FASD Month Activities

How can you get involved? 

We want to hear from children, young people and adults with FASD and their parents / caregivers. You don’t have to have an FASD diagnosis to engage with these activities, we are sure you will have great fun doing so download the activities now and we will listen to what you have to say and spread the word! 

There are lots of ways you can take part:

Join our FASD choir

We are very excited to announce that we will releasing a song as part of FASD Month and you can be a part of it! 

Written and arranged by James Hawkins who has also worked with The Military Wives Choir (500 Miles) Captain Tom Moore/Michael Ball/NHS Voices of Care choir single - (You'll Never Walk Alone), with lead vocals by West End star Darren Day, we just need YOU to complete our choir. All children, young people and adults with FASD or any other neurodevelopmental condition and their families are invited to take part. Send your completed track to us and our partners - Voice in a Million - will create our finished song. 

Watch our music video with Darren Day




Download You Are My Song featuring Darren Day 

You can choose to donate £1, £5 or £10 to download the mp3 (£0.69 is the download price, all other sums directly support our FASD work). Once you have submitted payment details, you will receive an email with a link to download the song. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you for supporting FASD Month 2022.

 

Download the Guide Track

Please note this is not the final version of the song, but just a guide track for you to sing along to. 

Click the three dots to download


Useful tips and step by step guidance on recording your vocal:

Guidance for Recording

 

Please fill out this form if you'd like your recording to be featured in the final track:

Consent form

 

Design your own #FASDHearMe t-shirt

Download our Template and design your own t-shirt!

T-Shirt Template

Write an FASD poem

Do you have a budding poet in your family? Download our poem template and let us know what FASD means to you

FASD Poem Template

FASD Hear Me Poem Template

Download our FASD Month social media profile

Show your support for #FASDHearMe by using our social media profile image. Open the file below, 'right click' and click 'download'. 

Social media image

Don't forget to send your T-shirt designs and poems to [email protected] and look out for your design on our social media!

FASD Month Events

FASD Bitesize Cafe
Friday 2nd September
12.30 - 1.30pm

Want to know more about FASD but not got much time? Join us for this lunchtime session - eat your lunch and chat to other attendees. Includes a short presentation on the FASD basics and how FASD Hub Scotland can support families and the professionals working with them. 

Register here

FASD Bitesize Cafe

FASD Month Webinar - Birth Mum & Son
Wednesday 7th September
8pm

Join Jan and Rossi and they share their experiences of FASD: the journey to diagnosis and Rossi's lived experience as an adult with FASD.

Register here

Birth Mum & Son webinar

What is FASD? For parents/carers
Thursday 15th September 6-8pm
Wednesday 28th September 10am - 1pm

Join us for our flagship 3-hour What is FASD? course. This session provides an in-depth look at FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure, explores some of the common challenges and how to seek a diagnosis. This September only, our training is free to all in the UK. After the event, all attendees will receive a copy of our handbook. 

Register here:

Book 15th Sept

Book 28th Sept

What is FASD? For professionals
Wednesday 31st August 9.30am - 12.30pm
Tuesday 6th September 9.30am - 12.30pm 

Join us for our flagship 3-hour What is FASD? course. This session provides an in-depth look at FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure, explores some of the common challenges and how to seek a diagnosis. This September only, our training is free to all in the UK. After the event, all attendees will receive a copy of our handbook. 

Register here:

Book 31st August

Book 6th September

FASD: What do I need to know?
An Ask Anything webinar for Prospective Adopters
Wednesday 28th September
8pm

Approaching adoption and have questions about FASD? This webinar will give you the opportunity to ask questions to those with lived experience of parenting a child with FASD and will include a short presentation on FASD basics. 

Register here: 

FASD: What do I need to know? (coming soon)