Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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  • čas přidán 25. 07. 2016
  • Being an adolescent male can be hard. But add to that an invisible disability affecting how you learn, how you think and how you behave… it can soon become a nightmare.
    Daniel and Jakob are two teenagers coming to terms with a surprisingly common, yet largely misunderstood disability - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
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  • @LoveTwentyOne11
    @LoveTwentyOne11 Před 4 lety +402

    Imagine having a child that didn’t ask to be in this world, directly causing them to have developmental issues, and then wanting nothing to do with them. Sad cruel world we live in. Don’t have children if you’re not ready for them period.

    • @sleutelpunt3940
      @sleutelpunt3940 Před 3 lety +10

      These moms should be put down

    • @RossEnzo
      @RossEnzo Před 3 lety +11

      It is a cruel world. Can you imagine how many people were born from a mother that drank in the 1700s-1800s.... Never mind before 1700s beer was considered sterilized (clean) water...

    • @roguesnow9887
      @roguesnow9887 Před 3 lety +2

      we call those people breeders cause thats all there good for

    • @sell3100
      @sell3100 Před 2 lety +6

      They don't want too much to do with Daniel possibly because of the GUILT of know that they've had a hand in him being the way he is...

    • @messybunmurderconnoisseur8603
  • @caroline-janehall1984
    @caroline-janehall1984 Před 5 lety +401

    I have Fasd as well my mum got drunk every day when she was pregnant. I think it should be against the law to drink when you are pregnant or be charged with assault and child abuse.

    • @youngkappakhan
      @youngkappakhan Před 4 lety +60

      If I had a mother who smoked or drank while pregnant with me I would have nothing but burning hatred for her, I would carry it to my grave. It pisses me off that this is entirely preventable and yet it still exists and it still affects innocent lives.

    • @mayalameyer6390
      @mayalameyer6390 Před 4 lety +13

      caroline-jane Hall It really won’t change anything. That will only destroy more lives. An alcoholic cannot control when they drink, they need treatment in order to stop. Most women don’t even know they are pregnant when they drink and cause this to happen - within the first few weeks, it’s already too late. Free and accessible treatment would help prevent this.

    • @odinpatterson5910
      @odinpatterson5910 Před 4 lety +15

      My mum did meth and Xanax when she was pregnant with me i have learning disabilities and vision and hearing problems

    • @jillianamoroso8877
      @jillianamoroso8877 Před 4 lety +1

      They take them away from the birth mom and usually get adopted off.

    • @tylery6352
      @tylery6352 Před 4 lety +1

      @@jillianamoroso8877 who said that? I like that quote

  • @thomasreese5653
    @thomasreese5653 Před 6 lety +178

    My heart goes out to these people, considering how preventable this disorder is.

  • @jmokj1635
    @jmokj1635 Před 6 lety +386

    So the mom messes him up and then abandons him for her own mistake?

    • @barbaragood1967
      @barbaragood1967 Před 6 lety +23

      I don't think it is fair to judge. Sometimes there is more to the story than what a 30 minute documentary can tell.

    • @xxitzsmellyxx
      @xxitzsmellyxx Před 5 lety +25

      Joanna Fischer,that is American tradition. How is this any different from throwing your kids out at 18 after you failed them as a parent? Everyone here calls it "pull yourself up by your bootstraps"

    • @lucjo789
      @lucjo789 Před 5 lety +3

      Pretty much

    • @stephss
      @stephss Před 4 lety +9

      She may have FAS too...or other mental issues. Victim blaming does nothing to solve the problem. Education is.

    • @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613
      @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613 Před 4 lety +5

      maybe he was adopted

  • @Elena-to1ne
    @Elena-to1ne Před 7 lety +125

    I wish him the best

    • @AttitudeLive
      @AttitudeLive  Před 7 lety

      Thanks Elena! Hope you enjoyed the episode!

  • @FieldFarmForest
    @FieldFarmForest Před 4 lety +46

    I have adopted a boy with fasd too. My heart breaks when he gets frustrated. I fight for supports for him constantly. He’s 12 now and there is so much more going on and the future is scary and uncertain. There needs to be more understanding of this disability for these people to be successful.

    • @FieldFarmForest
      @FieldFarmForest Před 4 lety

      Apolonio Romero Jr. much love! I’ll never give up on my boy. Coma and visit my channel!

    • @AquaticFox
      @AquaticFox Před rokem

      Do I have it my mom drank while she was pregnant with me for the first month and I don’t have the face stuff I just get super angry over small things and break things and I have breakouts everyday and punch walls and stuff gets broken and I can’t help it I also have diagnosed adhd when I was 5 and problems with self control with (weed) I don’t do other drigs

    • @joshmcclure5223
      @joshmcclure5223 Před 5 měsíci

      @@AquaticFoxmy adopted 5 year old daughter we just found out has fasd..my thoughts with you

  • @helenwalker5704
    @helenwalker5704 Před 4 lety +19

    Come on New Zealand. Recognize this disability and help these people.

  • @kreeves122
    @kreeves122 Před 2 lety +11

    I’ve always said, that as a competent and aware adult- if you want to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, do drugs, or the like, knowingly introducing a substance into your body- then have it. But, when your body becomes the vessel in which an innocent life is thriving off of- that is no longer just “your” body. To subject a fetus and eventual baby, to your own selfish personal desires is about the cruelest thing a mother can do. When I see a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette it takes all of my energy not to say something, let alone do something. It’s just sick. It’s awful. You’re setting your child up for a lifetime of both mental and physical defects. How could someone do that?

  • @stevethepussycat9968
    @stevethepussycat9968 Před 6 lety +47

    My heart goes out to this young man, he's very insightful and able to remain positive is incredible. I truly hope the he's successful in life, he deserves the world.

