Developing Inclusive Practice for Young Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Written by one of the UK's top experts in the field, this practical and informative resource explores the complex and compounding socio-cultural, historical and political factors surrounding maternal drug and alcohol use, and the implications this has for young children's learning and development across the children's workforce. The book provides a framework of knowledge and understanding as a tool to develop inclusive practice.

Carolyn Blackburn is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education and Social Work at Birmingham City University. She led two projects related to early childhood professional knowledge and the educational implications of FASD and has supported numerous children with FASD in mainstream and special education. Carolyn is a Board Member of the European Association on Early Childhood Intervention and a Winston Churchill Fellow on Early Years Intervention and Prevention.

1. Introduction 2. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 3. Policy for Early Childhood Inclusion and Intervention 4. Theory, Assessment, Pedagogy and Support 5. Framework of Knowledge and Understanding to Support Young Children who have been Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol/Young Children Diagnosed with FASD 6. Conclusion