Mom of 12 opens up about adopting kids with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

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Mom of 12 opens up about adopting kids with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
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Alicia and Josh Dougherty began fostering children after experiencing 11 miscarriages.

Alicia Dougherty went viral on TikTok after posting a time-lapse video of her next level meal-prepping skills for her family of 10 children.as they’re known on social media. Since they first went viral, they've added two more foster children!, a group of conditions that occur when alcohol passes from a mother to her baby through the umbilical cord. FASD can result in a mix of physical, behavior and educational issues.

Alicia noted that their 16-year-old son, Alexander, is not a typical teenager, which is common for people affected by FASD. . The first child who came to live with them was Alexander. She recalled how the little boy flew into a rage and threw a rug down the stairs at her.

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