  • @amandaadamczyk7962
    @amandaadamczyk7962 Před 3 lety +19

    This breaks my heart. I’m autistic and have many of the same issues. I’m 25 and “look normal”, I hold a job, but I have horrid issues with functioning and doing normal adult things. I rarely have anger outbursts but when I do it’s like I lose control of my body and I feel bad because it scares the crap out of my parents. I wasn’t diagnosed til age 23 because I was “smart” and precocious as a kid and women/girls used to not get diagnosed almost ever. But I’m a woman with autism, and people often don’t even believe me because I can keep up appearances at work or whatever but things fall apart at the end of the day. I can really feel the sadness and empathy of their parents. That’s how my parents feel and I know it. I know they are frustrated when I do something stupid and impulsive or can’t seem to do what I’m told. I really feel for them. I want to hug them all. In a way, I just get it.

  • @hellknightmordred7655
    @hellknightmordred7655 Před 5 lety +34

    I can totally relate with being treated as a child or the fear of being ridiculed. I too have FASD and have tried to run from it for most of my life. Unfortunately their is no cure no escaping it. So you must accept it.

    • @caroline-janehall1984
      @caroline-janehall1984 Před 2 lety

      @Apolonio Romero Jr. FASD is not a disease its a syndrome but unlikely most syndromes it is completely patentable. You saying FASD is a disease is like you saying Down syndrome is a disease , both are syndromes not diseases.

  • @sadlife8495
    @sadlife8495 Před 4 lety +41

    this guy seems more mature than me and im turning 21 soon, and im perfectly normal, this guy deserves compassion and help

    • @lbgdawarrior332
      @lbgdawarrior332 Před 4 lety +3

      He doesn't even look 18

    • @caroline-janehall1984
      @caroline-janehall1984 Před 2 lety

      @Apolonio Romero Jr. that's easier said then done sadly 😥
      Because in away that most people could never understand, people who have FASD in way have to grave for the person who they should of been. I'm not saying not to be proud of who you are but in reality you should be a completely different version of the person that you are and to know that it's completely patentable is a hard part.

    • @superawesomechannel9371
      @superawesomechannel9371 Před 2 lety

      yes, people treated people badly. luck of empathy and companion.

  • @PrincessKurae
    @PrincessKurae Před 6 lety +45

    Interesting, by the way how they talk you would never expect them to have such a disability.

    • @tjrides2s753
      @tjrides2s753 Před 3 lety

      @Cara Ferdinands FAS can absolutely affect speech.

    • @caroline-janehall1984
      @caroline-janehall1984 Před 2 lety +4

      I also have FASD and whenever I talk I have to always go through it in my head before I say it, so I get out what I want to say the right way how I want to. And most people don't even realise that I'm doing it because I have had 37 years of practice and trying to hid it and pass off as being nerotyprical and it is extremely exhausting. I can see that this is what he is doing 24/7

  • @stevejordan1968
    @stevejordan1968 Před 3 lety +11

    I find this so sad. No matter if he has FASD or ADHD or just gets angry because of his early life and do things he shouldn’t. No human life deserves to be on the street, with a low quality of life when we have so many luxuries day to day that end up in the garbage. The NZ parents latter in the film are beautiful people and I hope they get support.

  • @yeahtoast2011
    @yeahtoast2011 Před 6 lety +179

    This guy is intelligent. He needs a job.

    • @AttitudeLive
      @AttitudeLive  Před 6 lety +12

      Thanks for watching yeah toast 😊

    • @oreos4366
      @oreos4366 Před rokem +6

      I'm smart too, can't hold down a job though.

  • @shawnafsworld7431
    @shawnafsworld7431 Před 7 lety +80

    I've got F.A.S too I'm 25 year's old I was adopted at the age of 2 years in the USA, I was born at 7 months at birth I weighted 1 Pound and 3 Ounces The Alcohol did permanet Damage to my Brain. Caused a Hole in my heart I also had an aneurysm. My Left ventricular Artrty had a defect A.S.D / Atrial Septic Defect. I had surgery in Denver Co. at 3 month's old I was taken away from my natural mom ( Due to Severe Neglect ) and family I was placed in the South Dakota, Foster care system ( At 1 year I was Severely developmentally Delayed at this point in my short life I had Just Rolled over onto my Stomach ) I was also born with a condition called "Hypotonia" It's Weakness in both my Muscles and joints through out my whole body. I was adopted after I turned 2 years old. a Dr who Diagnosed me with Having Low Muscle Tone once told my Adopted Mom that I'd Never be able to walk, talk or even eat normally He said I'd be Wheelchair Bound for my entire life. He was wrong He said theres nothing you can do to help her. my mom thought Yes there is something I can do. So She took me to McDonald's Every day and i'd play on their indoor Playground equipment. Teachers would come to my house from 45 + minutes away and they would work with me.

    • @lashawnablanton4649
      @lashawnablanton4649 Před 6 lety +14

      Shawna Fletcher praise God for all the healing you have recieved. Stay strong sweetie God bless

    • @Chuy-pv9mx
      @Chuy-pv9mx Před 4 lety +1

      One pound????

    • @penelope-oe2vr
      @penelope-oe2vr Před 4 lety +1

      Awesome!

    • @HilaryIsOkayssss
      @HilaryIsOkayssss Před 4 lety +1

      I hope you are doing well. Sending you hugs.💜💜

    • @shawnafsworld7431
      @shawnafsworld7431 Před 4 lety +2

      Hilary Thank you I’m doing good and I’m Also Autistic Too . I hope you’re doing good too during this whole Covid-19 Quarantine time.

  • @pazz1038
    @pazz1038 Před 4 lety +24

    Why is this condition so unrecognized? Seems likely that it's because alcohol is a legal and taxed substance with vested interest by the numerous alcohol company's, the government and society as a whole who are so emotionally/socially dependant on alcohol. This is purposefully suppressed because of shame, guilt and greed.

