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Research Journal Articles and Reports Intervention Strategies Criminal Justice Prevention Allied Health Health Practitioners Employment and FASD Teachers and Educators Parents and Carers Support Groups Australian FASD Training General Interest Diagnosis

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Research

Back to contents A survey of Italian and Spanish neonatologists and paediatricians regarding awareness of FASD and maternal ethanol use during pregnancy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research Today Drinking during pregnancy increases risk of premature birth The Contribution of Parental Alcohol Use Disorders and Other Psychiatric Illness to the Risk of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Offspring How much alcohol is safe during pregnancy? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Etiology, Epidemiology and Advances in Diagnosis Genetic and epigenetic insights into fetal alcohol spectrum disorders The Feasibility of Screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Risk in Early Intervention Settings: A Pilot Study of Systems Change The Contribution of Parental Alcohol Use Disorders and Other Psychiatric Illness to the Risk of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Offspring Delivery of maternal thyroid hormones to the fetus New research into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder offers hope Risk Factors for Behavioural Problems in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders A survey of Italian and Spanish neonatologists and paediatricians regarding awareness of the diagnosis of FAS and FASD and maternal ethanol use during pregnancy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – how prevalent is it? Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis and Intervention Cerebral Palsy and Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy: Is There a Connection? International research into the effects of prenatal ethanol (alcohol) exposure on later behaviors associated with an increased risk for addiction in animal models Autism and autistic traits in people exposed to heavy prenatal alcohol: data from a clinical series of 21 individuals and nested case control study Comparing profiles of learning and memory impairments in 2 groups of children Adolescent Offspring of Women Who Drank Alcohol during First Trimester of their Pregnancy Three Times as Likely to Develop Conduct Disorder Why some children are harmed by mother's alcohol, but others aren't Revisiting ADHD and Ritalin Changes in Health Professionals’ knowledge attitude and practice following provision of educational resources about prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Coombe set to spearhead FAS alcohol intake project The Lililwan Project in Western Australia FASD Prevention Project Western Australia FASD development of diagnostic and screening instrument for Australia Western Australian Model of Care Published Reports Inaccurate concerning Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol’s Harm to Others Alcohol Consumption in Queensland in 2009 Drug Use in the Family: Impacts and Implications for Children Eye Abnormalities in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Investigating the Effects of Low to Moderate Levels of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Child Behaviour: A Critical Review The Microstructural integrity of the Corpus Callosum and associated impulsivity in alcohol dependence: A tractography-based segmentation study using diffusion spectrum imaging Low-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and risk to child behavioural development: A prospective cohort study Antenatal depression and offspring psychopathology: the influence of childhood maltreatment Alcohol during Pregnancy: More Dangerous Than We Can 'Know' Autism blurs Distinctions between brain regions - erodes molecular identities in cortex Attitudes and behaviour predict women's intention to drink alcohol during pregnancy: the challenge for health professionals Autism diagnosed by Mistake Autism Blurs Distinctions between Brain Regions – Erodes Molecular Identities in Cortex Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care: Absence of evidence for efficacy in people with dependence or very heavy drinking Conducting economic evaluations of screening and brief intervention for hazardous drinking: Methods and evidence to date for informing policy Internet-based interventions for problem drinkers: From efficacy trials to implementation

