Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are imprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention.
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Neuroscience News - Early
Alcohol Exposure Leaves Molecular Signature in Fetal Placenta
A recent study shows that alcohol exposure in the earliest stages of
pregnancy can lead to detectable molecular changes in the late-gestation
placenta, even influencing gene expression through DNA methylation.
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News-Medical - Alcohol's
effects on embryo development detected in late-gestation placenta
A new study led by Pr. Serge McGraw, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and
professor at Université de Montréal, shows that the effects of alcohol exposure
on an embryo prior to implantation in the uterus can be detected in the
late-gestation placenta.
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FASD United - Addressing
the Recommended Changes to FASD Diagnosis Published in The Lancet
An article by a group of developmental pediatricians in Canada published
this fall in the pediatric journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
raises major concerns about the use of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
as a diagnostic term.
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CanFASD (Canada) - New
Brunswick study improving the path to referral for a FASD diagnosis for youth
Concerns about the long and challenging road to a referral for an FASD
diagnosis has inspired a New Brunswick research study.
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WKBN27 (USA) - FASD
Is My Superpower: Helping Kids Understand the Strength of Their Diagnosis Sets
to Break Barriers
Author Emily Hargrove opens a new chapter of empowerment with her latest
book, FASD Is My Superpower, dedicated to all Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) superheroes.
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CHU Sainte-Justine - Effects
of exposure to alcohol in early pregnancy can be detected in the placenta
A new study led by Pr. Serge McGraw, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and
professor at Université de Montréal, shows that the effects of alcohol exposure
on an embryo prior to implantation in the uterus can be detected in the
late-gestation placenta.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
Angela Geddes | Integrative Support & Wellness - EPISODE #91: It’s
Complicated; Stigma and FASD
In this podcast episode, Angela tackles a significant issue surrounding the
term "FASD" (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) and whether the name
itself contributes to the stigma faced by many who experience misdiagnosis and
misunderstanding.
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Rogers tv Community
Shorts - FASD Learning Strategies for Children
Kaitlyn Rebmann, FASD Instructional Coach presents "adjusting
expectations when working with individuals with FASD."
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Rural FASD Support
Network - Jessica Danielle, CDA of Wellington Kids
Jessica Danielle, CDA shares how why communication and AAC is so important
for children living with FASD and the key is early intervention.
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Wisdom for health - Alcohol
in Pregnancy Risks Explained
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NDARC UNSW - Maternal
use of NRT during pregnancy unlikely to increase the risk of birth defects in
babies
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline and bupropion are common
quit smoking medicines; however, we do not know whether they are safe to use
during pregnancy. This international study analysed health data from New
Zealand, Australia (New South Wales), Norway, and Sweden to understand whether
these medicines increased the risk of major birth defects in early pregnancy.
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RESEARCH
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry - Fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD) and the criminal justice system: A guide for legal
professionals
This article is intended to provide valuable information and best practices
for professionals in the legal system, particularly judges, prosecutors,
defense attorneys, social workers/mitigation specialists, and psychologists,
who are likely to encounter individuals living with FASD or suspected FASD
early in the judicial process.
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BMC Medicine - Prenatal
alcohol exposure and associations with physical size, dysmorphology and
neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This comprehensive review provides guidance on which components are most
useful to consider in the diagnostic criteria for FASD.
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International Social
Work - Using living experience and practitioner research to create unique
programmes providing help for caregivers, professionals and students to
increase support for children living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
In this article, I draw on my intersectional identities as a caregiver of a
child with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, as a registered social worker with
extensive experience in the justice sector, and as an employed educator and
researcher at a tertiary institute, to explore how I have used these multiple
identities to create new initiatives that support families where Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder is an issue, and introduce critical disability training for
professionals working in the field.
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Nutrients - Exploring
Nutritional Status and Metabolic Imbalances in Children with FASD: A
Cross-Sectional Study
These findings suggest that the principal issue among patients with FASD is
an altered metabolism rather than nutritional deficiencies. Potential causes of
these abnormalities could include oxidative stress and changes in body
composition.
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Military Medicine - Mapping
the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Continuum of Care Across the Military
Health System
Findings suggest opportunities to raise awareness, educate providers, and
improve guidelines, policies, and practices in the MHS.
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Journal of Public
Child Welfare - Foster parents’ need for greater information sharing when
caring for children with prenatal substance exposure within child welfare
This article presents information on how the child welfare (CW) system
informs caregivers about prenatal substance exposure (PSE) and related
concerns, and how those caregivers communicate back to CW about PSE issues.
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CNS drugs - The
Safety of Alcohol Pharmacotherapies in Pregnancy: A Scoping Review of Human and
Animal Research
There is insufficient research on the safety of alcohol pharmacotherapies
in pregnancy. Despite this, given alcohol’s teratogenic effects, naltrexone
could be considered to help maintain abstinence in pregnant individuals with
AUD, particularly when psychosocial treatments have failed.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Hogrefe eContent (Germany) - Fetale Alkoholspektrumstörungen – ein wichtiges
Thema für die Suchtmedizin?
Im folgenden Artikel geben wir Ihnen einen Überblick über Pathophysiologie,
Screening, Diagnose, Therapie und Prognose bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit
Fetalen Alkoholspektrumstörungen (FASD).
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Hogrefe eContent
(Germany) - Fetale Alkoholspektrumstörungen bei Erwachsenen
Mit einer geschätzten Prävalenz von 1 bis 2 pro 100 Personen sind Fetale
Alkoholspektrumstörungen (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders [FASD]) in Europa
häufig und verbunden mit einer hohen Belastung für Menschen mit FASD, deren
Angehörige sowie die Gesellschaft.
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WDR (Germany) - FASD-Syndrom:
Wenn die Mutter in der Schwangerschaft Alkohol trinkt
Luise und Clara sind Zwillinge und haben beide das Fetale Alkoholsyndrom,
auch FASD genannt. Ihre Mutter war Alkoholikerin. Beide kommen viel zu früh auf
die Welt, wachsen bei Pflegeeltern auf. Lange Zeit ist nicht klar, ob sie einen
normalen Lebens- oder Berufsweg einschlagen können.
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Welt (Germany) - Diagnose
FASD – Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft und die Folgen
Studien gehen davon aus, dass etwa jede vierte Frau in Deutschland Alkohol
trinkt, während sie schwanger ist. Ab welcher Menge schadet Alkohol dem
Ungeborenen?
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