  • @99rylee
    @99rylee Před 6 lety +86

    His mother's lying

    • @secluse
      @secluse Před 6 lety +18

      Most certainly, the first guy even looked like he had the facial features. Also his behavior and struggles are classic FASD. His sister clearly has the facial features. It's very unlikely if mom drank while pregnant with one child that she didn't drink for the other pregnancies. Alcoholism is also grossly under diagnosed in women, and the services for all substance abuse are poor.

    • @Brokennindeathloop620
      @Brokennindeathloop620 Před 5 lety +16

      My mom is the same, I actually remember being diagnosed young. I can't find it any records but she denies everything. I had the growth, slow growth problems, extremely slow growth. Just it all makes sense. I'm extremely hyperactive, I could go all day.
      School was fucking super hard, I'd read the sections then I'd look at the questionsvand unable to answer any if the damn questions, so always had to look back, to try to find them. I never could remember every step so projects we're impossible, everyone seemed to know what to do. I was always looking around trying to copy. Even if it was just explained.
      PowerPoints? How do I do it all, I'd still not know how to create one because all the stupid steps , I could explain it all verbally . basketball I couldn't remember what to do in plays because there's many if them. Fasd it all makes sense, and now like bills and shit, all that everyday crap..... I seriously think I have a pretty high iq too but like seriously..... The guy in the video feels a lot like me, he looks perfectly capable of everything

    • @chrisconnor8086
      @chrisconnor8086 Před 3 lety +5

      i think hes lying about his mom because hes embarrassed actually. his grandparents obviously raised him because his mother could not

    • @Duh_wettest95
      @Duh_wettest95 Před 3 lety

      @@Brokennindeathloop620 adhd

    • @caroline-janehall1984
      @caroline-janehall1984 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chrisconnor8086 na he's not lying about his mum because he has all the classic features of FASD which he could only have thought his mum's alcohol drinking in her pregnancy. You can't get FASD any other way.

  • @Ado_Remi
    @Ado_Remi Před 4 lety +14

    That Crossroads place is a real gem

  • @anniespitz7026
    @anniespitz7026 Před 4 lety +17

    Please tell me they didn't just show his stash spot? Uncool man.

  • @Sumuddy
    @Sumuddy Před 4 lety +10

    NEVER JUST GIVE UP ON SOMEONE ESPECIALLY FAMILY. IF THEY DONT LOVE THEMSELVES THEN SOMEONE NEEDS TOO

  • @gaylecheung3087
    @gaylecheung3087 Před 2 lety +10

    It’s really really selfish for a parent to drink while they’re pregnant

    • @juleleo2488
      @juleleo2488 Před 6 měsíci

      I agree, but just so you know. Also the father's drinking can cause fasd. So men also need to take care for their health. The seeds still make 50% of the child.

  • @helenwalker5704
    @helenwalker5704 Před 4 lety +10

    Alcohol is such a dangerous drug. Legal and deadly. He deserves a better life.

  • @99rylee
    @99rylee Před 6 lety +104

    It's cruel to abandon their own kid with a developmental diagnosis like fasd.

  • @dianacruz5985
    @dianacruz5985 Před 2 lety +5

    Charity for these individuals as they can be considered as vulnerable adults and prone to all avenues of exploitation. Help maximize their potential.

  • @MrStartpointprod
    @MrStartpointprod Před 7 lety +12

    Thank you for sharing this, the conversation around FASD has to be a much larger one than it currently is.
    I know some of the people in your report, and I also know what these parents and the people living with FASD are dealing with day to day. It was nice to hear from the people directly affected, we need more of that conversation especially.

    • @AttitudeLive
      @AttitudeLive  Před 7 lety +2

      Well thank you for watching and commenting MrStartpointprod! We hope you enjoyed our channel! Much work still to be done!

  • @aplam94
    @aplam94 Před 3 lety +5

    I FASD, ADHD, ANXIETY, LEARNING DISABILITIES, CELIAC DISEASE, IRON DEFICIENCY, ACID REFLUX. I was adopted into a Chinese family at 4 months. I have never done drugs, alcohol, or smoke. I can’t find a job due to my issues and I qualified to do the job but people think I’m gonna be to much to handle.

    • @michellesimpson6639
      @michellesimpson6639 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm sorry for the problems you suffer with...but you seem to be a very intelligent person and I'm sure you can find a way to work through and manage your issues...don't stop trying to find a job, someone, somewhere will recognize your potential and when they do, that is when you can show the world what you can achieve with persistence, patience, hard work and self control

  • @queenofscorpios8518
    @queenofscorpios8518 Před 6 lety +15

    I have the same disability thanks for my birth mother, but it made me the person I am today.
    I was bullied because of my behavior I couldn’t control 😓