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What process research tells us about brief intervention efficacy? Alcohol identification and brief advice in England: A major plank in alcohol harm reduction policy Community pharmacy service users' views and perceptions of alcohol screening and brief intervention Psychological interventions with families of alcohol misusers: A systematic review Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin or crack' Adolescent offspring of women who drank alcohol during first trimester Proposed Model for Forensic Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Adaptive Behaviour and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Bringing Morphometrics into the Fetal Alcohol Report: Statistical Language for the Neurologist/Psychiatrist Alcohol Focus Scotland: newsletter feature on minimum price ahead of final Alcohol Bill stage News Release - Study explores genetic influence in depression and addiction Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Research Challenges and Opportunities Maternal Risk Factors for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Not As Simple As It Might Seem Combination Drug Use and Risk for Fetal Harm Focus On: Epigenetics and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Understanding the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Using Three-Dimensional Facial Imaging Discriminating the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure From Other Behavioral and Learning Disorders The Quest for a Neurobehavioral Profile of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Focus On: Biomarkers of Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Effects Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Experimental Treatments and Strategies for Intervention Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Preterm Delivery, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Focus On: The Use of Animal Models for the Study of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Focus On: Magnetic Resonance–Based Studies of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Animal Models Focus On: Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy and Risk of Placental Abruption and Placenta Previa THINKING GLOBALLY TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH: NIH announces international research initiative Fancd2 counteracts the toxic effects of naturally produced aldehydes in mice Prevalence of Children with Severe Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Communities Near Rome, Italy: New Estimated Rates Are Higher than Previous Estimates Light drinking 'no effect' on birth Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair Differentiating Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine and Alcohol versus Alcohol and Not Methamphetamine using Tensor-Based Brain Morphometry and Discriminant Analysis Discriminating the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure from Other Behavioral and Learning Disorders Understanding the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Using Three-Dimensional Facial Imaging Focus On: Neurotransmitter Systems What Every Woman Should Know about Alcohol and Pregnancy – (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Effects of Alcohol on Pregnancy: Is Any Kind of Alcohol Safe During Pregnancy? Video: March of Dimes Video on Avoiding Alcohol during Pregnancy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Two out of every one thousand babies born in the United States will have fetal alcohol syndrome Alcohol and Pregnancy: Know the Facts Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Conception Difficulties Alcohol Use during Pregnancy: Prevalence and Impact Links Resource: Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders linked to Alcohol Exposure during Pregnancy Moderate Alcohol Intake during Pregnancy and the Risk of Stillbirth National Survey on Drug Use Reports Alcohol Increases Risk of Miscarriage Alcohol and Teen Pregnancy Alcohol – Effects on Unborn Children Alcohol during Pregnancy Chemically Alters Fetal DNA Pregnancy Risks Assessment: Alcohol Consumption and Related Risk Factors Studies show in-utero alcohol consumption can cause ADHD, autism and other neurological conditions Will regular exercise will increase production of a growth protein for the brain and reverse some of the damaging effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, also known as FASD? Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study Antenatal environmental stress and maturation of the breathing control, experimental data. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder(FASD). A systematic review of continuous performance task research in children prenatally exposed to alcohol. Physical and neurodevelopmental evaluation of children adopted from Eastern Europe. FAS prevalence in a sample of urban schoolchildren in Croatia

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Eye abnormalities in fetal alcohol syndrome Maternal tobacco, cannabis and alcohol use during pregnancy and risk of adolescent psychotic symptoms in offspring. Poly-microgyria in fetal alcohol syndrome Atypical functional lateralization in children with fetal alcohol syndrome Alcohol binge drinking during pregnancy and cryptorchidism Pregnant women's attitudes towards alcohol consumption A non-synonymous variant in ADH1B is strongly associated with prenatal alcohol use in a European sample of pregnant women. Should the woman who is trying to conceive abstain from alcohol? Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and their persisting sequelae in adult life International study involving researchers and/or subjects from Finland, Italy, Spain, US, Russia and South Africa Developmental pathogenesis of short palpebral fissure length in children with fetal alcohol syndrome Prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse using meconium analysis in a low socioeconomic population in Barcelona Pregnancy and alcohol misuse "You can't handle the truth"; medical paternalism and prenatal alcohol use Moderate use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis during pregnancy: New approaches and update on research findings Can prenatal ultrasound detect the effects of in-utero alcohol exposure? A pilot study Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Epigenetic Perspective Neuropsychological characteristics of Italian children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [Alcohol and pregnancy: diagnostic aspects and abnormalities in the placental vitamin A pathway] Drugs, alcohol and pregnant women--changing characteristics of women engaging with a specialist perinatal outreach addictions service Feasibility of the foetal alcohol syndrome surveillance Is pregnancy the time to change alcohol consumption habits in France? International survey of diagnostic services for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alarming prevalence of fetal alcohol exposure in a Mediterranean city Fetal ethanol exposure during pregnancy - how big is the problem and how do we fix it? Unique facial features distinguish fetal alcohol syndrome patients and controls in diverse ethnic populations. Hazardous alcohol users during pregnancy: psychiatric health and personality traits Lack of recognition and complexity of foetal alcohol neuro-impairments Neurodevelopmental Functioning in Children with FAS, pFAS, and ARND "Family Matters:" Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Family Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs): Overview of Findings for Five Innovative Research Projects Socio-Cognitive Habilitation Using the Math Interactive Learning Experience Program for Alcohol-Affected Children Stimulants, Neuroleptics, and Children's Friendship Training for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders A Controlled Social Skills Training for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders The Relationship of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Postnatal Environment to Child Depressing Symptoms Executive Functioning Predicts Social Skills Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Predictors of Stress in Parents of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Hundreds of Finnish newborn babies damaged by alcohol What it's like to live with FASD Binge-Drinking Among Women Is Up: Study An Analysis of Third Year Medical Students' Knowledge and Perceived Self-Efficacy to Counsel and Screen for Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women Feeling Different: The Experience of Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Legal and Ethical Considerations in Meconium Testing for Fetal Exposure to Alcohol Review of: FASD Relationships - What I Have Learned from About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder A Differential Approach for Examining the Behavioural Phenotype of Fetal Alcohol Research Disorders A Need for Closer Examination of FASD by the Criminal Justice System: Has the Call Been Answered? 2011 Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Poster Competition Abstracts Comparing Daily Living Skills in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to an IQ Matched Clinical Sample Language Impairments in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Among Women in Israel Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Bringing Schools and Teachers on Board Canadian Palpebral Fissure Length Growth Charts Reflect a Good Fit for Two School and FASD Clinic-Based U.S. Populations Executive Functioning and Working Memory Deficits The Process and Benefits of a University and State Health Agency Collaboration for Alcohol-free Pregnancies in Oregon Executive Functioning and Working Memory Deficits on the CANTAB Among Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Reinforcement Learning in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Neurocognitive Habilitation Therapy for Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Adaptation of the Alert Program®

