“We wish to thank the AER Foundation’s Small Grants Program for its support and commitment to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia”
Went down to see my new grandson who was born on the 23rd November. DJ ended up in hospital with Asthma. I was very impressed with the way Seth managed the children. He was willing to do most things that Hayley asked him to do and i have a lovely photo of DJ cuddling Seth. [...]
The Queensland division of the Australian of the Year Awards was held last night in Brisbane at Customs House. I was amazed at the preparation and the number of men in business suits and so many women dressed so beautifully. The categories of the awards were Local Hero, Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian [...]
Hayley, Seth and some friends have started working on the garden in the house they are renting from us. They must have worked like troupers as just about every bush and tree has been cut down and they now have a view they never knew existed. The photographs they have shown me look like there [...]
1804. An Essay, Medical, Philosophical and Chemical on Drunkeness and Its Effects on the Human Body. by Dr. Thomas Trotter. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row. Trotter was one of the first physicians to describe alcoholism as a disease. Dr. Trotter states. “…and when they marry, they get wenches: they are generally fools and cowards;”. [...]
Today (3/12/07) the media campaign that Ross Woodward and his staff from MediaKey has put together for NOFASARD and the Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association (RFFADA) has resulted in a huge response from the media. Almost every major paper, radio and television station in the nation has participated in the campaign. The objective of [...]
Strategies for Australian Government Employment Specialists was written for people who work in the employment services industry with individuals suffering from the symptoms and characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Independence for affected people will be difficult in the best of circumstances and employment can be the conduit to achieving some level of self-reliance and [...]
The Salvation Army Present No Blame No Shame! A seminar and networking lunch in which three international guests will speak from a wealth of practice experience on identifying and supporting people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) “Defending clients with FASD” – David Boulding David is a Canadian barrister with over twenty years of experience [...]
In a few months my third book will be published or placed on this website for free use (I am still not sure which) on open employment and FASD specifically for the Australian situation. The book describes the process of referral through to the many employment or pre-employment programs in Australia along with strategies and [...]
During the 1st National Conference on FASD hosted by The Drug Education Network in Tasmania in June, Yvonne Tilley raised a motion concerning the labelling of alcoholic drinks in Australia. She moved that the conference request the Federal Government to legislate that all alcoholic beverages sold in Australia carry warning labels highlighting that drinking alcohol [...]
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