EUFASD8 take place in Amiens, France, 13-16 September 2026. Our local partner is the French Association Vivre Avec Le SAF.
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BBC (UK) - Mental health law 'won't stop detentions'
Campaigners are warning that a new mental health law covering Wales will
not reduce the "unnecessary" detention of disabled people in secure
hospitals.
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News-Medical - UCLA launches trial of
wearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb
Researchers at UCLA Health are launching the first clinical trial to test
whether a wearable device that delivers gentle nerve stimulation during sleep
could ease ADHD symptoms in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.
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News-Medical - Evidence alcohol even prior
to conception may harm your baby
A study of more than 400 Australian women has found that alcohol
consumption at or around the time of conception can damage the growth of the
placenta, potentially harming a baby’s development.
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Mom.com - Why ‘Non-Alcoholic’ Doesn’t
Always Mean Safe During Pregnancy
The non-alcoholic adult beverage market is booming and for many good
reasons. But if you’re pregnant and planning to switch to non-alcoholic
alternatives during pregnancy, you might want to think again.
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PennNeuroKnow - Blood Mary, Bloody Mary,
Bloody Mary: The science of fetal alcohol specturm disorders
For thousands of years, parents have been warning each other against
drinking alcohol when pregnant. This is valuable advice; consuming even small
amounts of alcohol during pregnancy is associated with a wide range of symptoms
for the baby – including problems with learning and memory, emotional
regulation, and communication – which are collectively known as fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD).
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CanFASD - FASD and the Legal System: Why Training Matters
Earlier this month, a story hit headlines about a man with FASD who
experienced oppressive police interrogation tactics. Police questioned the man
for over eight hours without providing the support or accommodations he needed.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
Two Giraffes - Video & Animation Studio - University of Sydney - “FASD
and Trauma”
Explores the intersection between Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
and trauma, shedding light on how adverse childhood experiences can compound
the challenges faced by individuals with FASD
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FASD Awareness - FASD & STIGMA - Maggie
May, CJ Lutke & Justin Shepherd - FASD Awareness Webinar #34
In this month’s webinar, we takle one of the most challenging conversations
for individuals and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Host, Andrew Keeping embarks on a frank
and open discussion with three of the world’s leading FASD advocates.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Eating
for Wellness: The Gut-Brain Connection in FASD with Dr. Jerrod Brown
In this enlightening episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper
reconnects with Dr. Jerrod Brown for a fascinating exploration of
psychogastroenterology and its implications for individuals living with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
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Angela Geddes | Integrative Support &
Wellness - EPISODE #102: Let's Talk About the Real Risk - Autism, FASD, and
What We're Missing
This episode challenges recent claims made by RFK Jr. around autism and
explores why Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is being left out of the
conversation. While autism is valid and deserves attention, the known risk of
prenatal alcohol exposure is too often ignored.
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FASD Hub Scotland and FASD Hub UK - David
Boulding Webinar
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Creating a Family - Parenting Kids with
Prenatal Exposure: Practical Tips
Do you suspect (or know) that your child was exposed to alcohol or drugs
during pregnancy? We discuss tips for how to best work with these children with
Dr. Robin Gurwitch, a professor at Duke University’s Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and the Center for Child and Family Health.
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RESEARCH
medRxiv - Efficacy of Short vs. Long Dog-Assisted Therapy Programs in
Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized
Controlled Trial
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of a shorter (8
sessions) and longer (16 sessions) Dog-Assisted Therapy (DAT) program for
children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Child Protection and Practice - Transition
from care experiences of youth aged 13 to 23 living with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder in Canada: A scoping review
While this subpopulation must leave care by early adulthood, their
experience is missing from the literature. We recommend investing in
foundational research on pathways of exiting care, updating policy and practice
to ensure youth voices are integrated, and optimizing, standardizing, and
tracking protective factors throughout child welfare engagement.
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American Journal on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities - Executive and Social Functioning in Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Comparison to Autism
Executive function is an area of challenge for both children with fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). Parent ratings of everyday executive function relate to a range of
outcomes, including social functioning in ASD.
