Aging with FASD: Insights, Challenges, and Hope with Carl Young

In this lively, candid conversation, Patti Kasper and Carl Young explore the intricacies of aging with FASD, emphasizing the importance of understanding health outcomes, neurodiversity, and the power of community support. If you're navigating life with FASD or supporting someone who is, these insights will reshape how you see aging as an ongoing journey of adaptation and resilience.Main Topics Covered:The impact of FASD on physical and mental health across the lifespanThe significance of personalized approaches in healthcare and interventionThe role of community, support systems, and advocacy in aging wellUnique health conditions and comorbidities related to FASDThe importance of early diagnosis and ongoing research on aging and dementiaHow to foster self-understanding, forgiveness, and grace in the aging processThe value of pets and environmental adaptations for emotional regulationKey Revelations:The importance of embracing different identities and roles, especially when engaging with various systems or groupsThe amplification of health issues in individuals with FASD, emphasizing the brain-body connectionThe value of candid conversations about health, aging, and personal stories in reducing stigmaThe need for more comprehensive education about FASD in medical and educational systemsThe potential link between prenatal alcohol exposure and early onset dementiaStrategies for managing sensory overload, pain, and emotional regulation with practical, everyday toolsThe critical necessity for research follow-up on the multitude of comorbid conditions identified in large surveysAs always, please remember to like, subscribe & share this podcast episode, because it is by doing these things that more people can find the podcast and learn about FASD.To reach Patti Kasper, perhaps to suggest topics or guests, or to ask questions, or even just to say hello, email her at [email protected] .To reach Patti to explore FASD Life Coaching for yourself as an adult or as a parent of a little, or to arrange for professional development or community agency training on FASD, you can arrange for a consult at https://calendly.com/kaspertrainingandcoaching/consultationTo order a copy of Patti’s book, Sip by Sip: Candid Conversations with Adults Living with FASD, visit books.by/yourfasdcoach or Amazon. (Both are print on demand at a printer near you, but books.by offers its authors a few dollars more in royalties.)To reach Carl, email him at [email protected] . To order a copy of Carl’s books, cowritten with Joel Sheagren,Embracing Hope: Amazon’s ASIN: B0FQ1HDH64Embrace Neurodiversity: Amazon’s ASIN: B0GSS4TWKW – ebook only