Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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Alcohol Use In Pregnancy Is Part Of A Complex Set Of Issues
Alcohol use in pregnancy can result in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). FASD is a lifelong disability, which may include intellectual and learning disorders, facial differences and social and emotional difficulties. Not all babies exposed to alcohol in utero develop FASD, but many do.
Don’t Ask My Child to Fly
A neurologically injured child is unable to meet the expectations of parents, family, peers, school and career and can endure a lifetime of failures. The largest cause of neurological damage in children is prenatal exposure to alcohol. These children grow up to become adults. Often the neurological damage goes undiagnosed, but not unpunished.
CanFASD
The Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network (CanFASD) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network, with collaborators, researchers and partners across the nation. It is Canada’s first comprehensive national Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) research network. It started as an alliance of seven jurisdictions and operated for seven years as the Canada Northwest FASD Research Network.
Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (F.A.F.A.S.D) seeks to spread information, awareness, and hope for caregivers of people with FASD.
Fetal Alcohol Resource Program
The Fetal Alcohol Resource Program aims to support the large numbers of people affected by this permanent brain injury.
National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australia
Our Vision is the prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies in Australia and an improved quality of life for those living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NOFAS works to prevent prenatal exposure to alcohol, drugs, and other substances known to harm fetal development by raising awareness and supporting women before and during their pregnancy, and supports individuals, families, and communities living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) and other preventable intellectual/developmental disabilities.
CDC
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. FASDs are completely preventable if a woman does not drink alcohol during pregnancy.
MedlinePlus
Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most serious type of FASD. People with fetal alcohol syndrome have facial abnormalities, including wide-set and narrow eyes, growth problems and nervous system abnormalities. FASDs last a lifetime. There is no cure for FASDs. Treatments can help
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