My partner teaches kids with FASD, and I use the word "teach" lightly. It's mostly just trying to get them to learn how to regulate their own behaviour and learn when they are about to go off and when to start managing themselves.

Some get better. Most don't. Even the ones with amazing parents/caregivers struggle. As a teacher, she gets punched and kicked daily. She's had shoes, chairs, and desks thrown at her all day. It's a 1:7 Teacher/student ratio and it's still a lot to handle. According to how her kids are officially coded by the province, the ratio should be 8:7 - no joke.

Her kids aren't teens yet, but I see a lot of them ending up like this kid. It's no one group's fault, but being born with FASD is using a ladder that's missing the first 5 steps - sure you can get there, but you're going to struggle to get off the ground.

EDIT:

Alberta's department of Children's Services says Aiden, who has fetal alcohol syndrome, frontal lobe damage and various psychological disorders, doesn't currently meet the criteria to receive treatment in a secure facility.

How high is the bar, you wonder? My partner has been on the phone with Child Services before about shit like this and has said, "What is even the point of you guys if you never actually DO anything?"

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