September is the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) month of awareness, and 9 September is the international day for FASD.
News
Supporting adopted children going back to school
Whether your child is starting at a new school, or returning to a familiar one, these checklists, tips and guides can help you all get ready for the new term together.
Adopt South West Annual Conference 2025: Transitions to adulthood and access to records
Bookings are now open for our 2025 annual conference. This year’s focus is on the transition to adulthood.
Merlin’s Magic Wand: gifted single-day admission tickets
Approach Adopt South West for a referral: We need make a referral for your family (you can’t do it yourself). All you need to do is fill out our Merlin’s Magic Wand application form
Local adoptive families create a new collaborative display at The Box, Plymouth
Our families have been working with artist Beth Emily Richards through six creative workshops to explore the idea of a personal archive, scanning archive images from personal photo albums, and using digital photography, collage and other creative approaches. The display can be seen in The Box’s Simmons Learning Room window until Sunday 14 September.
Could you mentor a new adoptive parent?
Do you feel you can support others? Could you spend an hour a week, a fortnight or a month mentoring a new adoptive parent?
Become part of our Peer Mentoring Scheme.
Understanding AuDHD
AuDHD is a commonly used term that is not understood in our communities so many of the FASD Hub South West group thought it would be helpful to share.
Fair Access Limit (FAL) changes and requests
All therapeutic support and specialist assessments linked to your child will come out of the total £3,000 FAL with no separate additional funding available for specialist assessments. Find out more.