Globalnews.ca (Canada)
- Pilot project aims to diagnose, support offenders with FASD
A team at Saskatoon’s Regional Psychiatric Centre is helping offenders with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - FASD project seeks to diagnose Saskatchewan offenders, support
better outcomes
A clinical team at Saskatoon’s Regional Psychiatric Centre is working to
diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in incarcerated people.
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Goulburn Post
(Australia) - Number of fetal alcohol conditions unknown
Health experts do not know how widespread fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
are in Australia because of a lack of data.
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RACGP (Australia)
- Consistency of alcohol education during pregnancy ‘absolutely crucial’
Reports of women not receiving adequate information about alcohol consumption
have prompted experts to ensure transparency across the cycle of care.
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Newswise - Blood
Spot Screening Shows Promise for Identifying Newborns Affected by Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure
A simple screening test could help identify infants at risk of fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), according to a report in the journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
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Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - More lives at risk in mental health units, say grieving parents
A brain-damaged man suspected to have killed himself while in a secure
mental health unit should not have been there, and was being treated in a way
that did not help his condition, a report into his death says.
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The Sydney
Morning Herald (Australia) - Doctors 'hesitant' to warn pregnant women
against drinking alcohol
Some doctors are failing to warn women about the risks of drinking alcohol
during pregnancy despite national guidelines stating there is no safe level.
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HuffPost Canada (Canada)
- How To Get Help When A Child Or Teen Is Violent Towards A Parent
Almost five years ago, Louise Sinclair* adopted her daughter. The child had
been apprehended shortly after her birth and spent the first 18 months of her
life in foster care.
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Global Health
News Wire - signs of fetal alcohol syndrome detected in womb
New images reveal the earliest impairments to nonhuman primate fetal brain
development due to alcohol ingested by the mother, in a study led by scientists
at Oregon Health & Science University involving rhesus macaques.
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CafeMom - Husband
Says His Pregnant Wife Refuses To Stop Drinking & He Doesn't Know What To
Do
Pretty much as soon as expectant parents learn that a baby is on the way,
they'll memorize a laundry list of do's and absolute don'ts. Among the latter
is the oft-discussed guidance on alcohol use during pregnancy.
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Our Sacred Breath
- FASD: LESSONS IN PROCESSING SPEED FROM THE TURTLE, SLOTH AND SNAIL
I recently saw the graphic below, of a sloth riding on a turtle’s back,
saying “too fast”. I was going to share it on my Facebook page, with a short
comment about how we may need to slow down in order to accommodate an
individual with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
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University of
Calgary - Artwork project helps parents of kids with mental health issues
answer the question, ‘Am I enough?’
As all parents know, raising children and adolescents can be challenging.
However, for parents of children with mental health issues, being a parent brings
a whole different set of challenges, which can often leave parents asking, “Am
I enough?”
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CanFASD - Prevention
of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network and the Centre
of Excellence for Women’s Health are committed to supporting Canadians, our
stakeholders, and public health efforts by providing reliable information to
support sound decision making related to alcohol use in the context of the
current COVID19 pandemic.
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NOFASD Australia
- SEX, ALCOHOL AND LOCKDOWN
When we were initially told that we would only be allowed to shop for
“essentials” the nation took a sharp intake of breath. Food and drink are
essential for life but would snacks, fizzy drinks and alcohol be allowed?
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VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Alcohol and Drug Foundation - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
The impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on a person is
lifelong and targeted prevention is required. The effects of FASD vary and may
not be seen at birth. Some characteristics may become apparent in childhood,
others later in life.
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Indiana NOFAS - From
the Heart of this Mama: Is COVID-19 the real crisis?
"We are all in this together - we're all in the same boat." Susan
shares her struggle with this in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Debbie Michaud - "Picture"
This: Life as a Parent of Children with FASD Oji Cree Translation
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PAHO - Assessment
of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This publication was initially developed for use in Spanish-speaking
countries of the Americas and is intended to serve as a training workbook for
providers of various disciplines to learn about the fundamentals of diagnosing
FASD and to apply them to several case scenarios.
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What Works for
Children´s Social Care - CHILDREN WITH FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Interventions for children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD),
to improve academic skills and learning strategies.
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NCFASD Informed -
The Treasure of Josh’s Hope - An Interview with Steve Bailey of Josh’s Hope
Foundation
Welcome to the second episode of "FASD Informed" a podcast series
sponsored and produced by NCFASD Informed.
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RESEARCH
Foundations of Science - Understanding the Social Stigma of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders: From Theory to Interventions
FASD is a spectrum of structural, functional, and neurodevelopmental
problems with often lifelong implications, affecting communities worldwide. It
is a leading preventable form of intellectual disabilities and therefore
warrants effective prevention approaches.
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bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com
- Construct and factorial validity of Neurobehavioral Disorder associated
with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE)
This study provides an evidence-based approach to assessing ND-PAE symptoms
and is a starting point to elucidating its neurobehavioral pattern.
