ACA – Tony A’s Resource Page

The official ACA World Service Organization page covering Tony A.'s original 14 Traits of an Adult Child, The Other Laundry List, and the Flip Side — foundational texts of the ACA fellowship.

A comprehensive breakdown of the 14 characteristics identified in ACA literature — from fear of authority figures to excessive loyalty — with context on how each shows up in adult life.

Explores the Hero, Scapegoat, Lost Child, and Mascot roles — how each develops as a survival strategy and how they quietly shape intimacy, work, and friendships in adulthood.

NaCoA's in-depth resource on reparenting yourself as an adult child — covering grief, belief systems, emotional sobriety, and how connecting past pain to present patterns fuels real healing.

Guided open-ended questions designed to prompt reflection and insight about growing up in a household with alcohol abuse — covering family rules, relationships, coping, and personal strengths.

The official ACA World Service Organization PDF of Tony A.'s Laundry List — all 14 traits plus the Flip Side showing the recovery vision. Essential reading for anyone beginning their ACA journey.

The official ACA free literature page — trifolds, PDFs, and documents on boundaries, the problem, the solution, the laundry lists, and more. Available in multiple languages.

CE-accredited deep dive by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes covering ACA traits through a clinical lens — includes causes, behavioral patterns, trauma responses, and evidence-based treatment approaches.

A Peer Workforce Conference presentation offering a comprehensive, research-grounded overview of ACA recovery — covering the fellowship's history, the Big Red Book, and the reparenting model.

Fellow travelers of ACA share their experience, strength, and hope — what it was like growing up, what led them to ACA, and how they use the 12 steps and tools in their recovery today.