FASDWarriorGirl
@fasdwarriorgirl.bsky.social
Chloe | FASD Awareness Advocate
Living with & speaking up about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Let’s make the invisible visible—one post at a time.
Living with & speaking up about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Let’s make the invisible visible—one post at a time.
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💙 Happy FASD Day! 💙
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
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🎓 Join internationally renowned expert @profsamch.bsky.social for an in-depth programme on supporting anxious parents. Learn how to help parents reduce accommodating behaviours, build resilience, & promote long-term emotional wellbeing in anxious children. https://bit.ly/4yjsNTI
September 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🎓 Join internationally renowned expert @profsamch.bsky.social for an in-depth programme on supporting anxious parents. Learn how to help parents reduce accommodating behaviours, build resilience, & promote long-term emotional wellbeing in anxious children. https://bit.ly/4yjsNTI
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Over 54,000 people have signed the petition to protect disabled children’s rights. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND
A petition created by a British citizen or UK resident. You can share this petition if you agree with its message.
petition.parliament.uk
September 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Over 54,000 people have signed the petition to protect disabled children’s rights. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Did you know...?
Many behaviours associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are actually signs of brain injury, not deliberate choices. Support where you can, and build on strengths rather than focussing on weaknesses.
#BrainNotBlame #FASDAwarenessMonth
Many behaviours associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are actually signs of brain injury, not deliberate choices. Support where you can, and build on strengths rather than focussing on weaknesses.
#BrainNotBlame #FASDAwarenessMonth
September 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Did you know...?
Many behaviours associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are actually signs of brain injury, not deliberate choices. Support where you can, and build on strengths rather than focussing on weaknesses.
#BrainNotBlame #FASDAwarenessMonth
Many behaviours associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are actually signs of brain injury, not deliberate choices. Support where you can, and build on strengths rather than focussing on weaknesses.
#BrainNotBlame #FASDAwarenessMonth
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Did you know...?
People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often understand far less than their language skills suggest. Looking capable doesn't always mean they can manage independently.
#AssumeCompetenceProvideSupport #FASDAwarenessMonth
People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often understand far less than their language skills suggest. Looking capable doesn't always mean they can manage independently.
#AssumeCompetenceProvideSupport #FASDAwarenessMonth
September 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Did you know...?
People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often understand far less than their language skills suggest. Looking capable doesn't always mean they can manage independently.
#AssumeCompetenceProvideSupport #FASDAwarenessMonth
People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often understand far less than their language skills suggest. Looking capable doesn't always mean they can manage independently.
#AssumeCompetenceProvideSupport #FASDAwarenessMonth
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✨Focus on Lived Experience of FASD: to provide a deeper insight into the reality of this disability
👉 Learn about the diverse characteristics of #FASD across the lifespan at:
www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care...
👉 Learn about the diverse characteristics of #FASD across the lifespan at:
www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care...
September 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
✨Focus on Lived Experience of FASD: to provide a deeper insight into the reality of this disability
👉 Learn about the diverse characteristics of #FASD across the lifespan at:
www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care...
👉 Learn about the diverse characteristics of #FASD across the lifespan at:
www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care...
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NEW POST: The #EOTAS consultation has shown how little the Government understands about this kind of provision and the children who need it. @sharonlsmith.bsky.social says it shows how vital it is for the DfE to listen to those with lived experience: www.specialneedsjungle.com/eotas-what-f...
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
NEW POST: The #EOTAS consultation has shown how little the Government understands about this kind of provision and the children who need it. @sharonlsmith.bsky.social says it shows how vital it is for the DfE to listen to those with lived experience: www.specialneedsjungle.com/eotas-what-f...
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Did you know...?
Early diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can significantly improve outcomes by helping children and families access the right support before secondary or co-morbid difficulties develop.
#EarlyDiagnosisMatters #FASDAwarenessMonth
Early diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can significantly improve outcomes by helping children and families access the right support before secondary or co-morbid difficulties develop.
#EarlyDiagnosisMatters #FASDAwarenessMonth
September 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Did you know...?
Early diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can significantly improve outcomes by helping children and families access the right support before secondary or co-morbid difficulties develop.
#EarlyDiagnosisMatters #FASDAwarenessMonth
Early diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can significantly improve outcomes by helping children and families access the right support before secondary or co-morbid difficulties develop.