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Journal Articles and Reports

Back to contents Journal of Psychiatry and Law - Special Edition: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Talking Alcohol Web Chat: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Calls for Regular Alcohol Abuse Screening What about that glass of wine? Attitudes and behaviour predict women's intention to drink alcohol during pregnancy: the challenge for health professionals Cop turns candidate over FASD Booze destroyed Kiera's life before she was born - then killed her mum Children's Health: Making poor choices during pregnancy can negatively impact baby Alcohol use during pregnancy Annual Federal Statistics Compilation Reports Second Straight Decline in Preterm Births; Eighth graders’ Maths and Reading Scores Increase and Adolescent Births Decline Aurukun Mom’s light drinking may not harm fetuses, study suggests Adoptions could require testing for fetal alcohol disorders Alaska Crossings: 'lost' kids into the wild Alcohol and pregnancy research - confusing message Alcohol Consumers Are Becoming the Norm, Analysis Finds 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey Report Australia lagging in foetal alcohol research Booze and pregnancy warnings 'misleading' Drink now, pay later Government of Canada Helps Those Who Are Homeless or at Risk of Homelessness in Yukon Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) Alcohol and Pregnancy statistics from the 2010 AIHW National Drug Strategy Household Survey Report Hard hitting ads for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in South Africa Clinical Syndromes, Personality Disorders, and Neurocognitive Differences in Male and Female Inmates Mental health services for people with intellectual disability: challenges to care delivery Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People With Complex Communication Needs Associated With Developmental Disabilities Defendants with intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses: faring in a mental health court Back to contents

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Intervention Strategies

Back to contents Executive Functioning Training in Children with Fetal Alcohol Adaptive Behavior and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australian Department of Communities Parenting Resource Let’s Talk FASD – Parent Driven Strategies Intervention Strategies for Parents and Carers of children living with FASD Light drinking during Pregnancy Special Issue on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies not Solutions Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Experimental Treatments and Strategies for Intervention Interventions for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs): overview of findings for five innovative research projects Neurocognitive Habilitation Therapy for Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Adaptation of the Alert Program®

