About the EmpowerEd Webinar Series
EmpowerED is a quarterly webinar series from Proof Alliance designed to inform, support, and empower caregivers and individuals living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Each session features expert speakers and lived-experience voices exploring key topics in health, education, relationships, and daily life. Whether you’re a caregiver, a self-advocate, or a professional, EmpowerED offers practical tools and real-world insight to help you thrive.
About this Session
Is it defiance — or a brain-based difference?
In this webinar, participants will learn how challenging behaviors in individuals with FASD often stem from brain-based differences rather than defiance. Discover how to reframe behaviors as signals of unmet needs, dysregulation, or skill gaps — and gain practical tools to foster empathy and cooperation in daily interactions.
Learning Objectives:
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Participants will increase understanding of how brain-based differences associated with FASD may appear as defiance but be rooted in neurodevelopmental challenges
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Participants will learn to reframe challenging behavior from bold refusal to signals of unmet needs, dysregulation, or skill deficits, which can help foster empathy and reduce power struggles.
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Participants will identify and apply practical strategies to reduce escalation and increase cooperation in daily interactions.
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