#EarlyDiagnosisMatters #FASDAwarenessMonth
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At least 20 legal rights are at risk under the Government’s SEND reforms. To stay on track we need to get to 50,000 signatures by Wednesday. Could all supporters please ask five more people to sign? Children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
At least 20 legal rights are at risk under the Government’s SEND reforms. To stay on track we need to get to 50,000 signatures by Wednesday. Could all supporters please ask five more people to sign? Children can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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We support calls by the @aha-uk.bsky.social to bring back the alcohol duty escalator
The period during which it was active (2008-2014) was the only sustained period in recent decades where alcohol-related death rates leveled off or dipped
The First Minister should join those calls
The period during which it was active (2008-2014) was the only sustained period in recent decades where alcohol-related death rates leveled off or dipped
The First Minister should join those calls
Campaigners working to tackle alcohol harm have penned a furious letter to John Swinney urging him against lobbying the UK Government on reducing duty, claiming it is at odds with his pledge to tackle domestic abuse
John Swinney under fire over plan to lobby Labour on alcohol duty
www.thenational.scot
September 11, 2026 at 10:49 AM
We support calls by the @aha-uk.bsky.social to bring back the alcohol duty escalator
The period during which it was active (2008-2014) was the only sustained period in recent decades where alcohol-related death rates leveled off or dipped
The First Minister should join those calls
The period during which it was active (2008-2014) was the only sustained period in recent decades where alcohol-related death rates leveled off or dipped
The First Minister should join those calls
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📄 From #JCPP: Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co‐produced self‐report measure
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70003
#MentalHealthResearch
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70003
#MentalHealthResearch
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Open Access
doi.org
September 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
📄 From #JCPP: Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co‐produced self‐report measure
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70003
#MentalHealthResearch
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70003
#MentalHealthResearch
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Nature-based approaches are increasingly recognised as valuable with #CAMHS, including inpatient settings. At Marlborough House, they’re contributing to the evidence and explore the growing role of nature and #mentalhealth within #inpatientcare. https://bit.ly/4wMgLRH
Nature and Mental Health: Benefits of Nature for Inpatient Care
Dr Gillian Combe, Dr. Liz Challis, and Dr. Catriona Mellor reflect on their work at Marlborough House and the growing role of nature and mental health within inpatient care.
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September 12, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Nature-based approaches are increasingly recognised as valuable with #CAMHS, including inpatient settings. At Marlborough House, they’re contributing to the evidence and explore the growing role of nature and #mentalhealth within #inpatientcare. https://bit.ly/4wMgLRH
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Did you know...?
FASD is often called ‘the hidden disability’ because many people living with FASD appear typical while facing significant daily challenges that others cannot see.
#InvisibleDisability #HDSunflower #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #FASDAwarenessMonth
FASD is often called ‘the hidden disability’ because many people living with FASD appear typical while facing significant daily challenges that others cannot see.
#InvisibleDisability #HDSunflower #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #FASDAwarenessMonth
September 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Did you know...?
FASD is often called ‘the hidden disability’ because many people living with FASD appear typical while facing significant daily challenges that others cannot see.
#InvisibleDisability #HDSunflower #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #FASDAwarenessMonth
FASD is often called ‘the hidden disability’ because many people living with FASD appear typical while facing significant daily challenges that others cannot see.
#InvisibleDisability #HDSunflower #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #FASDAwarenessMonth
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FASD Awareness Day featured on the metropolitan TV news in Hobart on Wednesday evening. NOFASD’s CEO Sophie Harrington and FASD Advocate Jessica Birch were both featured. Watch the news clip via the link below .
#FASD #RedShoesRock
#FASD #RedShoesRock
September 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
FASD Awareness Day featured on the metropolitan TV news in Hobart on Wednesday evening. NOFASD’s CEO Sophie Harrington and FASD Advocate Jessica Birch were both featured. Watch the news clip via the link below .
#FASD #RedShoesRock
#FASD #RedShoesRock
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The theme for this year’s NAPCAN week resonates deeply with the NOFASD team: “Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action” and it resonates deeply for the NOFASD team through our work supporting those caring for vulnerable children. #FASD #NAPCANweek2026
September 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The theme for this year’s NAPCAN week resonates deeply with the NOFASD team: “Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action” and it resonates deeply for the NOFASD team through our work supporting those caring for vulnerable children. #FASD #NAPCANweek2026
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NEW POST: An Unacceptable Truth: The 20 legal rights at risk from the Government’s #SEND reforms. We've set out all the rights disabled children and their families face losing or having reduced. If you don't want this, take action: www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable... @lucympowell.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
NEW POST: An Unacceptable Truth: The 20 legal rights at risk from the Government’s #SEND reforms. We've set out all the rights disabled children and their families face losing or having reduced. If you don't want this, take action: www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable... @lucympowell.bsky.social
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It seems @lucypowellmp is planning to force through the disastrous SEND reforms despite opposition from families to the removal of disabled children’s rights. #NotInOurName
Please sign the petition to protect SEND legal rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Please sign the petition to protect SEND legal rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
September 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It seems @lucypowellmp is planning to force through the disastrous SEND reforms despite opposition from families to the removal of disabled children’s rights. #NotInOurName
Please sign the petition to protect SEND legal rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Please sign the petition to protect SEND legal rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Did you know...?
Today is International FASD Awareness Day. At 9:09am, people around the world pause to remember that no alcohol means no risk during conception and pregnancy.