  • @secluse
    @secluse Před 6 lety +11

    I was a psychiatric social worker in the US working at the most intensive outpatient service level for 8 years, and most intensive inpatient level for one. I can attest that there is a huge lack of education in healthcare on FASD. We would see cases where it was clear it was likely the issue, though a total lack of resources for us as professionals in regards to continuing education. I can't count the number of trainings I've been to and/or have received advertisements for TBI, Autism and Mental Retardation yet none for FASD.
    Individuals with FASD instead get diagnosed with a litany of disorders instead of FASD. Bipolar, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, and as children ADHD. Even if these conditions are co-occurring it doesn't address the elephant in the room and these guys of course don't fully respond to treatment since the FASD is never addressed. Even when it is the resources for how to treat aren't widely available to healthcare providers. As a psychotherapist I've at times felt helpless and left to piece together resources on my own. I've seen firsthand countless times the 0-120mph in regards to anger outbursts, struggle with impulse control, difficulty with being adaptive, understanding social behaviors, being able to plan.
    It's definitely the lead cause of incarceration, homelessness, substance abuse, employment difficulties it's really a lot of tragedy that could be avoided. As a healthcare professional I can say that my colleagues and I wanted the education and the resources like specialized services for the FASD. In the US it is also difficult since Developmental Disability services, Mental Health services, and Substance Abuse services tend to be run by separate administrations. When all really need to be working together. At times having for instance a Developmental Disability like FASD excludes that individual from mental health services, and substance abuse services lack the knowledge to work with these folks so they have an incredibly high drop out and kick out rate in addiction services.
    Not to mention that when Developmental Disabilities are missed in childhood it's next to impossible to get that funding as an adult. FASD definitely is the diagnosis that is missed the most in childhood. It's a mess and almost always the FASD cases fall through the cracks. In mental health we actually aren't allowed to diagnose it since developmental disabilities fall in a completely different category of assessment, and once again near impossible to get for undiagnosed adults. So we would have to as a team unofficially make the diagnosis and do what we could based on the mother's addiction history and diagnostic criteria. We've even gone as far as pulling pictures of the facial features on our phone and comparing it to the client. I don't even know if FASD qualifies for Developmental Disability funding in the US since in every case we'd try and try to get the services for assessment and fail. Without the official diagnosis we couldn't even apply for it.

  • @latayabagley4189
    @latayabagley4189 Před 4 lety +5

    I have fetal Alcohol Syndrome spectrum disorder

  • @mattjay1
    @mattjay1 Před 4 lety +9

    Dude is sharp as a tack but seems hypo, just like he said himself. Hopefully can channel that energy into something fulfilling for the future.

  • @ElysePearl
    @ElysePearl Před 6 lety +11

    Great video, really informative
    I look forward to a time in New Zealand we can recognize FASD as a disorder and have services to care for people who suffer with this
    I have FASD and constantly fear for my future because people see this disorder as a criminal problem rather than a mental health problem

  • @raggedy_esh
    @raggedy_esh Před 6 lety +15

    All the best to this young man with such a positive spirit

  • @penelope-oe2vr
    @penelope-oe2vr Před 4 lety +5

    It's a disability and should be treated as such. This man needs help and a place to live. :'(

    • @redgringrumboldt8983
      @redgringrumboldt8983 Před 4 lety

      He has an extensive criminal record, he will have a difficult time getting people to trust him.

  • @chelsbnz
    @chelsbnz Před 7 lety +30

    I know you can't get a benefit without an address, but why doesn't someone put him up for 2 weeks at their place, even in a tent, while he gets a WINZ appointment with the help of a social worker even, so he can get at least a $220 a week benefit and get lodgings somewhere in Blenheim. There is no need for a kiwi citizen in NZ to not have income and be on the streets...

    • @marykay8587
      @marykay8587 Před 6 lety +2

      chelsbnz they probably have but had problems with him regarding house rules so got kicked out maybe left....

    • @kathighfield
      @kathighfield Před 4 lety

      You have to have a permanent address you can’t so called “sofa surf” you have to be a named member of an address

    • @andreawood8306
      @andreawood8306 Před 4 lety

      @@marykay8587 Ur probably right he seems like a wanderer to me . I just wanted to give him a pillow and a snuggly hat 😄

    • @camellia8625
      @camellia8625 Před rokem +1

      The services need to adapt their rules and policies to be able to provide support to people without an address.

  • @janetdonald9801
    @janetdonald9801 Před 7 lety +22

    What a shame the animal lover has a job at steggles. I hope he can get a better. Fortunately he is surround by a loving and supportive family. The poor guy without support is struggling alone, I wish here were more services for these folk. 💗

    • @AttitudeLive
      @AttitudeLive  Před 7 lety

      Thanks for watching Janet!Hope you enjoyed our channel!

    • @heathersohappy2833
      @heathersohappy2833 Před 6 lety +1

      Janet Donald , not being snarky, what services would you like to see available and what conditions must be met to receive the services?

  • @linzwalker436
    @linzwalker436 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for bringing awareness to this.

  • @rae7864
    @rae7864 Před 4 lety +5

    Sending all the love and hugs to him 😊💓

  • @mariaameral6007
    @mariaameral6007 Před rokem +2

    If his mother had been drinking while driving and hit someone with her car she would be in jail for a time to pay for her crime.

  • @nickybee7920
    @nickybee7920 Před 3 lety +5

    I think i have a touch of fasd my mom slowed her drinking during pregnancy..but still kept drinking. Selfish person she was.

  • @mandlin4602
    @mandlin4602 Před 2 lety +3

    Omg the dyslexic lad in school. I never really had behaviour problems, I was a people pleaser. But I got called lazy and struggled with my working memory. And all the teachers even after my diagnosis said I was lazy, that I wasn’t trying hard enough. Seriously you shouldn’t go into teaching if you’re not passionate about educating all children.

    • @mandlin4602
      @mandlin4602 Před 2 lety

      Let me clarify that I do not have FASD I am just dyslexic and could related to the being called lazy part.

  • @shadrach6299
    @shadrach6299 Před 4 lety +2

    When women smoked until the 80’s, it wasn’t common knowledge that cigarettes were harmful to a fetus. I had children in the 60’s & ‘70’s. Only in the 70’s did the doctor say alcohol is probably harmful. They said nothing about cigarettes. I didn’t smoke or drink so it didn’t pertain to me. My step child’s mother smoked and drank heavily and those kids were MESSED UP behaviorly.

  • @jacobkelley7523
    @jacobkelley7523 Před 4 lety +9

    i have FASD im 25 and looking for support

  • @LauraTeAhoWhite
    @LauraTeAhoWhite Před 5 lety +13

    FASD is real, iv'e seen allot of people with FASD in the industry I work in. Its definitely a disability that left unchecked can lead to reckless decision making and lack of comprehension.

