Under the leadership of Professor Soraya Seedat, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at SU, the FASD programme has sustained both its research and prevention momentum at a critical time.
https://www0.sun.ac.za/phambili/en/impact/fasd-prevention-programme-changing-lives-through-donor-support
American Psychological
Association (APA) - Memory mix-ups in youth with FASD
When individuals interact with the justice system, their ability to
remember and report events accurately is crucial (Nadelhoffer et al., 2013).
For adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), this recall may be
challenging.
https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/fetal-alcohol-youth-memory.html
Bailiwick Express (The
Channel Islands) - Just two children diagnosed by FASD clinic since launch
in 2023
Jersey’s dedicated Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder clinic has diagnosed
just two children since its launch almost three years ago, it has emerged.
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/just-two-children-diagnosed-by-fasd-clinic-since-launch-in-2023/
The Medical Journal of
Australia (Australia) - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: new guidelines for
assessment and diagnosis
A summary of the new Australian Guidelines for Assessment and Diagnosis of
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been published in the Medical Journal of
Australia.
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/11/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-new-guidelines-for-assessment-and-diagnosis/
Community Scoop (New
Zealand) - Hope Research Will Improve Support For FASD
The hope is that parents and carers will learn about FASD, how it differs
from other spectrum disorders and strategies to respond appropriately.
https://community.scoop.co.nz/2026/04/hope-research-will-improve-support-for-fasd/
Medical Xpress - Assessing
health care workers attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders
The authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly
used assessments of health care and social service providers' attitudes about
prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-health-workers-attitudes-prenatal-alcohol.html
Todayville (Canada) - Red
Deer RCMP recognized for work with young offenders with FASD
Members of the Red Deer RCMP’s Community Policing unit were honoured with
the Central Alberta FASD Network’s 2021 FASD Champion Award last month.
https://www.todayville.com/red-deer-rcmp-recognized-for-work-with-young-offenders-with-fasd/
Research Society on
Alcohol - Researchers Identify Specific Maternal Adverse Childhood
Experiences that Raise the Risk of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
Early life adversity has profound, ongoing effects on mental health and
later behavior, such as mild to moderate drinking during pregnancy, according
to a new study.
https://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-identify-specific-maternal-adverse-childhood-experiences-that-raise-the-risk-of-alcohol-use-during-pregnancy
Creating a Family - Getting
an FASD Diagnosis for Your Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure
When you were preparing to adopt or foster your child, you diligently
educated yourself about the impacts of prenatal substance exposure. However,
now that this child is living with you and attending school, real life is an
entirely different experience than you expected! Isn’t that true of most
parenting challenges?
https://creatingafamily.org/adoption-category/adoption-blog/getting-an-fasd-diagnosis-for-your-child-with-prenatal-substance-exposure/
VIDEOS
M.I. understanding - FASD understanding: What is FASD
Gulliver explains that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a
lifelong, disability that impacts the brain and body of individuals prenatally
exposed to alcohol. It can affect learning, memory, attention, communication,
and emotional regulation, Yet with the right supports, individuals can thrive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ntxh37bP0
Undivided - FASD
101
Parenting a child with a disability often starts with a feeling that
something doesn’t quite add up. Maybe your child is bright and verbal but can’t
manage daily routines. Maybe school keeps calling about “behavior,” even though
you’re doing everything you can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11G6dUaSqw
Ohio Kinship
Caregivers Connect - Understanding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
In this presentation, Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone
student, presents on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), and more
specifically, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DihpRr8R8Q
The Matilda Centre - Learning
with FASD: Supporting adolescents with FASD: Tips for secondary educators
Presented by the FASD Hub and Learning with FASD, this webinar focused on
practical strategies for supporting adolescents with FASD in secondary
settings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVofbBgdxvU
Der Spiegel - Alcohol
during pregnancy: Amy's life with FASD
At 19, Amy learns that her mother drank alcohol during her pregnancy. She
begins to understand why she often struggles in everyday life. Today, she has
two goals: raising awareness and visiting Disneyland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOvr215xV-g
Ohio Kinship
Caregivers Connect - Promoting Healthy Development with Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone student, presents a
toolkit for promoting development from infancy into adolescence for individuals
with FASDs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axet8vkvQTs
Me and My FASD - FASD
is Different for Everyone
Rachel, Andy, Jasmine, Georgia and Rossi, who all have FASD, discuss how
FASD is different for everyone and how that can be hard to explain to others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOnGi1U41Qg
Patricia Kasper, Your
FASD Coach - From Tragedy to Triumph: A Journey of Resilience & the
Power of Community
In this episode of Living with FASD, Patti Kasper interviews Jennifer
Henszel, who shares her family's journey through adversity following her
husband Paul's life-altering accident. The conversation explores themes of
community support, resilience, and the power of storytelling in healing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vJkDSE51o8
Mental Health Academy
- How Do You Ask About Alcohol Use in Pregnancy? Practical Strategies for
Clinicians
Understanding how to talk about alcohol use during pregnancy is a critical
yet often challenging aspect of clinical practice. In this training, clinical
