Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Stories from Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Knorr, Lyndsay; McIntyre, Laureen J.
Titel	Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Stories from Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Exceptionality Education International, 26 (2016) 1, S.53-75 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5227
Schlagwörter	Resilience (Psychology); Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Adults; Experience; Interpersonal Relationship; Peer Relationship; Interaction; Environmental Influences; Attitude Measures; Child Abuse; Family Problems; Alcohol Abuse; Addictive Behavior; Coping; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Erfahrung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Interaktion; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Familienkrise; Bewältigung; Kanada
Abstract	This study explored the school and life experiences of four adults diagnosed with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) from an urban area in western Canada. Semi-structured interviews provided insight into the lives of these adults, including their experiences with this disorder as it related to their social interactions and peer relationships in elementary school, high school, and the community. Their educational and life experiences were examined with the goal of understanding how success is achieved among these individuals. Three major themes emerged from participant interviews: (a) "I don't fit in": negative school experiences leading to anger and frustration toward diagnosis; (b) intergenerational alcoholism, child abuse, and drug addiction; and (c) healing the wounds: sources of strength, success, and helping others. Despite the hardships these participants faced, they each found sources of strength and success that have allowed them to be resilient in the face of adversity. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Exceptionality Education International. University of Alberta, Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-0800; Fax: 780-492-1318; e-mail: eecj@ualberta.ca; Web site: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/eei/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01