Exposure to alcohol in utero can have enduring health effects across the lifespan, including increased risks related to strokes in midlife, according to new research.
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The Irish Independent (Ireland) - Meet the
Clare campaigner fighting for the 350,000 Irish people with FASD
Tristan Casson-Rennie founded FASD Ireland after struggling to get support
for his two adopted children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. He's now
calling on the public to pressure government to recognise the condition - which
affects one in ten babies born in Ireland - as a disability
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Citizen Portal AI (USA) - Mother highlights
link between prenatal alcohol exposure and mental health issues
In a poignant moment during the Oversight Subcommittee on Public Health and
Food Security meeting, a speaker shared a deeply personal story that
highlighted the ongoing challenges of fetal alcohol syndrome and its
implications for mental health services in Michigan.
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CanFASD (Australia) - Australia launches
national guidelines for FASD
Health professionals in Australia now have access to national clinical
practice guidelines to assess and diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD), marking a significant advancement in care for individuals and families
impacted by the disability. This achievement shows what’s possible with
national collaboration and investment into FASD.
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VIDEOS
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder Awareness Webinar: Sept. 2024
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month is celebrated in
September as an opportunity to raise awareness of individuals with FASD. For
FASD Awareness Month, DMH/DD/SUS hosted a webinar to raise awareness for FASD.
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Insight Queensland - Dr Natasha Reid and
special guests: New Australian Guidelines for Assessment and Diagnosis of FASD
This presentation will provide an overview of the new Australian Guidelines
for Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. These new
guidelines were published in May 2025 and are the first NHMRC approved
guidelines in this area.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Ripple
Effects: How FASD Awareness Heals Families and Communities, with Suzanne Emery
In this enlightening episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper engages
in a heartfelt discussion with Suzanne Emery, a dedicated member of the FASCETS
team, now known as the FASCETS Center for Neurodiversity.
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CanFASD - Emerging Action in Research:
CanFASD Trainee Webinar Series Part 2
In 2025, eleven trainees participated in the CanFASD Trainee Program. This
is a chance to learn what the next generation of Canadian FASD researchers and
providers are accomplishing, to hear new research findings, and to look forward
to forthcoming study results.
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Me and My FASD - Rossi Reading From Life in
the FASD Lane
Rossi Griffin, a member of the Adults and Young Adults with FASD Advisory
Committee, read a chapter from his new book, Life in the FASD Lane, at a
national conference, FASD in the UK, held on 10 June 2025 at the University of
Salford and co-sponsored by National FASD.
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RSoA - Dr. Edward Riley on the History of
Alcohol Research
Professor Riley is a Distinguished Research and Distinguished Professor
Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, San
Diego. He is a highly respected and
knowledgeable authority on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and how
alcohol exposure during fetal development affects the brain and behavior in
childhood and beyond childhood.
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RESEARCH
medRxiv - Trigeminal Nerve
Stimulation (TNS) for Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Feasibility Study Protocol
This study will determine whether TNS is feasible in children with ADHD and
PAE, whether it improves clinical and cognition symptoms, and whether efficacy
persists 4 weeks.
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Revista Caribeña de
Ciencias Sociales - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Patient Safety: a Scoping
Review
It is believed that there is a need for more in-depth research into this
diagnosis and the consequences of not making it, to the detriment of its direct
effects on the individual's safety and social behavior.
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Brain Disorders - Vascular
leukoencephalopathy observed in a patient with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder:
An association not yet understood
This case report presents a unique case of VL documented in a 20-year-old
female diagnosed with FASD at 11 years of age, offering new insights into this
underrecognized and potentially emerging association.
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Investigative
Ophthalmology & Visual Science - Prenatal Paternal Alcohol Exposure
Causes Postnatal Changes in the Neural Retinas of Offspring
This study offers novel evidence that PPAE significantly contributes to
FASD-related ocular disorders including detrimental impacts on retinal light
responses and the structural integrity of the neural retina in offspring.
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Alcohol: Clinical and
Experimental Research - Prenatal alcohol exposure worsens acute but not
long-term cognitive outcomes due to stroke in middle-aged Sprague–Dawley rat
offspring
These data show that PAE did exacerbate acute stroke outcomes in
middle-aged offspring, but did not additionally impair long-term cognitive
performance after stroke.
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Biology of Sex - Alcohol
use during pregnancy: the impact of social determinants of health on alcohol
consumption among pregnant women
Specific SDoH (i.e., not married, criminal justice involvement, past year
psychiatric distress) are related to increased alcohol use during pregnancy,
while other determinants (i.e., identifying as Asian or Hispanic, not requiring
full time/part-time employment) are associated with a decreased risk for past
month alcohol use.
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Children - The
Correspondence Between Executive Functioning and Academic Achievement Among
Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
The results suggest that academic performance is related to BRIEF2 ratings
of executive functioning skills at school and direct measures of executive
functioning. Aside from a few exceptions, direct and indirect measures of the
same executive functioning skill were not correlated.
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BJPsych Open - Identification
and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High
Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
Despite the high prevalence of neurodevelopmental concerns and risk
factors, FASD identification and diagnosis rates were low. The study also
highlights gaps in knowledge, diagnostic tools and clinician training across
agencies.
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JAMA Pediatrics - Prevalence
of Diagnosed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents
In a midwestern community sample of first graders, estimated FASD
prevalence ranged from 24 to 48 cases per 1000 children, while a multisite US
study reported 11.3 to 50.0 cases per 1000 children.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
ruj.uj.edu.pl (Poland) - Opieka nad dzieckiem z FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
- studium przypadku
Alkoholowy Zespół Płodowy
(FAS) to poważne zaburzenie rozwojowe wynikające z działania alkoholu na płód w
okresie prenatalnym.
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Das Online-Journal|
Criminology (Germany) - Fetales Alkoholsyndrom als Grund für
Schuldunfähigkeit: Eine kriminologische Analyse in Spanien
Dieser Artikel analysiert die kriminologischen und strafrechtlichen Folgen
von Fetaler Alkoholspektrumstörung (FASD) für die strafrechtliche
Verantwortlichkeit von Personen, die nach dem spanischen Strafrecht eine
Straftat begehen.
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Vorarlberger Kinderdorf (Germany) - 24/25
Leben mit FASD (Fetale Alkoholspektrumstörung)
Unter FASD versteht man eine ganze Reihe von Folgeerscheinungen und
Beeinträchtigungen, die auf mütterlichen Alkoholkonsum während der
Schwangerschaft zurückzuführen sind. Für die passende Hilfe ist es enorm
wichtig, dass frühzeitig eine Diagnostik erfolgen kann.
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FAS Portalen (Sweden) - FAS-portalen
presenterar: Leif Svensson
På FAS-portalen vill vi lyfta fram personer som har och har haft stor
betydelse för att öka kunskapen om alkohol- och drogrelaterade fosterskador och
förståelsen för dem som är drabbade. En av dem är neuropsykolog Leif Svensson.
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