Event Information: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD)--A Hidden Disability
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Date and time: Thursday, September 25, 2014
1:30 pm
Eastern Daylight Time (New York,
GMT-04:00)
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Duration:
1 hour
Description:
Criminal suspects and offenders
often have Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), a
disability which is frequently
undiagnosed and yet is often the
key to understanding the
individual and dealing with him or
her. The American Bar
Association and American
Academy of Pediatrics, among
others, have recently passed
resolutions indicating the
seriousness of this condition and
the importance of recognition and
treatment. Research indicates
that 60% of individuals with this
disorder will be arrested at some
point in their lives and 50% will be
incarcerated or placed in a locked
mental health facility. A Canadian
study of youth in juvenile facilities
found 40 times the expected rate
of individuals with FASD. This
session will explore the reasons
for these numbers as well as
some strategies for appropriate
intervention both before and after
arrest. Dawnmarie Bisgard will
describe some of the reasons for
the response of individuals living
with FASDs to law enforcement
officers from the perspective of
the affected individual. Ms.
Bisgard will discuss strategies
which were able to change an
expected recidivism rate of 50%
to 15% for youth with FASDs who
were on Probation in the 17th
Judicial District of Colorado
during a study funded by the
FASD Center for Excellence.
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