CTV National News “In Focus” did a interview with me about my life living with and battling Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and my incarceration and how Canada’s prisons are filled with those who have committed terrible crimes. But they are also filled with the mentally ill: those suffering from the effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Now some doctors are suggesting jail is not the right place to help the mentally ill. Research shows that those abnormalities often land FASD sufferers here, in prison. The reason. Alcohol injures the brain so much that many with FASD can’t tell the difference between right and wrong. One of Canada’s leading researchers, Dr. Christine Loock, estimates that at least one in every four inmates in federal institutions are behind bars, not because of a conscious crime, but because of FASD.
This is a video taken of me sharing a writing i did a while ago about my life living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
I am 38 years old and i have a incurable disability called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. FASD is caused by paternal drinking of alcohol during pregnancy. I live a all things considered pretty good life. I am in need of nothing. I have community support and people to turn to when i need help or advice.
I am active in a support group focusing on FASD support of both parents of those affected with FASD and those like myself that battle with it everyday. I believe we are making a difference in our community.