social worker Prue Walker explores how shame, stigma, and fear can shape
conversations about alcohol and pregnancy — and how these dynamics may prevent
disclosure, delay intervention, and impact care outcomes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhSA3umas5U
Patricia Kasper, Your
FASD Coach - Bullying & Medical Gaslighting with Dr. Jennifer Fraser
In this episode of Living with FASD, Patti Kasper engages in a deep
conversation with Dr. Jennifer Fraser about the complexities of medical
gaslighting, particularly in the context of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QISIgJQqtkk
Justice For Orphans - The
AFCJ Podcast - Ep. 524 - FASD for the Dogs with Krista LaRocque
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, talks with Krista LaRock. Kristen and
her husband have been married for 30 years and have adopted 14 children
including sibling groups. Eight of their children live with FASD—Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNCjasIoKjQ
FASD Florida Center - FASD
Collective - Shifts that Work: Difficulties with Consequences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56LlB4ahnG4
MotherToBaby - Substance
Use in Pregnancy and Lactation
Substance use during pregnancy and breastfeeding raises many questions for
both healthcare providers and families. In this webinar, genetic counselor
Sophia Bradley, MS, CGC, provides an evidence-based overview of the latest
research on exposures to alcohol and drugs during pregnancy and lactation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c046DW1Iyg
Harrison's Hope FASD -
FASD, Advocacy & Life Stories: A Candid Conversation with Carl Young
What’s it really like to navigate life, parenting, and chronic health
challenges with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)? Join Carl as he shares
his personal story, lessons learned, and the power of community in supporting
those impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PFJsFN_sk
FASD United - Introducing
the FASD United State Advocacy Hub
Over the past few years, the FASD community has transformed what FASD
advocacy can achieve. What once felt uncertain has become something powerful,
connected, and full of momentum! That momentum has already led to real policy
progress and meaningful change.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1871370947598980
RESEARCH
University of Pacific - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Education:
Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceptions of County Office of Education Teachers
This study establishes a baseline understanding of teacher readiness and
informs the development of future educational interventions aimed at improving
outcomes for students with FASD.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/4324/
Advances in
Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Response Style of Caregivers and Educators
Who Support Children and Adolescents with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: An
Examination of Questionnaire Validity Scales
The results of this study suggest that families and educators of children
with PAE with specific profiles may especially benefit from additional
services, support, and validation of their experiences.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41252-026-00485-1
East Tennessee State
University - FASD in Rural Classrooms: Educator Knowledge, Practices, and
Needs in Appalachia
The purpose of this study is to examine K–12 educators’ knowledge,
perceptions, instructional practices, perceived barriers, and professional
development needs related to FASD in rural Appalachian school districts.
https://dc.etsu.edu/boland-research-day/2026/presentations/253/
SSM-Qualitative
Research in Health - “We're trying to save those children”: a critical
evaluation of a foetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention intervention in
South Africa
We argue that critical formative evaluations of FASD prevention programmes,
such as the one reported on in this paper, can assist in fostering caring and
empowering subject positions for women within interventions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321526000570
Therapy In Pediatrics
- A Multiple Case Report of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders with Focus on
Cognitive and Sensory Profiles
Findings provide preliminary evidence for the clinical utility of these
tools in identifying PAE-related deficits. Early detection may improve
diagnostic accuracy and guide targeted interventions.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01942638.2026.2646693
Research on Child and
Adolescent Psychopathology - Disinhibited social engagement and reactive
attachment behaviours in children assessed for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD): Distinguishing effects of maltreatment from inhibitory control
difficulties
The developmental origins of reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and
disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) continue to be poorly
understood.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10802-026-01446-x
Research in
Developmental Disabilities - Needs of professionals working with individuals
with FASD in Spain
The aim of this study is to explore the knowledge that professionals
working in Catalonia have about FASD, as well as the difficulties they perceive
in carrying out their work with this population.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891422226000685
Frontiers in Public
Health - Ireland's Silent Epidemic: Why FASD Can't Be Ignored Anymore
Historically, pregnant women in Ireland were advised to drink stout for
it's supposed iron-boosting benefits (1), a myth which has become culturally
ingrained across parents and medical professionals.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1781199/abstract
medRxiv - Cardiovascular
and Metabolic Outcomes in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A
Retrospective Cohort Study
Adults with FASDs exhibit an increased burden of CVD not fully explained by
conventional cardiometabolic risk factors. These findings support enhanced
cardiovascular screening in individuals with FASDs.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.19.26348806v1
JMIR mHealth and
uHealth - Families Moving Forward Connect mHealth Intervention for
Caregivers of Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Randomized
Controlled Trial
This study demonstrated initial efficacy of the FMF Connect app for
targeted caregiver outcomes, with small to medium effect sizes. As an mHealth
app, the FMF Connect intervention has potential for scalability and
accessibility.