  • @gardener5857
    @gardener5857 Před 2 lety

    Then I think of all the chronically homeless. It's a tough world for lots of people. Thank you for posting this.

  • @ciarasingleton4419
    @ciarasingleton4419 Před 5 lety +3

    he has an amazing attitude

  • @raeperonneau4941
    @raeperonneau4941 Před 4 lety +2

    Rivers are magical places. So glad he has one to go to for solace.

  • @loulou3676
    @loulou3676 Před 4 lety +2

    Ngl, Jakob's hideout looks super comfy

  • @joannehaines1487
    @joannehaines1487 Před 5 lety +9

    Hi I have fasd and I am 29 years old sometimes I wish I did not have because I got bullied at high school I went to a specials school that helped a little bit but I did not know that I had the fasd until I was 19 years old then I under stud why I was diffent to everyone my really mum did drink when I was in her but she died when I was 9 years old if it was not for my adopted mum I would not be were I am I work as a actor it has not been easy but I enjoy my self. I hope you can find a good job you love doing

  • @yaiyasmin
    @yaiyasmin Před 3 lety +1

    Everyone from New Zealand seems so nice

  • @akufromthefuture7159
    @akufromthefuture7159 Před 4 lety +5

    A girl i grew up with has fetal alcohol syndrome.
    She's had it very rough. From a mother that still drinks daily from breakfast to bed all this time (we are both 28 now), to a grandmother that has taken "care" of her all these years with an iron fascist style of parenting. Very abusive. Guys have taken advantage of her in all the worst ways. She had a hard time in school as well, socially and academically. She STILL somehow was a total sweetheart that whole time. From the physical, mental and sexual abuse she dealt with, a lesser person would've snapped.
    She was a little different, having her own disposition that some people didn't get. But it wasn't from FAS. She was just a character. She struggled in school but only because she was so severely broken emotionally. She didnt try. But in terms of intelligence, she was smart. She just didn't learn at the pace or how others did.
    But after high school, she got a job and started working towards leaving home. Her grandmother wouldn't allow her to work and save up until she was out of school. Not to focus on studies, but so she couldn't leave so soon. They needed a house slave, so they did what they could to slow her progress. She eventually got a car, and that's when i started to lose her as a friend. The sweet girl became bitter and pushed everyone away. Though i hardly blame her.
    She met a 40 year old guy at 19 and he took her in to "save" her from her family.
    He beat and raped her whenever he did certain hard drugs.
    When he broke her jaw and caused a miscarriage, he went away and she returned home.
    Sadly, she is now on disability and spends her days heavily drinking with her mom, NEVER leaving the house aside from 2-4 trips a month to the store to stock up on food and ridiculous amounts of booze.
    She stopped talking to me, as whenever she got drunk she would yell at me over the phone saying how i judged her for her life (which i NEVER did.), and how since I'm a guy I'm nothing but a demon. I dont blame her for how she feels towards men, but i was like a brother to her..
    I did EVERYTHING I could to uplift her and show her how awesome she really was.
    But she's gone now. She turned into her mother, sadly.
    I've told her i will ALWAYS be there for her if she needed me, but she blocked me.
    Not once did i preach, suggest different choices, stifle her plans, or wrong her. I only showed her love and patience, figuring she needed to come to her own decisions, as too many people forced their will upon her already..
    Maybe letting her spread her wings while around me was wrong. Maybe I should've sternly told her how i worried about her bad choices..
    But i didnt want to rule or influence her in any way. I wanted to lead by example.
    She's since had a kid with a guy, but lost her to dcfs bc of her violent household and chronic binge drinking.
    Hannah, you will always be my sister. I love and miss you. I hope you'll be happy someday and find healthy love. I also hope you someday realize none of the abuse was your fault.
    You have ALWAYS been, and ALWAYS will be worthy, good, valid, important, etc. You are enough.
    Please be safe. I'll be there if you ever need me.
    To your grandmother and mother....
    Shame on you both. You both contributed to the brightest light dimming down to a slight glow.

    • @aspenmargaret1881
      @aspenmargaret1881 Před 2 lety +1

      It’s not really cool to share someone else’s story like this. As a survivor when people tell ours stories without permission it’s taking away our right to choose in a way that feels like what our abusers did.

    • @sell3100
      @sell3100 Před 2 lety +1

      @@aspenmargaret1881 I agree but I also think Aku meant well.

    • @baileytt06
      @baileytt06 Před rokem +1

      @@aspenmargaret1881 you wouldn’t like Reddit

  • @juliestevenson9151
    @juliestevenson9151 Před 2 lety +1

    How unfair life is for some poor soul s with this disability

  • @jordanluckett1898
    @jordanluckett1898 Před 4 lety +1

    I have falcholol syndrome as well as a small seizure disorder, I find the best way to help is just forget the past and be happy man with whatever you do besides drugs

  • @AppaloosaDreams
    @AppaloosaDreams Před 6 lety +10

    18:45 I heard dyslexia is more common in left-handed people.

    • @AaaaAaaa-iw6sx
      @AaaaAaaa-iw6sx Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah 20% of the population is dyslexic compared to 11% of the population that is left handed

  • @Gallamanji
    @Gallamanji Před 5 lety +11

    Being homeless in NZ looks chill bruh

  • @sadlife8495
    @sadlife8495 Před 4 lety +2

    i hope everyone can get help, i wish i would help but i am too selfish and out for myself

  • @madeleine8977
    @madeleine8977 Před 4 lety +1

    I liked these boys. They have so much to deal with and it is a medical condition. So few of us realize that.

