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Publication Date: 2021
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Improving the Behavior of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v54 n2 p97-105 Nov-Dec 2021
Prenatal exposure to alcohol causes a pattern of brain-based deficits and is associated with behavioral challenges (Wozniak et al., 2019). Understanding the neurocognitive behaviors common among individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) can increase teachers' effectiveness (Tremblay et al., 2017). Environmental changes, such as modifying the classroom, providing high levels of structure, and increasing adult supervision, have been shown to improve the behavior of individuals with FASD (Bohjanen et al., 2009). There is also emerging evidence that explicit instruction in metacognitive strategies is effective with this population (Makela et al., 2019. Students with FASD can benefit from being explicitly taught to stop and think before acting and to use rehearsal, memory aids, and positive self-talk.
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Neurological Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), At Risk Students, Educational Environment, Change Strategies, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Intervention, Teacher Role, Metacognition, Skill Development, Self Control, Executive Function, Memory, Drills (Practice), Inner Speech (Subvocal)
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