Impulsivity Rules

Because of the nature of Iyal's organic brain injury, most medications do not result in positive outcomes. In fact, they tend to make his symptoms/behaviors worse. While we have also used Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies...FASD seems to "live" outside the boundaries of these treatments...stubborn to change. Behavior Modification requires an ability to anticipate consequences for actions taken. Many people with FASDs cannot easily “learn from their mistakes". Their short term memory is limited, and unable to control impulses...they often act before they "think".