  • @nicswee8049
    @nicswee8049 Před 4 lety +1

    The blonde guy should become a model, so handsome!! Wish them all the best. They are so intelligent and have so much to give

  • @linzwalker436
    @linzwalker436 Před rokem +1

    Great video

  • @shaneo5436
    @shaneo5436 Před 6 lety +1

    Both good guys. I like them.

  • @michellesimpson6639
    @michellesimpson6639 Před 2 měsíci

    I do understand that some women don't know they are pregnant. They don't get morning sickness, they don't gain weight, or have any other symptoms of pregnancy. Recently I went to visit a friend of mine, we were having a great time, getting things ready for a Bar-B-Q. After about 45min a few other people started to arrive, we were talking and getting everyone something to drink. Out of nowhere my friend just collapsed on the ground, our other friend(luckily a nurse) ran over and was already calling an ambulance 🚑... well long story short..we followed the ambulance to the hospital and by the time they opened the ambulance door to take her inside she had delivered a 5lb baby boy...now the look on her face was just a mix of extreme shock and terror...and of course we were just as surprised because she did not gain weight or anything ...well they got her settled in a room while we waited in the waiting room, suddenly a nurse comes running into the waiting room and says I need one of you to come with me... so we send (friend nurse) in...about 45min later she comes back and tells us " she was panicking because she started thinking about the fact that she had a few drinks", because she didn't know she was pregnant and she was afraid she had harmed the baby...luckily so far baby boy is perfectly healthy, he was about 4weeks premature, 5lb at birth 6/12lb four days later and allowed to go home with his mom and his very surprised and happy dad...just don't judge a mother without knowing her story...simply asking in a polite manner, not accusing or negative manner; How far along were you when you found out you were pregnant?? The answer may surprise you

  • @annetteslife
    @annetteslife Před 4 lety

    I know someone who has FAS and we were friends for over a decade

  • @missloriparker
    @missloriparker Před 3 lety +25

    Women who drink during pregnancy, it is all over the map as to why.. some don't know right away they are pregnant, others have a disease (alcoholic), some were raped, dealing with depression, on and on, so please don't judge them, in reality they need help. ❤ take care, an lets try to take care of each other.✨

    • @devinpaul9026
      @devinpaul9026 Před 3 lety +5

      No, that would be the VICTIMS who need the help. You don't "logic", do you?

    • @vanderbam2741
      @vanderbam2741 Před 3 lety +4

      @@devinpaul9026 people who have addictions are victims.

    • @devinpaul9026
      @devinpaul9026 Před 3 lety +5

      @@vanderbam2741 Yeah, you DEFINITELY don't "logic".

    • @sarahalbers5555
      @sarahalbers5555 Před 7 měsíci

      If you have a substance abuse, deal with it before you get pregnant. It is the solution to the problem. If you can't quit, don't have a baby. Simple as that.
      I have 2 friends who adopted children from foreign countries who had FASD. None of these children will ever be able to live indepentally. They also need a lot of medical care. 2 of the girls are progressively going blind. Of course, these are extreme examples, but it can all be attributed to drinking and using during pregnancy.

  • @Boneskullzy
    @Boneskullzy Před 6 lety +7

    For me I was born in 1990 before they knew that it was a spectrum disorder, that and my mom lied about it, drinking with me when she was pregnant with me...
    But she lied to the doctors she lied to everybody.
    I was adopted. The state took me away from her. The same with my brothers and sisters. I qualify for every check mark in the fasd checklist. I'm going to go get tested next week. I know that what's going to happen is I'm going to find out it's the truth. my mom drank with me when she was pregnant with me...
    The thing is when I met her when I was 18 she tried to tell me this but she told me in a way where it sounded as she was drinking after I had gotten taken away. But in fact it was before.
    And it's really f****** fantastic that I find this out when I'm 27 years old, instead of you know when I maybe four or five like I should have? The thing is I'm not pissed off at my parents, the ones who adopted me, for not looking into it when I brought it up a long time ago... I'm more pissed about the fact that my own birth mother didn't want me wanted to get rid of me and ended up pushing out and not going through with it seeing.? Why couldn't my mother have gotten a real abortion? Why did she have to drink with me? Why did she lie to the doctors? Why did she lie to her best friend? I asked the halfway house lady who is still working there to this very day whether or not my mother drink while she was pregnant and whether or not that was the reason why she had to give me up.
    She didn't want to tell me but she looked down and looked very sad. She said I was a good person.

    • @Boneskullzy
      @Boneskullzy Před 6 lety +3

      How am I a good person? How am I a good person?
      Im no one. I'm nothing.
      My entire life I have lived wondering why why am I so different than everybody else? Why am I so much more capable of understanding simple things than everybody else? Why was it so hard for me why was I so stubborn and arrogant towards people who just wanted to help me? Why did I do things that were malicious to my friends and my family on purpose to make them hate me? I could have avoided all this! I could have avoided all of this! This all could have been avoided! This wasn't necessary mother! This wasn't necessary at all!
      I didn't have to go through life living the way I did I didn't have to go through life wondering why I was so messed up I didn't have to go through life with behavior problem after Behavior problem going from counselor to counselor to Counselor ending up with no friends at 27 years old and worthless piece of s*** human being you can't even take care of their own son because they're afraid of their own anger issues.... I hate my life. I wish I was dead! I wish my mother would have drank herself to death or me to death! I never deserve to live it should have been other people! Nobody like me deserves to live why because I'm a fucking cripple?
      Yeah I deserve to live because I'm messed up in the head?
      Down syndrome people don't deserve to be aborted because they're special?!
      Fuck that!!!!
      No way man!!! Times 5 hundred