https://mhealth.jmir.org/2026/1/e73647
Australian Journal of
Primary Health - “…you can't work singular when you're working with
families”: Co-creating strategies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
prevention and support with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary
Health Care Service: A baseline mixed methods study.
The Indigenous community and outreach staff knowledge featured in this
research highlights the strengths of Indigenous approaches for addressing PAE
and FASD and provides essential guidance informing safe and culturally
responsive PAE and FASD services for Indigenous peoples.
https://connectsci.au/py/article/doi/10.1071/PY25137/272071/you-can-t-work-singular-when-you-re-working-with?guestAccessKey=
PloS one - Maternal
obesity and prenatal alcohol exposure are associated with child development:
Results from the Safe Passage Study
A large body of evidence supports the role of the prenatal environment in
shaping childhood development. The relative contributions of prenatal alcohol
use (PAE), maternal socioeconomic, and nutritional status on child development
vary in high- versus low-income settings.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0345406
Cornell University - Evaluation
of neuroCombat and deep learning harmonization for multi-site magnetic
resonance neuroimaging in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure
In cases of prevalent diseases and disorders, such as Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure (PAE), multi-site data collection allows for increased study samples.
However, multi-site studies introduce additional variability through
heterogeneous collection materials, such as scanner and acquisition protocols,
which confound with biologically relevant signals.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00251
Alcohol: Clinical and
Experimental Research - Paternal lineage effects of prenatal ethanol
exposure: Offspring neuroanatomy and behavior in a multigenerational mouse
model of FASD
Our data suggest that PrEE can result in abnormal brain and behavioral
development with heritable effects that persist transgenerationally.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.70242
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Netzwerk Pflegefamilien im VSE NRW e.V. (Germany) - Leben mit FASD -
Netzwerk Pflegefamilien
In dieser Folge von Netzwerk Pflegefamilien – der Podcast spreche ich mit
Sarah Blatt über das Thema FASD – die Fetale Alkoholspektrumstörung.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUDF6UnFpY
Chaos im Kopf
Podcast - Dein FASD Podcast (Germany) - Weiterbildung zur FASD-Fachkraft
(C94)
In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Ralf Neier und Nina Thyhatmer über ihre
gemeinsam entwickelte Weiterbildung zur FASD-Fachkraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPGuxlVzxK8
Kehitysvammaliitto
(Finland) - Yhdessä ihmisarvon puolesta
Kehitysvammaliitto on ainoa taho Suomessa, joka tarjoaa vertaistukea
ihmisille, joilla on FASD. Alkoholille raskausaikana altistuneiden ihmisten
elämään vaikuttavat hyvin monisyiset asiat, joita ei voi ymmärtää yhtä hyvin
kukaan muu kuin saman asian kanssa elävät.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1634827714420609
Rattlestork (Norway) -
Alkohol i svangerskapet: risikoer, diagnoser, myter og hjelp
Alkohol i svangerskapet blir ofte diskutert et sted mellom bagatellisering
og panikk. Medisinsk er retningen klar: det finnes ingen dokumentert trygg
grense og ikke noe trygt tidspunkt.
https://rattlestork.org/nb-NO/alk
Powiatowe Centrum
Pomocy Rodzinie (Poland) - FASD – można temu zapobiec
Płodowe Spektrum Zaburzeń Alkoholowych (FASD) to zespół trwałych zaburzeń
rozwojowych powstających u dziecka w wyniku działania alkoholu w okresie życia
płodowego.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1270753518487650
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