EUFASD Alliance (Germany) - Evidence-based FASD guideline (diagnosis and intervention)
The German guideline has been developed according to international standards and high methodological criteria. It includes evidence-based recommendations and clinical expert consensus on diagnostics and interventions for children and adolescents, representing the current medical knowledge on FASD.
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SunLive - Mother shares struggle with
adopted FASD son
“I was pleased to hear… it was a genuine problem, it wasn’t just my
imagination, and it wasn’t just me,” says Carol Hudson, recalling the moment
she learnt her teenaged adopted son, Gary, had fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD).
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NOFASD Australia - Equine Assisted Therapy
& FASD
I am a qualified psychotherapist who practises Equine Assisted Therapy near
Castlemaine in Victoria. I am also a registered Acupuncturist. I find the
therapy work with the horses to be effective with people who find verbal
communication and talking about their feelings difficult, and who don’t feel
comfortable in an office-based style of therapy.
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FASD United (USA) - FASD NPN Spotlight: Oak
Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
FASD United is excited to spotlight each of the organizations that are part
of CDC’s FASD National Partner Network (NPN), a collaborative of organizations
dedicated to reducing prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and substance use,
enhancing support services and access to care, and improving the identification
and health of children and families affected by FASDs.
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Girls, Women, Alcohol, and Pregnancy - Alcohol
Policy and FASD
Over the past few years, there has been increasing attention to how alcohol
policy can be used to improve health, including maternal and fetal health.
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WRaP2.0 - Why Visuals Matter: Supporting
Students with FASD Through Visual Tools
Visual tools are a powerful, often underutilized strategy in supporting
learners—especially students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). These
students benefit from clear, concrete communication and consistency in
instruction, and visuals provide just that.
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FASD United - Commercial from Water Brand
Showing Pregnant Women Drinking from Water “Kegs” is an Opportunity to
Highlight Alcohol-Free Pregnancies
A new ad campaign from the water brand Liquid Death takes a lighthearted
satirical approach to the topic of alcohol and pregnancy, in an ad showing
women using an alternative to alcohol to celebrate their pregnancies.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
Health Nexus Santé - Supporting Families Raising Black Children with FASD
In this webinar, Alice Audrain, a researcher / consultant / activist who
identifies as a proud queer mixed-race black francophone parent will draw on
her personal and professional experience to discuss challenges faced by diverse
communities of caregivers raising black children with FASD.
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Health Nexus Santé - Sex-Related Trends
Among People with PAE/FASD
Individuals with PAE/FASD experience notable sex-related differences in
clinical presentation and experiences across the lifespan.
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FASD Awareness - Dr Cassie Jackson - Dr
Cassie Jackson Consultant Clinical Psychologist - FASD Awareness Webinar #33
In this month's webinar, host Andrew Keeping will be asking the question,
“Is FASD overlooked in Family Law?” with Dr Cassie Jackson. Cassie will also
discuss the process of diagnosis of FASD.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Voices
of Experience: Adults Living with FASD Share their Keys to Success with Deb
Evensen
In this episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper welcomes back Deb
Evenson to discuss the long-awaited release of their animated film, "Eight
Keys for Adults Living with FASD."
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Al Coates - Episode 206 - Anna Webster,
Therapeutic Caregiving for children with FASD
In this episode of the A&F podcast we speak to adoptive parent and
Neurodiversity Coaching Psychologist Anna Webster. She shares her experience of
parenting a child with a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the
development of the Neurowise Programme on Therapeutic Caregiving for FASD.
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FARE Australia - Jessica Birch: FASD United
Conference Video
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Western University - Robert Solomon,
"If All Else Fails, Sue?"
IF ALL ELSE FAILS, SUE? The Alcohol Industry, The Duty to Inform and Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Robert Solomon, Distinguished University Professor
Emeritus.
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Perfectly Imperfect - Basic on FASD- there
428 co-occurring conditions link with FASD and PAE
Today we talk about the 428 color current conditions linked to fasd and
prenatal alcohol exposure. we also dive into little bit of the comment that I
can't stand as someone who advocate for NOT drinking alcohol while pregnant.
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AFC Urgent Care Joplin - FASD The Silent
Disease
Today, we’re tackling something really important—Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders, or FASD. It’s a topic that doesn’t get enough airtime, but it
affects so many people—kids, teens, adults, families.
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James Trail | Trauma Informed Care Resources -
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The Hidden Challenge Facing Families
1 in 20 school-age kids in the U.S. are impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD)—yet most go undiagnosed. Sandra Flach, host of The Adoption
& Foster Care Journey podcast, shares her powerful insights as an adoptive
mom, FASD educator, and advocate for trauma-informed care.
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RESEARCH
University of East London - “Nobody knew what to do with her and that’s what
we’ve found all the way along”: A guide for Educational Psychologists (EPs)
when working with young people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and
their families
This study captured the voice of nine adoptive parents and foster carers
who parent a child with a confirmed diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD).
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Recent Advances in the Role of Non-coding RNAs in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders
Despite numerous preclinical studies modeling fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD)-associated neurodevelopmental deficits to date, a comprehensive
molecular landscape dictating these deficits remains poorly understood.
