A young teen with Fetal Alcohol Effects challenges the world to peer inside her life and brain. Through her own writings the reader is taken on a life changing journey that will impact their thinking about how to help and understand children with brain damage due to Fetal Alcohol.
Liz Kulp
In 1999, at age twelve, Liz was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Effects - permanent neurological damage due to prenatal exposure to alcohol. For her family, it was the answer to many unanswered questions regarding her behavior and abilities. For Liz, it was an opportunity to began to learn to cope with her disability instead of believing she was "bad."
Liz takes you on her journey as a young teen through the murk and mire of misunderstandings and confusion. Through the distortions and the discombobulation of living with a miswired brain and a compromised body in a covering of flesh that looks like nothing is wrong.Jodee Kulp
Jodee Kulp’s workshops, books and educational materials have been well received in a broad base of communities. She has an international reputation as an expert in FASD. Beyond her ability to speak and write about issues related to FASD, she has campaigned tirelessly to advocate for children born with FASD and for the families who care for them.