The Guardian (UK) - Sharp rise in
babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome
The number of
diagnosed cases of foetal alcohol syndrome in those born to women who
drink during pregnancy has tripled since records of the debilitating
condition were first kept 16 years ago.
CTV News - FASD school program
engages students with video game
Students with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder at David Livingston School have the
opportunity to participate in a new program designed for the
PlayStation generation.
SCNow -
Organizations promote safe environments for children
Rubicon Family
Counseling Services and the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center
for Excellence promote children’s awareness which focuses attention
on the importance of creating safe environments for children.
Ninemsn
(Australia) - Govt wants to stop pregnant women drinking
The government
will spend $9.2 million on discouraging women from drinking during
pregnancy as part of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) plan.
SBS (Australia) -
Roseanne Fulton to be freed after 21 months in jail without
conviction
Roseanne Fulton,
who was born with fetal alcohol syndrome, will leave Kalgoorlie on a
private charter flight returning to her home town of Alice Springs.
Hibbing Daily
Tribune - Spreading the message about FAS
A black billboard
containing the image of a glass of alcohol and a baby inside of a
caution sign is currently catching the eyes of individuals traveling
along Highway 169 near Fourth Avenue East.
Anchorage Daily
News - Call him 'Minimum Mike' if you like, but this Barrow judge
is trying something new
For the past six
years a like-minded probation officer in the same courthouse has
continued the special treatment when someone who appears to have FASD
is convicted.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - '3000 babies affected' by mothers' drinking
Children with
foetal alcohol syndrome are being all too commonly misdiagnosed,
leading to health complications and wasted resources.
Daily Mail -
Babies whose mothers drink heavily during pregnancy are THREE
times more likely to be born with impaired gross motor skills,
Australian scientists discover
Children who are
diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder because their mothers
drink excessively during pregnancy are at higher risk of having
impaired gross motor skills, Sydney researchers found.
Addictions –
Number processing in children with ADHD and alcohol exposure:
similar but different
In children, the
brain is in a constant state of flux as it analyzes and evaluates
stimuli from the environment. Fetal alcohol exposure and ADHD
represent two disorders that can affect children’s ability to learn
and process information from a very young age.
UPCOMING
Book Launch –
Understanding FASD
Join Senator
Jillian van Turnhout, acclaimed for her children’s rights work, for
tea, cake and to learn more of this new publication.
ACOG - AAP
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Webinar Series
The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—via its Program to Enhance the Health
and Development of Infants and Children—is offering a series of
four 30-minute educational webinars focused on raising awareness of
primary care clinicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment for
children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). The
educational webinars will focus on identification, diagnosis,
referral, and management of FASDs.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
Booze and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
Where's the Line?
We all know booze
is bad for unborn babies, but does that really mean NO alcohol at
all? Tara explains why it's better to be safe than sorry.
NOFAS - Bonnie
Buxton and Brian Philcox - NOFAS Excellence Award 2014
The National
Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is the leading voice
and resource of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
community.
Michael Charness, M.D. - NOFAS
Excellence Award 2014
FDNA -
Investigation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders using Computer
aided Recognition
Dr. Omar
Abdul-Rahman, MD, FACMG from The University of Mississippi Medical
Center discussed his experience with Face2Gene by FDNA in the
investigation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders in session called
Computer-Aided Recognition of Facial Attributes Associated with FASD.
Face2Gene by FDNA is a genetic search and reference mobile
applications to aid, empower and accelerate dysmorphic evaluations.
ArcticFASDRTC -
Conducting Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention in Clinical
Care
Lecture based on
the FASD Competency-Based Curriculum Development Guide, Competency
II: Screening and Brief Interventions.
RESEARCH
Frontiers -
Neuroepigenomic Models Extend the Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE)
Spectrum
Ethanol is a small
and simple molecule that readily permeates both the blood-brain and
the placental barrier. In North America and Europe these properties
have caused alcohol to become one of the most highly used
recreational drugs and one of the most devastating teratogens.
Alcoholism -
Apoptosis of Alcohol-Exposed Human Placental Cytotrophoblast Cells
is Downstream of Intracellular Calcium Signaling
Apoptosis is
induced by ethanol (EtOH) in human placental trophoblast cells,
possibly disrupting placentation and contributing to intrauterine
growth restriction in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
CMAJ Open -
Incidence of prenatal alcohol exposure in Prince Edward Island: a
population-based descriptive study
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) is a leading preventable cause of
neurodevelopmental disability in North America. The stigma associated
with alcohol use and abuse during pregnancy makes it difficult to
obtain information on prenatal alcohol use through self-reporting. We
assessed the incidence of prenatal alcohol exposure in Prince Edward
Island to facilitate future public health initiatives addressing
FASD.
Current
Developmental Disorders Reports - Mental Health Outcomes
Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Genetic and Environmental
Factors
Overwhelming
evidence on the impact of maternal alcohol consumption during
pregnancy has prompted increased attention to the link between
prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and a constellation of developmental
disabilities, which are characterized by physical, cognitive, and
behavioral impairments. Importantly, individuals with PAE are
particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.
MD Linx - Effects
of prenatal alcohol exposure on the development of white matter
volume and change in executive function
In the current
study, the authors aim to investigate the effects of prenatal alcohol
exposure on the development of white matter volume and change in
executive function.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Nordlys (Norway) -
Fredriks (16) mor drakk alkohol mens hun var gravid. Nå har han
150 sykedøgn i året
Vi sitter på
Hunstad ungdomsskole i Bodø, bare dager før skoleferien begynner,
sammen med «team Fredrik»; kontaktlærerne Tore Markussen og Vivi
Karlsen, assistentlærer Georg Waller, fostermor Inger-Synnøve
Breivik Langbakk og hovedpersonen selv.