#RedShoesRock #FASDDay #FASDAwarenessMonth #FASDAwarenessDay
Today is International FASD Awareness Day. At 9:09am, people around the world pause to remember that no alcohol means no risk during conception and pregnancy.
#RedShoesRock #FASDDay #FASDAwarenessMonth #FASDAwarenessDay
September 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Did you know...?
Today is International FASD Awareness Day. At 9:09am, people around the world pause to remember that no alcohol means no risk during conception and pregnancy.
#RedShoesRock #FASDDay #FASDAwarenessMonth #FASDAwarenessDay
Today is International FASD Awareness Day. At 9:09am, people around the world pause to remember that no alcohol means no risk during conception and pregnancy.
#RedShoesRock #FASDDay #FASDAwarenessMonth #FASDAwarenessDay
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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are absolutely thrilled that 32 locations have committed to #LightItRed this evening on International FASD Awareness Day!
Full list attached! If you are in the area please take a photo 📸 and post it on your own social media - tagging us! We would really appreciate it.
We are absolutely thrilled that 32 locations have committed to #LightItRed this evening on International FASD Awareness Day!
Full list attached! If you are in the area please take a photo 📸 and post it on your own social media - tagging us! We would really appreciate it.
September 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are absolutely thrilled that 32 locations have committed to #LightItRed this evening on International FASD Awareness Day!
Full list attached! If you are in the area please take a photo 📸 and post it on your own social media - tagging us! We would really appreciate it.
We are absolutely thrilled that 32 locations have committed to #LightItRed this evening on International FASD Awareness Day!
Full list attached! If you are in the area please take a photo 📸 and post it on your own social media - tagging us! We would really appreciate it.
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20 legal rights at risk. 35 days left until the petition closes. Will you help save disabled children’s rights?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable...
The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms — Special Needs Jungle
The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms. Is this who we are?
www.specialneedsjungle.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
20 legal rights at risk. 35 days left until the petition closes. Will you help save disabled children’s rights?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable...
💙 Happy FASD Day! 💙
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
September 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
💙 Happy FASD Day! 💙
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
Today, 9 September (9/9), marks International FASD Awareness Day during FASD Awareness Month. Let’s raise awareness, build understanding, support people with FASD, and create a more inclusive world. 🧠💙
#FASD #FASDAwarenessDay #HiddenDisability 💙 #FASDAdvocate
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New Government stats out this morning reveal need to create more accessible green space.
The reality is that access to green space can be the dividing line between good health and early death.
@jennyedwards.bsky.social
Read our full statement below
👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
The reality is that access to green space can be the dividing line between good health and early death.
@jennyedwards.bsky.social
Read our full statement below
👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Access to green spaces can be a dividing line between good health and…
New statistics reveal need to create more accessible green spaces in England
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
September 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
New Government stats out this morning reveal need to create more accessible green space.
The reality is that access to green space can be the dividing line between good health and early death.
@jennyedwards.bsky.social
Read our full statement below
👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
The reality is that access to green space can be the dividing line between good health and early death.
@jennyedwards.bsky.social
Read our full statement below
👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
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📄 From #JCPP: Research Review: Mechanisms of change and between‐family differences in parenting interventions for children with ADHD – an individual participant data meta‐analysis
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14120
#MentalHealthResearch
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14120
#MentalHealthResearch
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Open Access
doi.org
September 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📄 From #JCPP: Research Review: Mechanisms of change and between‐family differences in parenting interventions for children with ADHD – an individual participant data meta‐analysis
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14120
#MentalHealthResearch
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14120
#MentalHealthResearch
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📢 Have Your Say. Be Heard.
If you're living with FASD, or are a parent or carer, now is the time to share your experience with the Minister for Health.
💬 What support do you need? 📣 What services are missing?
Your voice can help drive change and improve supports for people with FASD across Ireland.
If you're living with FASD, or are a parent or carer, now is the time to share your experience with the Minister for Health.
💬 What support do you need? 📣 What services are missing?
Your voice can help drive change and improve supports for people with FASD across Ireland.
August 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📢 Have Your Say. Be Heard.
If you're living with FASD, or are a parent or carer, now is the time to share your experience with the Minister for Health.
💬 What support do you need? 📣 What services are missing?
Your voice can help drive change and improve supports for people with FASD across Ireland.
If you're living with FASD, or are a parent or carer, now is the time to share your experience with the Minister for Health.
💬 What support do you need? 📣 What services are missing?
Your voice can help drive change and improve supports for people with FASD across Ireland.
FASD isn’t a visible physical disability—it’s a hidden one caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. While some effects can be physical, most symptoms can’t be seen. Understanding FASD means recognising the challenges that aren’t immediately visible. #HiddenDisability #FASD
August 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
FASD isn’t a visible physical disability—it’s a hidden one caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. While some effects can be physical, most symptoms can’t be seen. Understanding FASD means recognising the challenges that aren’t immediately visible. #HiddenDisability #FASD