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Any info on ARND...alcohol related neurodevelopment disorder.

I have an adopted daughter aged 19 who has a diagnosis of ARND...alcohol related neurodevelopment disorder. I would be grateful for any information as to how to help her. She hasn't ever worked and suffers from social anxiety. She easily gets bored and irritable. She gets PIP and ESA..... I manage her money with her.
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How would you like to help your daughter? Is there a particular area that you need support with?
We have lots of advisors in certain areas, education, relationships, work, benefits, so let us know if there is anything in particular we could offer support in.
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Anyway, I wonder if you would mind telling me how this came about.
Apologies in advance if I have given offense.
TK
I never thought of it in the way you describe and it is a shame that there seem to be so many cases now where a pregnant mother can virtually destroy a child's life before it even gets started using drink or drugs. I do know that I should be more understanding regarding alcohol related problems but it upsets me that people throw away their lives making no effort to curb excessive drinking.
There is a group I go to on a Friday hosted by MIND. Unfortunately the building usually has multiple groups using it's facilities and AA is one of them. A number of our group are physically disabled as well as having MH issues yet the people attending AA cram all their cars into the small parking area available with no thought for anyone else needing the spaces more. Having spoken to a number of them it seems that most of the older men aren't interested in not drinking, just chatting up the younger women attendees. The younger women themselves mostly bring young children with them causing noise and other child related issues, insist on the pushchairs having right of way and are often rude to anyone speaking to them. They seem to treat it as a day out. I have yet to speak to any of them who seriously wants to stop drinking and all admit to continuing to drink but keeping it a secret. Not something they admit to your face but something I have overheard when talking amongst themselves.
I'm afraid that this type of attitude plus my son's excuses claiming it isn't a problem has rather made me resentful of such people.
TK
P.S. I apologise as I have rather drifted off topic.