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Criminal Justice

Back to contents Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention with Juvenile Offenders Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Dependency Court System: Challenges and Recommendations An Arctic Judge’s Journey with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Bar association president offers insight on several initiatives Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder as a Marker for Increased Risk of Involvement with Corrections Call for Radical Intervention on Juvenile Justice AUSTRALIA's first screening and diagnostic service for children with alcohol-related birth defects could be up and running by the end of the year Fetal Alcohol and the Law Part 1 – David Boulding Fetal Alcohol and the Law Part 2 – David Boulding FASD: A Need for Closer Examination in the Criminal Justice System Articles related to legal issues of FASD FASD and Communication Disability: Strategies for Youth in the Legal System Youth Probation Officers' Guide to FASD Screening and Referral Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders a Mitigating Factor in Criminal Litigation and Sentencing? Canada deals poorly with mentally ill teens in trouble with the law What do We Know about the Economic Impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? A Systematic Literature Review Addressing FASD in the Criminal Justice System A Proposed Model Standard for Forensic Assessment of FASD Bringing Morphometrics into the fetal alcohol report: Statistical language for the forensic neurologist or psychiatrist Mistakes I have made with FAS Clients Several Languages of Law Identifying FAS Youth External Brain – Probation Orders Fetal Alcohol and Crown Counsel (Prosecutors) Fetal Alcohol and the Law What a Lawyer Has Learned from Diane Malbin Teachers and Fetal Alcohol Honouring Our Past What Judges and Lawyers Need to Know About Fetal Alcohol Criminalization of FAS by Dr. Caron Byrne M.D. (Psychiatrist) Aboriginal Justice Workers and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder What Legal Professionals Need to Know About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Law The Way Forward for Fetal Alcohol When Children Who Have FASD are Arrested: What Parents Need to Know Justice and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Law: Some Practical Steps for Parents and Legal System Professionals Representing the FASD Affected Client Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System Trying Differently: A Relationship-Centered Approach to Representing Clients with Cognitive Challenges South Dakota January 2011 – David Boulding Keynote Speech South Dakota January 2011 – David Boulding Breakout Session

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Prevention

Back to contents P-CAP Project Why Pregnant Women Drink Study on Social Drinking During Pregnancy The organicity of FAS Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children with Learning Disabilities and Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Still Deprived of Equality Maternal Drinking and Child Development Inside the Womb The Grog Brain Story Attitudes and behaviour predict women's intention to drink alcohol during pregnancy: the challenge for health professionals A sufferer's advice: 'Get help' Mom knew the risks, but couldn't stay the course Sydney hospital to screen for FAS

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Allied Health

Back to contents AUSTRALIA's first screening and diagnostic service for children with alcohol-related birth defects could be up and running by the end of the year NZ psychologist Frances Steinberg warns that shoddy diagnostic processes are seeing kids labelled with ADHD when they are suffering from other problems such as foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Living with FASD DVD A Guide for Midwives Alcohol during Pregnancy: More Dangerous Than We Can 'Know' ADHD kids 'given wrong care and treatment'

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Health Practitioners

Back to contents A survey of Italian and Spanish neonatologists and paediatricians regarding awareness of FASD and maternal ethanol use during pregnancy Raising awareness of alcohol’s impact on the developing brain AUSTRALIA's first screening and diagnostic service for children with alcohol-related birth defects could be up and running by the end of the year Pregnant women in Central Australia could face ban on buying alcohol New Reports: ADHD and Autism on the rise Proposed Model for Forensic Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders WESTERN Australia's leading child health researcher is standing down as director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Living with FASD DVD Under-reporting of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: an analysis of hospital episode statistics in the UK FAS featured prominently in WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol Proceedings of an IHE Consensus Development Conference on: FASD - Across the Lifespan. Screening Tool Kit for Children and Youth Identified and Potentially Affected by FASD. New publications on Substance Using Women with FASD and FASD Prevention Beyer’s Faith Fund DVD (from South Africa) Bringing Morphometrics into the Fetal Alcohol Report: Statistical Language for the Neurologist/Psychiatrist Treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Brains Suffer Badly From Effects of Alcohol Early Childhood Neurobehavioral Assessment for the Differential Diagnosis of FAS and ARND Children with ADHD and diet The Importance of Early Identification of FASD FASD Screening Tool Alcohol and Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Resource for Health Professionals Autism and autistic traits in people exposed to heavy prenatal alcohol: data from a clinical series of 21 individuals and nested case control study Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes What Doctors Can do – a commentary from a Birth Mother Hearing Disorders in children with FAS – Findings from Case Reports Alcohol during Pregnancy: More Dangerous Than We Can 'Know' ADHD kids 'given wrong care and treatment' Alcohol and Pregnancy A practical guide for health professionals Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Preterm Delivery, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Discriminating the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure from Other Behavioral and Learning Disorders Understanding the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Using Three-Dimensional Facial Imaging Focus On: Neurotransmitter Systems