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Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research - Psychosocial,
neurocognitive, and physical development in Eastern European adopted
adolescents with and without fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Adopted adolescents with FASD showed a complex profile of deficits in
social communication, certain neurocognitive areas (particularly in working
memory and language), and self-regulation.
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bioRxiv - Interactions between the Bone
Morphogenetic Protein and the Planar Cell Polarity Pathways lead to distinctive
ethanol-induced facial defects
Ultimately, our work builds on a mechanistic paradigm of ethanol-induced
birth defects we have been developing, connecting conceptual framework with
concrete cellular events that could be ethanol-sensitive beyond facial
development.
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scientific reports - Chemogenetic
inhibition of prefrontal cortex inputs to dorsal raphe reduces anxiety
behaviors in male rat model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Prenatal ethanol exposure (PE) causes Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD), characterized by cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deficits,
including anxiety and depression.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Emotion
Awareness and Perceptions of Parental Response to Emotion in Children with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Development and Preliminary Testing of the
Qualitative Emotion Interview
The QEI is a promising method of understanding the emotional experiences of
young children with FASD, and may be useful for other populations.
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University of Calgary - Effects of sex and
prenatal alcohol exposure on early childhood gray matter volume and executive
function
Brain development is a dynamic process, characterized by both progressive
and regressive changes in brain structure. Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can
have profound, deleterious effects on brain structural development and is
associated with behavioural impairments such as difficulties with executive
function.
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Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience
and Neuroimaging - Thalamic Nuclear Volumes in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: from Adolescence to Middle-Age 20 Years Later
These novel data revealed stable deficits in thalamic nuclei of the groups with
heavy fetal alcohol exposure. After 20 years, the deficits endured but without
accelerated age-related decline and following the same aging pattern as
controls.
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Research in Developmental Disabilities - Emotion socialization practices in
non-biological parents of children with FASD
Emotion coaching was associated was positively associated with emotion
dismissing, suggesting caregivers use a combination of both.
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The University of
Western Ontario - Sex-Specific Effects of Early Acute Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure and Mild Juvenile Stress on the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus and Liver Abnormalities in Mice
This study employs a mouse model to evaluate the individual and combined
effects of early acute PAE and mild juvenile stress on type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) risk and liver health.
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Healthcare - Effectiveness
of Web-Based Interventions on Clinical Outcomes and Lifestyle Modifications in
Women Planning to Conceive: A Systematic Review
Web-based interventions show potential in improving certain health
behaviors among preconception women. Further high-quality studies are needed to
assess their effectiveness on a broader range of outcomes, including dietary
habits, physical activity, and substance use, and to inform their integration
into preconception care strategies.
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The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition - Choline enhances elicited imitation memory
performance in preschool children with prenatal alcohol exposure: a cumulative
report of 3 randomized controlled trials
The results support choline as a neurodevelopmental intervention for
improvement of memory in young children exposed to alcohol prenatally.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
fmis.org.pl (Poland) - Rozwój mowy i komunikacji u dziecka a możliwości
językowe u dzieci z FAS/FASD
Mowa odgrywa kluczową rolę w rozwoju człowieka, stanowiąc fundament
komunikacji, myślenia i budowania relacji społecznych. To dzięki językowi
ludzie mogą przekazywać wiedzę, wyrażać emocje i kształtować swoją tożsamość.
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socialinisdarbas.lt (Lithuania) - KINEZITERAPIJOS
POVEIKIS VAIKO PUSIAUSVYRAI IR KOORDINACIJAI ESANT VAISIAUS ALKOHOLINIAM
SINDROMUI
Bet koks alkoholio kiekis, vartojamas bet kuriame nėštumo etape, gali
sukelti žalingų, negrįžtamų padarinių besivystančiam vaisiui.
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AIDEFAD (Italy) - La fiaba della FASD
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ETAK (Estonia) - Uus ülevaade: FASD on
peidetud rahvatervise kriis
Alkoholi tarvitamine ohustab ja kahjustab inimesi sõna otseses mõttes
sünnist surmani. Igal aastal sünnib maailmas hinnanguliselt sadu tuhandeid
lapsi, kelle areng on kahjustatud raseduse aegse alkoholi tarvitamise läbi.
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