FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over nineteen years of lived experience.

Episode 126 is with "4 Paws For Ability". 4 Paws for Ability enriches the lives of people with disabilities by placing life changing service dogs. 4 Paws for Ability is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1998 and has placed over 1600 service dogs with individuals (and their families) with disabilities. To meet this objective, 4 Paws for Ability breeds dogs for their service program with their health, temperament,, and potential skills in mind. In this episode, Kelly Camm (Development Director) and Laurie Hodne (Parent of a Child with FASD / Family with a Service Dog) discuss the following: the history of 4 Paws for Ability, Laurie's journey as a mom of a child with an FASD, some of the techniques / therapeutic benefits of service dogs, how Laurie's daughter (and family) dramatically benefitted and improved since the placement of their service dog and words of hope and encouragement for listeners.

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4 Paws for Ability

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FASD Hope -

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Racket - @fasdhope

Clubhouse - @natalievecc

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