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Sunday, April 28, 2024

FASD News - 17/2024

RNZ (New Zealand) - Government unveils fetal alcohol guidelines, plan for diagnosis training
The government is promising to step up the response to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), promising to boost diagnoses and raise awareness.
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The Clare Champion (Ireland) - Funding boost for FASD in Ennis
ENNIS-based FASD Ireland, the country’s first national hub to support individuals, families and carers living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), is to be awarded €200,000 in funding.
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PsyPost - Scientists link small changes in facial and brain structure to low/moderate prenatal alcohol exposure
Recent scientific studies reveal that even low levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy might subtly alter fetal craniofacial development and specific brain structures, although these changes do not appear to significantly impact broader socio-cognitive development in early childhood.
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Post and Courier (USA) - DSS, DAODAS Launch New Public Campaign Highlighting Risks of Drinking While Pregnant
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) and the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) have collaborated on a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign aimed at raising awareness about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and the potential consequences for unborn babies, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs).
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FARE Australia - “A 10,000-megawatt personality”: Caring for a young person with FASD
As a clinical psychologist, Dr Vanessa Spiller knew she had the tools to support Dylan when she and her partner welcomed him into their home as a baby.
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FASD United (USA) - FASD NPN Spotlight: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
FASD United is excited to spotlight each of the CDC’s National Partner Network organizations.  We launched our spotlight series in March with a feature on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
FARE Australia - “A 10,000-megawatt personality”: Caring for a young person with FASD
While it became clear that Dylan’s diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) meant there were some challenges for him growing up, Vanessa said his charming personality shone through, especially when he focused on his passions like BMX riding.
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Me and My FASD - Rossi - If a child with FASD is struggling get them to do what they're good at
Rossi says when you get upset and need to re-centre, do what you love to do to help you bring yourself back towards yourself.
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FASD United (formerly NOFAS) - Glimpses of FASD - Meet Brenna!
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FASD United (formerly NOFAS) - Jessica Birch, ALC FASD Changemakers, Australia - FASD Research Conference 2024
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Health Nexus Santé - Out of the box ideas for successful FASD support groups
Delve into the intricacies of facilitating support groups for individuals with FASD. Gain insights from their experiences in running support groups over the past fiscal year, exploring successes, challenges, and invaluable lessons learned along the way.
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Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence - FASD 101 Condensed Version
The video serves as foundational training to support FASD workshops, and we strongly recommend that individuals watch it before attending FASD workshops.
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Mending Families - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the school system, and finding support with Sandra Flach
On today’s episode, Sandra shares about her own experiences with FASD and how she came to the place she is now, which is speaking and advocating for those affected by FASD. We talk about the school systems and ways to support our kids in the educational setting.
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Comfort Cases - How Children affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can benefit from exposure to farms and farm animals!
Today’s episode of Fostering Change is an in depth discussion with Susan Rich, founder and president of 7th Generation Foundation, about FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Refracted Realities: Exploring FASD Across Generations with Neil Turley
In this profound episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper is joined by Neil Turley, a cherished member of the FASD community and an active participant on the Flying with Broken Wings Facebook page.
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Me and My FASD - Rossi Live
Rossi - a make up artist with FASD and one of our Me and My FASD advisors - answered questions on 25 April 2024 from people with FASD and their families about being on BBC Three's Glow Up.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Unmasking My Challenges: Elena Schmidt's FASD Epiphany
In this deeply personal and enlightening episode of Living with FASD, join host Patti Kasper as she warmly welcomes Elena Schmidt, a brave voice in the FASD community.
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Conversations on Showing Up for Kids! - Conversations: What is FASD? What Challenges Does it Bring for Families?
Tim Markle, Director of the Southern Regional Center for CYSHCN, talks with parents and leaders from Orchids WI FASD Services. FASD stands for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and is a developmental disability with life-long challenges that is twice as common as autism.
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Karyn Moyle - Karyn Moyle talking about Auntie's place and our Youth impacted by FASD
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FASD Success - #153 Engaging Reluctant Dads: Strategies for Shared Success
Join host Jeff Noble in this week's episode of The FASD Success Show as he sits down with Dr. Mike Howlett, a dedicated father, and veterinarian, who shares his personal and professional experiences in navigating FASD within his family.
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RESEARCH
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - Screening and identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in criminal legal settings: A realist review.
Findings of this review can be used to inform the development, selection, implementation and evaluation of FASD screening tools in criminal legal settings and underscore a continued need for enhanced resources, policy and cross-sectoral response to better support the needs of people with FASD in the criminal legal contexts.