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Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology
and Biological Psychiatry - A review of studies exploring fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders through eye tracking measures
After identifying the main limitations presented by the reviewed studies,
we propose guidelines for future research, underlining the need to increase the
standardization of diagnosis and evaluation tools, and to improve the
methodological quality of eye tracking measures.
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Frontiers in
Psychology - Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
The rationale of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dog-assisted
therapy (DAT) combined with pharmacological treatment in children and
adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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Research in Developmental
Disabilities - Motor performance and sensory processing behaviors among
children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders compared to children with
developmental coordination disorders
The sensory processing symptoms in children with FASD distinguished the two
groups. These group differences between children with FASD and DCD need
corroboration in larger samples but haveimplications for differential
diagnosis, clinical assessment, and targeted intervention.
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stars.library.ucf.edu
- Investigating the Effect of Ethanol on Wnt7a and its Potential
Implications in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
After evaluation of RNA-Seq data and a comparative analysis using the
2-ΔΔCTmethod, it is evident Wnt7a is present in embryonic mouse age E10.5 heart
and brain samples, and Wnt7a is suppressed at age E10.5 in embryonic mouse
heart, but not brain, when induced with ethanol.
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PLoS ONE - Are
personality traits associated with smoking and alcohol use prior to and during
pregnancy?
Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy can have
detrimental effects on the developing fetus, including fetal alcohol syndrome
and low birth weight.
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Neurotoxicology
and Teratology - High prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure detected by
breathalyzer in the Republic of the Congo, Africa
The results of this study utilizing a unique exposure detection methodology
suggest that the use of BrAC may be a useful objective option to detect and
quantify alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
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Journal of
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - A Case for Early Screening:
Prenatal Alcohol Risk Exposure Predicts Risk for Early Childhood Communication
Delays
The results of this study suggest that screening for PAR in expectant
mothers may identify a group of young children at increased risk for
communication delays. This research carries clinical implications and provides
support for PAR screening in informing early childhood developmental screening
efforts.
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Health and
Education Interdependence - The Role of Epigenetics in Shaping the
Foundations of Children’s Learning
Since the mapping of the human genome there has been an exponential growth
of research investigating the way in which environmental factors influence the
expression of genes and how this shapes the course of human development.
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Journal of Autism
and Developmental Disorders - Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in
Kindergarten in Canada: Association with Child Development and Problems at Home
The prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) may be
underestimated as it can be difficult to diagnose in early childhood possibly
reflecting unique developmental trajectories relative to other
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDDs).
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Clinical
Epigenetics - Transgenerational inheritance of fetal alcohol exposure
adverse effects on immune gene interferon-ϒ
Overall, these findings provide the evidence that fetal alcohol exposures
produce an epigenetic mark on the Ifn-ɣ gene that passes through multiple
generations via the male germ line. These data provide the first evidence that
the male germ line transmits fetal alcohol exposure's adverse effects on the
immune system.
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Research in
Developmental Disabilities - Motor performance and sensory processing
behaviors among children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders compared to
children with developmental coordination disorders
The sensory processing symptoms in children with FASD distinguished the two
groups. These group differences between children with FASD and DCD need corroboration
in larger samples but haveimplications for differential diagnosis, clinical
assessment, and targeted intervention.
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Alcoholism - Difficulties
in daily living experienced by adolescents, transition‐aged youth, and adults
with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Adolescents, transition‐aged youth, and adults with FASD experienced a
range of substantial and complex difficulties at the time of their diagnostic
assessment, signaling a high level of service needs.
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IN OTHER
LANGUAGES
Wprost.pl (Poland) - Mamo! To jedyne zaburzenia rozwojowe u dziecka, którym
w 100 proc. można zapobiec
Kiedy alkohol działa na embrion, a potem płód, może spowodować u dziecka
cały zestaw zaburzeń i nie są to odosobnione przypadki. Nie ma znaczenia, jaki
alkohol pije przyszła matka – czy jest to piwo, wino czy mocniejsze trunki. Nie
ma znaczenia, na którym etapie ciąży.
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Ketju (Finland) -
FASD on arka asia
Alkoholin vaurioittamien lasten diagnoosin saaminen on usein vaikeaa ja se
hidastaa myös oikeanlaisen tuen saamista. Kymsotessa FASDin vastaista työtä on
tehty jo pitkään, mutta monitahoiseen ongelmaan ei löydy vain yhtä ratkaisua.
Avainasemassa on ennaltaehkäisy ja tiedotus.
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IOGT-NTO (Sweden)
- MINSKA FOSTERSKADORNA AV ALKOHOL GENOM ATT ÖPPNA ETT NATIONELLT
KOMPETENSCENTER!
Av alla livsstilsval vi gör i samband med en graviditet finns det inget som
har större betydelse för barnets framtida hälsa och utveckling än valen vi gör
kring alkohol. Detta gäller både den som föder barnet och dennes eventuella
partner.
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