    • @Boneskullzy
      @Boneskullzy Před 6 lety +4

      I'm tired of living the way I do I'm tired of living in this hell I'm tired of wondering why...
      But the truth is nobody f****** cares nobody's ever cared nobody will ever care I'm the same me I was when I was born I'm going to be the same me I am when I die. I'm just a worthless piece of s*** human being who never figured it out. I wish I would have known when I was younger that I had a disease that was caused by someone hating me. Maybe I would have killed myself sooner maybe I would have saved Justin and ended up hurting myself either way I'm done.
      The only thing that is keeping me alive is my son. And day after day I'm realizing how worthless I am to hiim, how little he respects me how little he cares for me how little he loves me.
      He's better off without me. Everybody is. Everybody's better off without me everyone was better off without me not that I don't love my son I would love him to death I just wish that he wasn't born to a piece of s*** like me.
      I don't know what to do anymore.
      Day after day I'm getting closer to saying f*** it and just doing whatever I don't know. I don't want to be a dramatic I don't want attention.
      I don't want people to throw me a pity party I don't want them to say "oh you poor thing come here it's okay I love you you're beautiful etc"
      Because it's not true none of it's true I'm not a beautiful person I'm not a beautiful soul I'm not a beautiful mind I'm not a beautiful thought I'm not a beautiful anything I'm not beautiful cells I'm not beautiful.
      I'm ugly and Petty and worthless and mean and shallow and hateful and spiteful and rageful and gross and and mean and Thoughtless and careless and hopeless and and I don't think it had and I always f****** and I always run short and I always fall short of my own expectations and I always fall short of everybody else's expectations which I make my own expectations because I don't know what the f****** shoot for because I'm a loser through and through I've never gotten the bar I've never gotten past this I've always missed the ball I've always shot for the whooping missed I have always failed
      I am a failure I will always be a failure
      Before I die I should get failure tattooed onto my forehead so that people know
      The world is sick... Or maybe I'm the disease.... I'm not sure what to believe anymore I don't think it matters does it
      After all we're here of our own accord. Nobody's holdinour hand
      And despite trillions of years of evolution through chaotic circumstance that's purely coincidental, I am here today speaking on this f****** device
      A hunk of plastic gallium and other metals transformed into something I can use to talk with people who are also mean on the other side of the f****** universe
      And I took it for granted I took all of it for granted
      I never wanted to live I never asked to be born
      But I'm hereright
      I see no benefit I give to anyone... I see nothing when I look at myself... I'm just Hollow empty worthless. And I will remain as such until the day the universe takes me back or until the day I reset myself and start over as someone new.

    • @highiqmemes9921
      @highiqmemes9921 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Boneskullzy how are you doing?

  • @jordanluckett1898
    @jordanluckett1898 Před 4 lety

    Exercise is very good too it stimulates your brain and doesn’t really make you think as much so is yoga

  • @cinamontaste
    @cinamontaste Před 4 lety

    Beautiful! 'Sure im different, but m instill human!' Xxxx

  • @Jeff13R
    @Jeff13R Před 3 lety +3

    Fasd for me has 3 triggers;
    1. Brain to mouth(trying to formulate sentences)
    2. Ear to brain (hearing or listening)
    3.tunnel focus (unwavered focus)
    1.If im brain to mouthing and ear to brain happens my brain to mouth is gone or the other person becomes offended..
    2.If im trying to ear to brain and my brain to mouth happens then ì miss everything. And thus in lies my disability.
    3.If i am focused on something i miss most things.

  • @jrsixowfour8674
    @jrsixowfour8674 Před rokem

    Heart broken

  • @thetortoise4107
    @thetortoise4107 Před 2 měsíci

    Not that this matters but looking at the childhood photos Jakob definitely had some of the facial features of FAS (not as evident as a young adult looks like), surprised he wasnt diagnosed before

  • @brendaseager7371
    @brendaseager7371 Před rokem

    Maybe someone should start a petition and standing up for the people with FAS, and try to get this condition covered as a disability!
    This is a condition that is caused by a government controlled substance!!! It is the same as children born with opiates in their system, another government controlled substance!!!
    I live in Ontario and lucky, enough the children born with these conditions can and do get help from the government in the way of schooling and programs to help them handle the hardships, come of age because they have either of these conditions, they qualify for disability assistance, this allows for them to to afford housing and food, plus they can access programs. There is so many children born with these conditions that programs do have a long waiting list and at times, help is slow getting, but do not give up keep fighting for what you are entitled to and good luck.

  • @HumanimalChannel
    @HumanimalChannel Před 4 lety

    Very interesting. It's sad that not everyone will be able to overcome fasd barriers, or learn to find the positive in it, in the way that Jacob did. And we are only at the start of the swell. A few months ago there was a terrible incident in America, a woman pushed an elderly man off a public bus. He died. With the brief info available and photo I believe that the perpetrator has fasd. I don't say this to insult anyone. To make any assumptions about criminality. But it just seemed instantly obvious to me. I would be interested to know if anymore viewers know of this case and would agree? Edit: her name is Cadesha Bishop.

  • @Sonieta03.
    @Sonieta03. Před 3 lety +1

    I think my mother has this spectrum, becose her behavior, her temper and facial features. I don't have it but I know there is something in her, she has been always very aggressive with me, I'm already an adult but my childhood was a nightmare, my mother was single and I don't have any brother, I grew with her and my grandmother, I always tried to understand what was going on to her, and now I'm pretty sure that she has it, sorry for my english I'm from Spain

  • @stephenstromhenriksen4995

    I have fasd. I wish that woman would not t drink when they are pregnant. Hope that this two man have a good life and get a girlfriend or a wife soon

  • @kateg9302
    @kateg9302 Před 6 lety +14

    I can see the facial features

  • @RossEnzo
    @RossEnzo Před 3 lety

    You don’t realize that before the 1900s (industrial revolution) it was unheard of to have clean water. Clean water in most areas meant river water mixed with alcohol, and most people have had FASD in their lineage. That said, it is sad how much it exists even in the 2020s, heck the fact that people are still producing children is pretty incredible FASD or not

    • @mel0-NRG
      @mel0-NRG Před 10 měsíci

      Alcohol was used Iow concentration, low enough to sterilize the water.