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Frontiers in Public Health - Development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to measure university students' knowledge on the effects of alcohol use during pregnancy
This study developed and validated a questionnaire to assess university students' knowledge regarding the effects of alcohol during pregnancy.
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Heliyon - “Taking part in the project has really changed our experience as a family” Investigating parents’ experience of participation in a study to screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The findings suggest that parents generally view participation positively and perceive limited negative impact. These insights contribute to a better understanding of the challenges and benefits associated with screening children for FASD.
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BMJ Open - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stimulant trial in children: an N-of-1 pilot trial to compare stimulant to placebo (FASST): protocol
This series of N-of-1 trials aims to provide pilot data on the feasibility of conducting N-of-1 trials in children with FASD and ADHD.
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Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - An overview of current advances in perinatal alcohol exposure and pathogenesis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
In this review, we systematically summarize the current research progress on the pathogenesis of FASD, which hopefully provides new insights into differential early diagnosis, treatment and prevention for patents with FASD.
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Frontiers in Neuroscience - Machine Learning Algorithms to the early diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This study explores the application of Machine Learning algorithms (ML) in diagnosing FASD and its subtypes: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), partial FAS (pFAS), and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND).
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Europe PMC - Caregivers’ experiences of predisposing vulnerabilities to, and within, Justice system encounters of their children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Systematic review evidence highlights that individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Dis-order (FASD) are nineteen times more likely to be incarcerated than individuals without FASD.
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Child Neuropsychology - Carer-reported sleep disturbance and carer- and teacher-rated executive functioning in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The current study examined whether caregiver-reported insomnia symptoms and nightmares predicted difficulties with EF in children with PAE who were assessed at FASD diagnostic clinics.
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Nutrients - Prenatal Choline Supplementation Improves Glucose Tolerance and Reduces Liver Fat Accumulation in Mouse Offspring Exposed to Ethanol during the Prenatal and Postnatal Periods
This study investigated how maternal choline supplementation (CS) may modify the metabolic health of offspring with prenatal and postnatal AE (AE/AE). C57BL/6J female mice were fed either a Lieber–DeCarli diet with 1.4% ethanol between embryonic day (E) 9.5 and E17.5 or a control diet.
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Nature Reviews Psychology - Prenatal alcohol exposure influences visual processing in infants
Prenatal alcohol exposure disrupts the timing of visual processing in the brains of infants, according to research published in Developmental Psychology.
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Behavioral Neuroscience - Organization of spontaneous spatial behaviors under dark conditions is unaffected in adult male and female long–Evans rats after moderate prenatal alcohol exposure
The impact of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (mPAE) on the organization of spontaneous open-field behaviors under darkened conditions has not been investigated.
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University of New Mexico - Prefrontal Medial Cortex Dendritic Complexity Alteration Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Placental Insufficiency
Executive functioning is the ability to control and coordinate abilities and behaviors, but prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) negatively impacts these functions.
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Sao Paulo Medical Journal - Alcohol consumption during pregnancy by women from southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Alcohol intake during pregnancy is common and affects nearly one-third of pregnant women. Knowledge of the population at risk and protective factors is essential for the development of campaigns that seek to reduce consumption and, therefore, its consequences for the mother and fetus.
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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-Based Alcohol and Emotion Regulation Intervention on Sexual Risk Behaviors Among College Women
Skills to reduce alcohol use and improve ER skills may be beneficial in helping women make adaptive decisions surrounding their sexual wellbeing.
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Heluyon - “Taking part in the project has really changed our experience as a family” Investigating parents’ experience of participation in a study to screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The findings suggest that parents generally view participation positively and perceive limited negative impact. These insights contribute to a better understanding of the challenges and benefits associated with screening children for FASD.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
QfI-Qualifizierung für Inklusion (Germany) - Schulische Unterstützungsmaßnahmen für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Fetalen Alkoholspektrumstörungen (FASD) – Ein Scoping Review
Der nachstehende Beitrag betrachtet bereits realisierte bzw. beforschte Möglichkeiten zur schu­lischen Unterstützung von Kindern mit FASD (fetales Alkoholsyndrom).
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Dziecko Krzywdzone (Poland) - Terapia dzieci ze spektrum zaburzeń poalkoholowych i wsparcie rodziców w procesie opieki i wychowania
Dzieci ze spektrum zaburzeń poalkoholowych (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – FASD) stanowią grupę o dużym zróżnicowaniu trudności rozwojowych.
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Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología (Spain) - Complicaciones neonatales en gestantes por adicción al alcohol y tabaco
El alcohol y el tabaco, presentes en la sociedad por siglos, representan graves riesgos durante el embarazo. El alcohol puede causar trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal (TEAF), mientras que el tabaco se vincula con bajo peso al nacer y problemas respiratorios.
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