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Employment and FASD

Back to contents Breaking down barriers: Manual offers tips to employers on helping workers with FASD Strategies for Employment Services Specialists – with a particular emphasis on FASD

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Teachers and Educators

Back to contents AUSTRALIA's first screening and diagnostic service for children with alcohol-related birth defects could be up and running by the end of the year Teaching Students with FASD FAS Classroom Symptoms Teaching Students with FAS School Behavior Plan Facing the Challenge and Shaping the Future for Primary and Secondary aged school children with FASD Mennonite Central Committee model classroom for FASD Parent driven strategies developed by VON Canada Churchill Fellowship Award by Kym Crawford on teaching children with FASD Behavioural Strategies and Interventions in the Classroom for children with FASD Learning Strategies, Supports and Interventions Working Together: Family and Community Involvement in the School Creating a Positive School Climate Teaching Students with FASD – Building Strengths Creating Hope Various classroom and behaviour strategies Interventions for Chronic Behaviour Problems Childrens Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheet for the Classroom Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Experimental Treatments and Strategies for Intervention

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Parents and Carers

Back to contents Paediatricians' knowledge, attitudes and practice following provision of educational resources about prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Executive Functioning Training in Children with Fetal Alcohol Adaptive Behavior and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder action group Living with FASD DVD Pregnant women in Central Australia could face ban on buying alcohol Getting an Early Start on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alcohol not good for baby National Indigenous FASD Resource Project More Support for Students with Disabilities A new Kiwi book on skills for parents Rewiring the brains of children with fetal alcohol syndrome An inspiring triumph over fetal alcohol syndrome The European Birth Mother Support Network The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Resource Store at The Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Pregnant? Don’t drink – it’s just not worth it Substance-abuse program helps pregnant women deliver healthy babies Parent driven strategies developed by VON Canada Strategies for Parents Tips for Parents Guidelines for Caring for Children with Fetal Alcohol Effects Parenting Children Affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Handbook School Behavior Plan Raising a Child with FAS The Importance of Early Identification of FASD Parents’ Guide to Caring for a Child with FAS Churchill Fellowship Award by Kym Crawford on teaching children with FASD A Guide for Parents and Carers of people with FASD Fighting for a Future Let’s Talk FASD – Parent Driven Strategies Intervention Strategies for Parents and Carers of children living with FASD Adulthood brings hope Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Experimental Treatments and Strategies for Intervention

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Support Groups

Back to contents The Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association The National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders National Indigenous Australian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education Network Drug Education Network

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Australian FASD Training

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Diagnosis

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The FASD Canadian Guidelines for Diagnosis and Identifying Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Primary Care Diagnostic Guide for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The 4-Digit Diagnostic Code. Seattle: University of Washington - Online Course Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Guidelines for Referral and Diagnosis (PDF). CDC (July 2004) Lang, J. (2006). Ten Brain Domains: A Proposal for Functional Central Nervous System Parameters for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Follow-up. Journal of the FAS Institute, 4, 1-11. Socio-emotional functioning in Children Diagnosed with Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND): Profile on the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) Developing a National Screening Tool Kit for Those (0 - 18) Identified and Potentially Affected by FASDÂ

