News-Medical.net - Alcohol worst of
all drugs that affect fetal health
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) set off a firestorm of
controversy this month when they suggested that women stop drinking
alcohol if they are trying to get pregnant, or could get pregnant.
Some people took this advice as the CDC prioritizing hypothetical,
yet-to-be-conceived children over real women, which has brought up a
number of issues from female autonomy to access to birth control—but
how clear is the science about what causes fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS) and related fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
The News-Press
(USA) - SalusCare: Help available for addicted moms-to-be
Pregnancy on most
occasions is a most joyous time in a woman’s life. However, for
women with addiction to alcohol and/or other licit or illicit drugs
it can be traumatic. Addiction in these cases are usually accompanied
by depression and loss of hope and helplessness. Unfortunately,
these events happen all too often.
Ottawa Citizen
(Canada) - Ontario set to unveil first strategy on fetal alcohol
disorder
The Ontario
government is set to announce the province’s first strategy to
combat Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – a strategy expected
to include a massive education effort aimed at would-be mothers,
teachers and health care providers.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Northern Territory attorney general backs Roseanne
Fulton ruling
John Elferink
dismisses calls for 24-year-old woman with foetal alcohol disorder to
be placed in secure facility but ‘won’t second guess’ court
decision she was fit to stand trial for property offences.
Sentinel Standard
- Let's Talk About It: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The
missing diagnosis
“Class, I want
everyone to open up your desks, take out your math books, turn to
page 49 and work on problems 1-10.” The previous set of
instructions, or similar, has no doubt been spoken in classrooms all
over Ionia County, and indeed the state, if not the U.S. Also,
undoubtedly, most children were able to complete those instructions.
Science Daily -
For both men and women, pregnancy and alcohol are toxic mix
Scientists are
rather unequivocal on the issue, as it turns out. "Alcohol is
probably the worst of all of the drugs in terms of effects on the
fetus," said Rajesh C. Miranda, Ph.D., professor at the Texas
A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
UPCOMING
European Conference on FASD 2016:
Abstract Submission and Registration
The 4th European
Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) will be held at
the prestigious campus of the Royal Holloway University, London, from
12th to 15th September 2016. The research symposium will take place
from the 12th to the 14th with an accredited Professional Training
Day to be held on the 15th September. The training day is
co-organized with NOFAS-UK.
FASD and Justice Webcast (March 24)
This is a great
opportunity to take advantage of another free webcast, titled: FASD
and Justice, which runs for one hour and thirty minutes.
Research on Adolescents and Adults:
If Not Now, When? (April 6 - April 9)
This interactive
2016 conference will provide an opportunity to be at the forefront of
addressing these issues. We will leverage the experience of the
diverse group of professionals, researchers, students, families and
individuals with FASD who attend to stimulate the discussion of
research, evidence for practice, models, and ideas to expand our
knowledge of how we can sustain and enhance the lives of those with
FASD.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Challenged Hope -
FASD Podcast
It was my
privilege to be interviewed live by Art Waves radio host, Bernadette
Rule, on Sunday, March 13, 2016, on the subject of FASD and also my
memoirs: Two Decades Of Diapers, and, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The
Teen Years, plus my novellas.
Drinktank -
Communication and people with FASD
While a child with
FASD might want to do what they are asked, whether they are
eventually able to do so will depend on the way the instructions are
expressed. For example, a neuro-typical child will respond
appropriately when asked to pour water into a glass.
RESEARCH
J Popul Ther Clin
Pharmacol - Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Factors
Associated with Positive Outcomes and Contact with the Criminal
Justice System
As has been found
previously, early diagnosis of FASD is associated with more positive
outcomes including reduced amount of contact with the CJS. It is
likely that early diagnosis leads to the receipt of more supports
throughout childhood and contributes to a better understanding of
FASD by family and caregivers.
Pediatrics -
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, FASD, and Child Behavior: A
Meta-analysis
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are
associated with behavioral difficulties, although there are no
published systematic reviews that summarize and critique the
literature.
Journal of
Intellectual and Developmental Disability - Adaptation in families
raising children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Part I: What
has helped
There is limited
research investigating the lived experiences of parents raising
children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The aim of this
paper is to use qualitative analysis to identify how parents have
adapted to the experience of raising their child with FASD.
Ethics, Medicine
and Public Health - Expert evidence in fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder cases
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term relating to a set of
disorders, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), partial Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS), Alcohol Related Developmental Disorder
(ARND) and Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD).
American Journal
of Forensic Medicine & Pathology - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: A Case Report in Medicolegal
Autopsy
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder is a range of birth defects associated with
prenatal alcohol exposure. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most
serious form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Alcoholism -
Theory of Mind in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Theory of mind
(ToM) refers to the ability to understand and make inferences about
other people's intentions, feelings, and beliefs. Although children
with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are known to have
deficits in social-cognitive function, little is known about ToM in
FASD.
Canadian Journal
of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Experiences in the Canadian
Criminal Justice System for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: Double Jeopardy?
The study explored
the experiences of individuals in the criminal justice system with a
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in order to identify possible
ways to reduce the likelihood of re-entry into the criminal justice
system.
J Popul Ther Clin
Pharmacol. - Life Expectancy of People with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
To estimate the
life expectancy and specify the causes of death among people with
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). MethodsIncluded were all patients
recorded in Alberta provincial databases of inpatients, outpatients,
or practitioner claims from 2003 to 2012.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Stadt-Panorama
(Germany) - Vortrag: Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft und die Folgen
für das Kind
Anläßlich des
Weltfrauentages bietet die Gleichstellungsstelle der Stadt Dinslaken
in Kooperation mit der Drogenberatung im Diakonischen Werk eine
gemeinsame Vortragsveranstaltung zu dieser Thematik an.
