Understanding FASD
This three‑word term describes the group of conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.
What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
ADHD stands for Attention‑Deficit/________ Disorder.
What is Hyperactivity?
Both FASD and ADHD can affect this ability to stay on task.
What is attention?
Many people with ADHD are known for having high levels of this creative skill.
What is imagination?
True or False: People with ADHD are always hyperactive.
What is False?
People with FASD often have strengths in this creative area, including drawing, music, or hands‑on building.
What is the arts? (or What is creativity?)
True or False: ADHD is caused by bad parenting.
What is false?
This common ADHD symptom, acting quickly without thinking, can also appear in FASD.
What is impulsivity?
People with FASD often thrive with instructions that are short, clear, and given in this format.
What is step‑by‑step?
True or False: FASD is rare.
What is false? (It’s more common than many realize.)
True or False: All individuals with FASD have visible facial differences.
What is false?
People with ADHD often excel when they enter this intense focus state.
What is hyperfocus?
Unlike ADHD, FASD is caused by exposure to this substance during pregnancy.
What is alcohol?
This type of learning, involving hands‑on activities, often works well for both FASD and ADHD.
What is kinesthetic learning?
This word describes the idea that brains can work differently and still be valid and capable.
What is neurodiversity?
A common support strategy for FASD is using these visual tools, such as schedules or picture cues.
What are visual supports?
This is one of the three ADHD types: inattentive, hyperactive‑impulsive, and this combined version.
What is a combined type?
People with FASD may struggle with this type of memory more than people with ADHD.
What is long‑term memory? (or What is working memory?)
A common tool for both conditions is using timers or alarms to help with this skill.
What is time management?
True or False: People with FASD or ADHD can’t be successful in school.
What is false?
This type of memory, used for remembering steps in order, is often challenging for people with FASD.
What is working memory?
This common myth claims kids with ADHD will eventually “grow out of it,” but research shows many continue to experience symptoms into adulthood.
What is “ADHD goes away when you get older”?
Both conditions benefit from this type of structured, predictable daily routine.
What is consistency?
This supportive adult role, teacher, caregiver, or mentor, can help build confidence and structure.
What is a supportive adult?
This term describes focusing on strengths rather than deficits.
What is a strengths‑based approach?