Special Needs Spotlight: Help and Hope in FASD, with Natalie Vecchione

In this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Natalie Vecchione who is a FASD parent advocate, podcaster, author…..and most importantly a wife and homeschool mom of two. Natalie and her husband, John, built their family through domestic adoption. Their son, who is 19, lives with an FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). He has graduated from homeschool as an aspiring, carpentry apprentice. He lives “interdependently” in an apartment with two roommates and he works part time at a home improvement store.. Their daughter is almost 7 and Natalie & John have a much different adoption journey with her daughter, as they are very close with their daughter’s birth mom. Their daughter just started her homeschool journey last year. Natalie turned her family’s unique challenges and journey with FASD from career reinventing into a calling when she and her husband began FASD Hope in October 2020. Natalie has been an FASD podcaster for almost 2 years. In October 2020, Natalie & John cofounded “FASD Hope”. The FASD Hope podcast series is through the lens of parents advocates with over 19 years of lived experience. FASD Hope Podcast is available anywhere you find your podcasts. Natalie’s book “Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities” by Natalie Vecchione and Cindy LaJoy is now on Amazon. Enjoy the show! 1) Be sure to find Katie and Steve on social media! @FamilySuccess | Linktree 2) To connect with FASD Hope go to: Twitter: fasdhope Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/fasdhope1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/ Website: FASD Hope Podcast: ‎FASD Hope: 80 - The Finish Line - Run FASD Virtual 5K on Apple Podcasts FASD Hope