18. I FORGET MANY THINGS (NOT ON PURPOSE – I GET JUST AS FRUSTRATED AS THE TEACHER!!).
19. I NEED TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS – SOMETIMES THE SAME ONE OVER AND OVER.
20. I AM NOT GOOD AT ORGANIZATION (I NEED LOTS OF HELP).
21. I HAVE TROUBLE TELLING TIME AND I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THE CLASSES ARE. I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW TIME WORKS.
22. I DON’T MEAN TO BE LATE FOR CLASS.
23. I NEED TO DO THINGS IN THE SAME ORDER ALL THE TIME. IF I DON’T, MY WHOLE DAY GETS MESSED UP!!!
24. I NEED EXPECTATIONS I CAN MEET – DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER KIDS.
25. MY HANDWRITING AND DRAWING SKILLS SUCK!!!! I HAVE TROUBLE WITH HAND-EYE COORDINATION. I CAN USE A COMPUTER AND IT CAN CHECK MY SPELLING TOO.
26. I LOVE GYM BUT I HAVE A HARD TIME BALANCING.
27. OTHER KIDS ARE SOMETIMES A LITTLE NASTY TO ME (THEY DON’T LIKE ANYONE DIFFERENT OR SLOWER).
28. COMBINATION LOCKS ARE IMPOSSIBLE (YOU HAVE TO DO MANY DIRECTIONS).
29. I NEED PEOPLE TO TALK TO ME IN SMALL WORDS AND TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THEY TALK TO ME SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
30. DO NOT GIVE UP ON TEACHING ME – I CAN LEARN LOTS OF THINGS – JUST DIFFERENT THINGS.

THESE ARE MY OWN THOUGHTS FROM EXPERIENCE.
I WROTE THIS MYSELF.
I THINK THESE THINGS ARE TRUE OR SIMILAR FOR MOST
KIDS WITH FAS.
C. J. LUTKE

Lutke, C. J. (n.d.). Things I would like teachers to know. FASD Connections. www.fasdconnections.ca/id33.htm. Used with permission.

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