Recognizing and Managing Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Free: A Guidebook [Paperback]

Brenda McCreight (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 153 pages
• Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America); 1 edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087868607X
• ISBN-13: 978-0878686070
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brenda McCreight Ph.D. is an author, speaker, and therapist as well as the mother of 14. Brenda entered the adoption world as the young adoptive mom of a 14 month old boy with undetermined "special needs". Those special needs were later diagnosed as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, but at the time, so little was known about it that her family couldn't even get a diagnosis, let alone find any resources. Fortunately, as a family therapist, she was able to access the scientific research. She read what little she could find, and then she began putting on workshops for other parents and professionals so that they could learn to recognize the symptoms and create ways to help their children who carried the diagnosis that would soon become so common in the adoption field. Over the next 30 years, she adopted 12 more children and kept on top of the newest research on neuroscience so that she could provide effective counseling, parent coaching, and training. So far, she's written four books about adoption - they are "Recognizing and Managing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects" and "Parenting Your Older Adopted Child" and "Eden - The Story of an Older Child Adoption" and her most recent book "Help-I've Been Adopted". Brenda is the author of numerous magazine articles on adoption and has been given the Adoption Activist Award in 2003 by the North American Council on Adoptable Children. Brenda also enjoys writing fiction. She currently has several on Kindle including "Cleah: The Lost Fury Chronicles" and "Good Enough: A Shay James Mystery" and "Regards..." a book of short stories. More fiction books will be coming soon. She can be contacted by email at [e-mail] or through her blog at http://www.brendamccreight.blogspot.com

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on this subject!, June 18, 2004

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Kathryn A. Rayburn "love to read nana" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recognizing and Managing Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Free: A Guidebook (Paperback)

As the adoptive mother of a child with FASD I have read many books on this subject looking for guidance. This is the best book I have found. First it describes the behaviors my daughter has and then gives us clearly explained ways to help us learn to manage them as well as train our daughter how to manage them. There is help for every stage of their childhood as well as help for the classroom teacher. It doesn't sugar coat the issues and say it will be easy but gives you practical ways to manage these difficult issues. I was relieved to learn my stress and exhaustion are typical for mom's who deal with this and that there is hope. This book has been an answer to my prayers!

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY INFORMATIVE DETAILED GUIDEBOOK TO OWN ABOUT FASE, October 15, 1998

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This review is from: Recognizing and Managing Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Free: A Guidebook (Paperback)

THIS BOOK WAS VERY INFORMATIVE GUIDEBOOK TO READ AND OWN FOR LATER USE WHEN DEALING WITH AN ADOPTED CHILD WHO HAS FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECTS AND WE ARE DEALING WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORIAL AND LEARNNG DISABILITES.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 7, 2008

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fasdaware "Barbara" (Nebraska) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Recognizing and Managing Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Free: A Guidebook (Paperback)

For anyone raising a child with FASD this is the book for you! It is full of information and ways to use them. Down to earth ideas that are useful and easy to do. Great book! We even purchased one to donate to the local Library. Signed Fasdaware