Diane Malbin, MSW

Diane Malbin, MSW, is an internationally recognized authority on FASD. She founded the nonprofit organization, FASCETS, Inc. (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services, Inc.) in 1997 and wrote the first of three editions of Trying Differently Rather Than Harder in 1999. She is the author of numerous papers and publications on FASD, and has conducted trainings throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. She was principal investigator for a successful FASD interventive study and was expert consultant and educator for the British Columbia cross-Ministry approach to addressing FASD. The Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers named Ms. Malbin Social Worker of the Year in 2005, and she is in the NOFAS Hall of Fame for her work in the field of FASD. Upon retiring from FASCETS in 2016, she handed the ongoing work to a dedicated team that continues to provide training in the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Approach and ongoing support. Now renamed FASCETS Center for Neurodiversity, the nonprofit updated and expanded Diane's original work and published Trying Differently Rather Than Harder: Rethinking Neurodiversity, Transforming Lives in 2025.