Dorothy Reid and Katy Flanigan of the CanFASD Research Network (CanFASD), as well as Niall Schofield and Lauren Richardson of
CanFASD’s Adult FASD Expert Collaboration Team, provide an overview of strengths-based research in FASD and share preliminary findings from projects underway at CanFASD. Throughout the presentation, they discuss the importance of shifting the narrative around FASD to focus more on strengths and successes. They also bridge the connection between lived experience and research and discuss examples and strategies for putting strengths-based approaches into practice.