  • @franklinriley7074
    @franklinriley7074 Před 2 dny

    Those rolls look 🔥

  • @noahlangdonreidy882
    @noahlangdonreidy882 Před 4 měsíci

    As a person with fasd I can confirm it’s a living hell 90 percent of the time

  • @H4CK41D
    @H4CK41D Před 11 měsíci

    they are just so misunderstood

  • @rfry200
    @rfry200 Před 6 lety +3

    Very sad. Hopefully Daniel will get help in prison.

    • @AttitudeLive
      @AttitudeLive  Před 6 lety

      Thanks for watching and your support Robert 😊

  • @wadduphotthing
    @wadduphotthing Před 4 lety +1

    How do you know if you have the facial features?

    • @hiphopboy29
      @hiphopboy29 Před 3 lety +1

      Thin upper lip
      Eyes closer togther
      No filtrum above lip

  • @jessmarie4203
    @jessmarie4203 Před rokem +2

    I know this guy how you going its jess from levin

  • @neeshapatterson2730
    @neeshapatterson2730 Před 3 lety +1

    I have FAS. And ADHD, it sucks. I can’t rem a lot, everyone has to help me with stuff it sucks 😖, my moods are up and down all day everyday it sucks and my mum is an alcoholic and drank a lot with me a lot, and she dosent think it’s her fault that I have this problem 😒 they can’t take responsibility

    • @boytusok9197
      @boytusok9197 Před 3 lety

      You also need to take responsibility im an alcoholic myself my grandma died from drinking my mom has fas was drinking when i grew up she smoked crack for a while but i pushed forward got a full time job for almost 4 years but im seeking help with alcoholism now

    • @Cecilia-vv7vc
      @Cecilia-vv7vc Před 2 lety +2

      @@boytusok9197 why does she also need to take responsibility for what? For being a victim of a selfish mother?

  • @marialerenzo86
    @marialerenzo86 Před 7 lety

    Why don't you move here?

  • @brittnyloveridge6018
    @brittnyloveridge6018 Před 5 lety

    One would think being human one would want to fully understand human nature and anatomy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable if people are educated on the matter. This is 2019 how is it possible woman can question whether alcohol will harm their unborn child!?!

  • @indeliblystampedsupertramp3252

    Sorry...... i don't understand. How can anyone fet FASD if the mother hasn't drunk alcohol while pregnant. It seems a ridiculous diagnosis

    • @thomaswhite2579
      @thomaswhite2579 Před 6 lety +26

      she's lying

    • @marykay8587
      @marykay8587 Před 6 lety +10

      She’s lying... or he is due to shame (which he mentioned earlier)

  • @jessmarie4203
    @jessmarie4203 Před rokem

    I get you i got it too 🙂

  • @howtowithelizabeth7513
    @howtowithelizabeth7513 Před 4 lety +1

    Why are they smoking so young 😥😥

  • @zakford8039
    @zakford8039 Před 4 lety +2

    Poor guy...hes really smart too..he needs a break and a home

  • @kreeves122
    @kreeves122 Před 2 lety +2

    2:30 | If that’s not FAS then idk what is! This poor kid has every single facial and physical feature of FAS. From the low muscle tone, the downward slopped mouth, low nose bridge, close together eyes, low set ears…

    • @K119_
      @K119_ Před 8 měsíci

      Wide set eyes are also a huge giveaway

    • @sarahalbers5555
      @sarahalbers5555 Před 7 měsíci

      Classic signs.

  • @brendaseager7371
    @brendaseager7371 Před rokem

    I agree with the lady that said how sad for this boy that his family doesn’t want to have much to do with him even though, it was the mothers doing!
    This guy has to stop acting like everybody is telling him what to do and trying to understand that people want to help him finally. I know what this condition is, due to having siblings born with it as well, and it has made their lives hard but, with help with others helping them get into housing, disability benefits and medical, they are doing well. There rent and bills get paid automatically and they are given the difference to do whatever they need to with. It is a hard life but my siblings cope fairly well now.
    I don’t know where this video is made from but, there not classing fas, not a disability, is causing a lot of hard lives for these people, it IS a disability, that apparently, your government body has a major one!

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi Před rokem

    You’d think FASD would qualify for resources, just on the basis of cost to society. Those with Down Syndrome or ASD very rarely cause problems with the law; not so with FASD.

    • @camellia8625
      @camellia8625 Před rokem

      Nice to know it is only worthwhile helping someone with a developmental disability if it stops them negatively impacting others.

  • @DD_11111
    @DD_11111 Před 3 lety

    Such a shame for him. Not his fault.

  • @feeltheillinois
    @feeltheillinois Před 4 lety +6

    he walks so much he should become a triathlete or something

  • @fleamau
    @fleamau Před 4 lety +6

    Who is here for sam o nella?

  • @Aprille999
    @Aprille999 Před 4 lety

    I have it too

  • @katharinajanzen8986
    @katharinajanzen8986 Před 3 lety

    I have Fas and schizophrenia,my dad have Fas and schizophrenia and my mum too.Its very hard.I wish the parants don't born me.This is not live

  • @lizardkingwalking
    @lizardkingwalking Před 3 lety

    I don't think it's alcohol. I think it's rolled tobacco papers.

  • @AggressiveMenace
    @AggressiveMenace Před rokem +1

    One question, is that UK?

  • @Pazuzu-
    @Pazuzu- Před 3 lety +3

    Drinking during pregnancy: that is so empowering.

  • @cyrilsmith5706
    @cyrilsmith5706 Před 6 lety +9

    Nice guy who needs a ✋!