Sunflower Conversations with Chantal from

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

The Sunflower Conversations on a green background with a sunflower in the corner and the Hidden Disabilities logo along the bottom.

Jan Griffin a birth parent of a child with FASD and Tristan Casson-Rennie, CEO of FASD Ireland joins Chantal from the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme to talk about all things FASD.


We discuss what FASDs are, some of the features and characteristics of FASD, many of the concerns around education, and what it is like being both a birth parent and an adoptive parent of a child with FASD.


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