Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD. I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.
I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee and your notebook as we settle in and listen to Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., MA, MS, MS, MS talk about Alexithymia. Alexithymia is a broad term to describe problems with feeling emotions. While the condition is not well-known, it’s estimated that 1 in 10 people in the general popultion has it and 67% among individuals with neurodiversity. Jerrod explains alexithymia and provides strategies for skill building for individuals with this condition.
Jerrod Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast. Jerrod is an assistant Professor for Concordia Univerity, St. Paul, Minnesota and has extensive expereience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jerrod has also been employed with Pathways Counselling Centre in St. Paul for the past 17 years. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST). To learn more about Jerrod's work, or to contact him click the link below.
HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-asp
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EPISODE RESOURCES:
Jerrod Brown, Ph.D.
HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-asp
Hear more from Jerrod Brown on these other podcasts:
FASD Hope with Natalie Vecchione
https://www.fasdhope.com
Spotlight on FASD with Clare Devaney-Glynn & Jessica Rutherford
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spotlight-on-fasd/id1536192816
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