In Their Own Words

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="07d085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>FASD Connections: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  </B></I><B>           </B><B>   </B></FONT><B> |  </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FASD Connections: "><B>Home</B></A><B>   |  </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><B>Mission</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><B>About Us</B></A><B>   |</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>| </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Critical Issues"><B>Critical Issues</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feature Articles"><B>Feature Articles</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In Their Own Words"><B>In Their Own Words</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Research Participation"><B>Research Participation</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Birth Moms Page"><B>Birth Mom's Page</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><B>Events</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us </B></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><B>What's New</B></A><B>  |</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="07ed2e83.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="05d95810.png" border=0 width="149" height="129" ALT="Starfish" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>"Because it makes a </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>difference to this one."</B></I></div> <div>   Loren Eiseley</div> <bR> <bR> <div> “FASD is not who I am, it's what I have”   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>C.J. Lutke</I></div> <bR> <div> “People with FASD are not “broken” and do not require “fixing”; they do require the recognition and support to be the whole person they <I>are</I> and <I>always</I> were”   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Jan Lutke</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="07f07073.jpg"> <div> <I> <A NAME="in_their_own_words"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I><B><U>In Their Own Words</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09d51360.jpg" border=0 width="81" height="54" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Poem by Judy</B>:<B>  </B><I> </I><I> </I><I>"Seeing  is Believing" <a href="HTMLobj-1226/Seeingis.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Letter from Anique</B>:  <I>"What I want Social Workers to Know.</I><I>"</I> <a href="HTMLobj-240/aniques_letter_things_i_want_social_workers_to_know.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Letter from David</B>:  <I>"What I Want People to Know."</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://fasdconnections.ca/Seeingis.pdf" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="http://fasdconnections.ca/Seeingis.pdf"> <a href="HTMLobj-1227/davids_letter.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </A></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Letter from CJ</B>:  <I>"What I Would Like Teachers to Know." <a href="HTMLobj-174/cjs_letter_to_teachers.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Letter from Loni</B>:  <I>"The Story of Loni" <a href="HTMLobj-234/lonis_story.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Story by Angela</B>: <I>"What its like to be an aborginal adult with FAS"</I><I> <a href="HTMLobj-330/a_story_by_angela.pdf"><u>(view pdf)</u> </a>  </I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"Redefining Success for Adolescents and Adults with FASD", </B></I></FONT></div> <div> written<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>by Jan Lutke (2004).  </div> <div> This article is written especially for Adolescents and Adults living with FASD.   <a href="HTMLobj-1400/success_for_adolescents_and_adults.pdf"><u>pdf file</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><U>*** Important Note:</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>Should you wish to make copies of any of the following articles for distribution, please contact the individual author via us at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto: FASD Connections" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: FASD Connections"> <script language="JavaScript">  </script>  </A></FONT>.   </div> <div> These young adults have worked very hard on their writing, and would like to know who is using it, how you are using it, and if it is helpful to others.  We will reply to your request as quickly as we can get hold of the individual author and obtain permission which will be emailed to you.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>