“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” -Psalm 139:13-14

This episode continues our FASD Awareness Month series with our special guest, Patricia Kasper. Patti is an author, podcast host, self-advocate, life coach, social worker, as well as a former therapist and hospice chaplain. With over thirty years of experience in addiction, mental health, and child welfare, Patti took a deep dive into FASD to better support the children and families on her caseload. In the process, she discovered that she too is on the FASD spectrum. Her self-identification was later confirmed with an FASD diagnosis.

The magnitude of seeing oneself differently, through a truer lens, and understanding the impacts of prenatal brain injury upon one’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development, uniquely experienced by everyone, revolutionized both her personal and professional life. Patti’s work pivoted to focus solely on FASD in hopes of bringing a monumental shift in understanding and grace to the nearly 15 million adults in the U.S. who have never understood why life was harder for them than for most.

Listen in as Patti Kasper shares from both her professional experience and as an adult diagnosed with FASD.

Links mentioned in this episode:

patriciakasper.com

FASDUnited.org

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AFCJ on YouTube

justicefororphansny.org

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