Chronological Age Expectations: Typical 13-year olds...

• Are responsible
• Organize themselves, plan ahead, follow through
• Meet deadlines after being told once
• Initiate, follow through
• Appropriate social boundaries re: body space, appropriate touch
• Establish and maintain friendships

Developmental Age with FAS/E: 13-years going on 8-years...

• Need reminding
• Need visual cues, modeling
• Simple expectations
• Need prompting
• Kinesthetic, tactile, lots of touching,in your space, just learning about boundaries
• Early friendships