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Therapeutic Target in Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder
This review is focused on adult hippocampal neurogenesis as a potential
therapeutic target in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Adult hippocampal
neurogenesis refers to the production of new hippocampal dentate granule cells
(DGCs) from a replenishable pool of neural stem and progenitor cells throughout
life.
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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - Erythropoietin
Attenuates Anxiety and Neurodevelopmental Neurotoxicity in Male Rats with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder via Increased BDNF-Positive Cells, Astrogliosis
Suppression, and Reduced Hippocampal Cell Death
The synthesis of EPO by immature neurons also plays a crucial role in the
embryonic stage. In addition, EPO inhibits astrogliosis and cell death while
increasing the number of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-positive
cells, which is linked to reductions in anxiety-like behavior and neuronal
damage.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences - In Utero Alcohol and Unsuitable Home
Environmental Exposure Combined with FMR1 Full Mutation Allele Cause Severe
Fragile X Syndrome Phenotypes
We investigated the molecular and clinical profile of five boys carrying
the fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) mutation and who suffered
from the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.
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Alcohol: Clinical and
Experimental Research - Analysis of risk factors associated with suicidality
in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Western
Australia
These findings add to the growing body of evidence that highlights the
vulnerability of individuals with FASD to suicidality compared with the general
population, underscoring the need for targeted, culturally safe suicide
intervention/prevention efforts.
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Reproductive
Toxicology - Use of the alternative test R-FETAX (Refined-Frog Embryo
Teratogenicity Assay-Xenopus) to evaluate the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD)
The aim of this work was to evaluate multiple morphological and
neurobehavioral effects of EtOH exposure (0.1–3 % v/v) using the R-FETAX protocol.
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Scientific Reports - Benzydamine
rescues ethanol-induced teratogenesis in zebrafish FASD model
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of physical,
behavioral, and cognitive impairments caused by ethanol exposure during
pregnancy. Zebrafish have emerged as a useful model for researching FASD and
its variants in recent years.
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eNeuro - Prenatal
Ethanol Exposure Results in Cell Type, Age, and Sex-Dependent Differences in
the Neonatal Striatum That Coincide with Early Motor Deficits
Our findings indicate that prenatal ethanol exposure results in dynamic
morphological and functional changes to the developmental trajectories of
striatal neurons commensurate with the development of motor behaviors that
differ between male and female mice.
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Chemical Engineering
Journal - A strategy for transplacental in utero therapy based on
tetrahedral framework nucleic acid: Application to fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders
These findings demonstrates that tFNA emerges as a potential nanomaterial
for pioneering new strategies in the realm of in utero therapy.
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Advances in Physiology
Education - The Chick Embryo Model as an Educational Tool to Explore the
Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular Development
In development the interrelationship between physiology and anatomy is
challenging as learners must appreciate how physiological processes and
anatomical structures change over time.
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Advances in
Experimental Medicine and Biology - Ontogenetic Neuroimmune Changes
Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Implications for Neurobehavioral Function
This chapter reviews the enduring effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
(PAE) on neuroimmune function across the lifespan, including discussion of
associated neurobehavioral alterations.
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Alcohol: Clinical and
Experimental Research - Identifying family environment profiles in families
of children with prenatal alcohol exposure
The results of this study highlight the importance of the family
environment in understanding the strengths and challenges experienced by
children with PAE. Four unique profiles of family environments emerged in
families of children with PAE.
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The Journal of Rural
Health - Rural–urban differences in substance use during pregnancy
Geographic variations in perinatal substance use highlight the need for
tailored interventions targeting substance use prevention during pregnancy,
prioritizing tobacco in rural areas and alcohol in urban areas.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Studia Paedagogica Ignatiana (Poland) - Strategie wspierania rozwoju
zdolności dzieci z FASD w środowisku rodzinnym – możliwości i dylematy
Rodzice lub opiekunowie posiadający całkowite lub częściowe prawo do opieki
nad dzieckiem ze Spektrum Alkoholowych Zaburzeń Płodu (FASD) są świadkami
skomplikowanego i niepowtarzalnego rozwoju dziecka oraz towarzyszami zdobywania
przez nie kompetencji w różnych przestrzeniach uczenia się.
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Terve.fi (Finland) - FAS-nuori Jenny
Kärkkäinen: Elän unelmaani
Kun Jenny Kärkkäinen syntyi 24 vuotta sitten, lapsivesi oli eriväristä kuin
normaalisti. Se oli vihreää. Vauva painoi vain vähän yli kaksi kiloa, vaikka
laskettu aika oli jo ohitettu. Äidin runsaan alkoholinkäytön seuraukset olivat
heti nähtävissä.
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ZSL Nord (Germany) - Interview mit Timm
Theen vom FASD Fachzentrum
Ein zentrales Ziel unseres Projekts „Meine Rechte durchsetzen!“ ist, dass
wir andere Organisationen befähigen, die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen
durchzusetzen: Timm Theen vom FASD Fachzentrum in Hamburg e.V. ist der erste,
der eigenständig über seinen Verein für eine betroffene Pflegemutter geklagt
hat.
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