Our FASD Stories

At MOFAS families are the inspiration behind what we do each day. The stories of families living with FASD motivate us just as they motivate, teach and inspire other families, health care and education professionals, legislators, law enforcement and judicial workers, and other members of our communities.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are often called “the invisible disability”. If you would like to add your family to our visible network of families living with FASD, please consider posting your story here. You must be a registered MOFAS Virtual Family Center member to submit a story.

My husband and I became foster parents in 1991 and decided to adopt 2 of our foster children, it went on from there and eventually we ended up adopting 6 children in all. This made a total of 10 kids to our family.

Ballard Family
Adoptive Parents

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“I’m the lucky one,” says Dennis Leo. Even though in his late-fifties, during the prime of raising a busy family that includes 9 kids, Dennis lost his life partner and wife, Mary, leaving him a single parent. That in itself is a significant life change and a lot to deal with, but it is an extra challenge when four of his children, who all are adopted, have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and special needs.

Leo Family,
Adoptive Parent

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It was 10 years ago that a Russian orphan was welcomed into the life of a Wyoming couple.

Davis Family,
Adoptive Parents

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This FASD diagnostic clinic receives support from Project Harmony, one of the MOFAS grantees.

Diane,
Social Worker with the Glencoe Regional
Health Services Diagnostic Clinic

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People, including my mom, Lois, have always said there was something special about me. I’d like to think it’s because I am pretty, and loving and curious. But it could be because I have FASD. I was diagnosed when I was 13 years old.

Ruthanne,
Individual Living with FASD

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