For teachers who have FAS students. What concerns should I have as a teacher of a student with FAS?

What classroom adaptations are necessary in the classroom?


What is your responce when a FAS student has an emotional or behavioral episode?





I am an education major and this is a survey for part of an assignment. Please answer as many of the questions as you wish. Thank you for your time.

For teachers who have FAS students. What concerns should I have as a teacher of a student with FAS?
I have only worked with kids with pretty severe mental retardation and FAS...not milder cases......I teach in a self-contained special class. For the FAS kids I have worked with impulse control was a problem as was communication, and behavior such as tantrums/hitting others......I found sticking to a very strict routine.....the SAME exact routine EVERY day was very helpful.....having the class routine posted via photos/picture symbols and going over it in the AM and reminding the student about it throughout the day helped with some of the tendency to lose focus on what they/we were supposed to be doing......I used a strict behavior management/reward system......I did use time out w/ one little guy w/ FAS because he'd get upset for some reason or another and then he'd start slapping everyone near him.....if I had him go sit in the corner (he was compliant with that) for a few minutes he'd settle down then come back and not hit.............I did have special training for verbal and physical intervention and there were times when this one student needed that sort of intervention to prevent him from self-injuring.......Finally, making sure the student has a good communication system is helpful...many students with severe FAS are non verbal or have major language impairments...making sure they have a communication book or device is helpful in heading off behavioral incidents....I feel so bad because I had a boy w/ FAS in my class who used limited sign language and a communication wallet.....for weeks he was pointing aggressively at "home" and signing it...he was also REALLY acting out in class.....one day he did not come to school.....mom called..he'd been hit by a car....turns out they had recently moved to a new home (mom had not told us) and he ran away to try to get back to his old home...the same "home" he'd been signing to us about...we just did not understand. For working w/ kids with FAS...patience and a structured environment. Good Luck.
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