no way experts on this disorder. There are so many amazing resources available with much more specific information: books, websites, support groups, etc. (Maybe the BEST resource is an adoptive parent of a child with FASD!) But our hope is to shed more light on the day-to-day issues we face, dealing with Toby's disability and learning what it means to love him and give him the best support in the midst of it. My prayer is that someone who is considering the adoption of a child wit...