Effects of Alcohol as a Teratogen on the Developing Fetus

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General Interest

Back to contents The AER Foundation's Annual Alcohol Poll: Community Attitudes and Behaviours was recently launched at Parliament House in Canberra Macklin backs crackdown on alcohol abuse in Northern Territory Wurli-Wurlinjang – new Health Service for Katherine educating about alcohol & pregnancy New project from NDRI in Western Australia Australian expert panel calls for alcohol to carry labels warning of health risks for pregnant women International Collaborations to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal alcohol syndrome: dashed hopes, damaged lives Rewiring the brains of children with fetal alcohol syndrome Drinks firm Diageo funds pregnancy health initiative Rise in Drug and alcohol affected babies in Western Australia AER Foundation invests $500,000 in addressing FASD New National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program website FANNZ submission to the Alcohol Reform Bill NOFAS UK – fifth edition Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as devastating as AIDS UNFAIR BURDEN: the invisible, pervasive condition caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol New Reports: ADHD and Autism on the rise The Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Social Justice – Moving Forward is now accepting abstracts. This magnificent conference will be held on April 18 – 21, 2012at the Hyatt Wisconsin FASD Treatment Outreach Program Minga Marketplace International Collaborations to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alcohol During Pregnancy: How Dangerous Is It Really? Foetal alcohol syndrome has been ignored for too long Kate Hudson drinking wine! Call the pregnancy police! Birth defects caused by drinking in pregnancy soar in Wales Field Trial of Alcohol-Server Training for Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The Feasibility of Screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Risk in Early Intervention Settings: A Pilot Study of Systems Change Founding of the European FASD Alliance All research and other presentations from the 4

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2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Services and Programs by State/Territory Fetal Alcohol Exposure from the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol during Pregnancy: More Dangerous Than We Can 'Know' Raising awareness of alcohol’s impact on the developing brain FASD Relationships: What I Have Learned About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? Profile of 1,400 patients evaluated for FASD at the WA Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network Developing a national screening tool kit for FASD Fetal ethanol exposure and postnatal epilepsy: the tip of the neuro-behavioural iceberg Maternal drinking guide to identify women at risk of alcohol use in pregnancy Atypical hippocampal activation during associative recognition in children with FASD Neurobiological effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and stress: a potential pathway to increased vulnerability to substance use problems The association between meconium FAEE and FASD diagnosis Neuroimaging cognitive function in children diagnosed with ARND and ADHD Placental formic acid and folic acid after alcohol exposure: two sides to the story An examination of the abilities, risks, and needs of adolescents and young adults with FASD in the criminal justice system: a research update A strategy to deal with that other drug Adaptive Behaviour and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders NPY women's council nominated for Deadly health award Addiction now defined as brain disorder, not behavior issue Drinkwise tells critics to ‘get the facts’ Effects of Alcohol on Pregnancy: Is Any Kind of Alcohol Safe During Pregnancy?

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Video: March of Dimes Video on Avoiding Alcohol during Pregnancy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Two out of every one thousand babies born in the United States will have fetal alcohol syndrome Alcohol and Pregnancy: Know the Facts Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Conception Difficulties Alcohol Use during Pregnancy: Prevalence and Impact Links Resource: Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders linked to Alcohol Exposure during Pregnancy Moderate Alcohol Intake during Pregnancy and the Risk of Stillbirth National Survey on Drug Use Reports Alcohol Increases Risk of Miscarriage Alcohol and Teen Pregnancy Alcohol – Effects on Unborn Children Alcohol during Pregnancy Chemically Alters Fetal DNA Pregnancy Risks Assessment: Alcohol Consumption and Related Risk Factors Big Island study on fetal alcohol, drug exposure Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Rate Higher Among American Indians Stay away from booze while pregnant Mother uses loss to warn others of FASD danger Drinking while pregnant a tragedy Stark 20/20: Preventable threats to young lives Alcohol in pregnancy can harm babies Pregnant drinking: Social experiment at the Minnesota State Fair Every day is Labor Day for local doctor Stark 20/20: Preventable threats to young lives Drinking while pregnant can be damaging to mom, baby pregnancy and drinking don't mix FASD: The hidden disability Poster campaign to educate on drinking and pregnancy Raising awareness of fetal alcohol disorders Avoid alcohol while pregnant 'Flash mob' brings shopping centre to standstill to highlight alcohol abuse No safe amount, no safe time for alcohol during pregnancy March aims to shine light on FASD Utah woman with fetal alcohol syndrome strives to raise awareness Murkowski Raises Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to Senate Colleagues Mums-to-be tell of dangers of boozing while pregnant Addicted babies need task force University of the Fraser Valley professor to speak on new approaches to helping children with FASD Self-reported Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnant Young Women: A Pilot Study of Associated Factors and Identification