Regina Leader-Post (Canada) - Professor
analysing FASD data
A University of Regina instructor hopes her
research will lead to better ways of interacting with those affected by fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand) - Society 'will
feel impact' of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A First Nations leader said fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder — also known as FASD — is an "alarming" problem amongst
Canada's Aboriginal population.
Shoreline Beacon (Canada) - Campaign warns
against prenatal drink consumption
The Grey Bruce Health Unit and Fetal Alcohol
Neurobehavioral Leadership Group have launched a coaster campaign to remind
those indulging in holiday libations of the negative effects of alcohol on a
developing fetus.
Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand) - Women reveal the
cost of their drinking in documentary
New Zealand women reveal the cost of their
drinking in documentary. “I didn’t realise my baby was as drunk as a skunk,”
says Jackie, a married Hawke’s Bay mother of three, talking about the effect
drinking while she was pregnant has had on her young son.
San Francisco Chronicle (USA) - SD program
aims to curb fetal alcohol syndrome
South Dakota's largest medical facility and the Oglala Sioux
Tribe have announced a partnership to expand a program aimed at preventing fetal
alcohol syndrome and other alcohol-related problems affecting Native American
children by intervening before their mothers become pregnant.
RESOURCES and VIDEOS
FASD Think Tank - Over 100 Holiday Strategies
for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Supporting yourself and your
family
Holidays are a tough time for our kids. We may
place pressure on ourselves to try to make holidays perfect. What matters is
family and love and learning to live and appreciate each other for our unique
gifts.
NOFAS - Nicholas (age 9) on living with
FASD
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (NOFAS) is the leading voice and resource of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD) community.
NOFAS - Nancy Roget on FASD - Frontier
Regional FASD Training Center
The National Benefit Authority - CARING FOR A
BABY WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a health
condition that is caused when women ingest alcohol during pregnancy, has been
Disability Living’s topic of discussion for the past week.'
UPCOMING
Government of Alberta - FASD Learning Series
2012-13
FASD Trust Event Calendar - UK
RESEARCH
ScienceAlerts - Global Functional
Connectivity Abnormalities in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Previous studies, including those employing
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), have revealed significant disturbances in the
white matter of individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Alcoholism - Approaching the Prevalence of
the Full Spectrum of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in a South African
Population-Based Study
The prevalence and characteristics of fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) were determined in this fourth study of
first-grade children in a South African community.
Alcoholism - Imbalanced Synaptic Plasticity
Induced Spatial Cognition Impairment in Male Offspring Rats Treated with Chronic
Prenatal Ethanol Exposure
As chronic prenatal ethanol (EtOH) exposure
(CPEE) may cause deficiencies in a variety of behavioral and cognitive functions , the aim of
present study is to investigate the effects of CPEE on spatial learning and
memory and examine the action of CPEE on synaptic plasticity balance in the
hippocampus of adolescent male rats.
Sanford Research - Study to curb
alcohol-exposed pregnancies receives funding
A Sanford Research initiative to prevent
alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in
American Indian communities has been granted funding of more than $800,000 by
the National Institutes of Health.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany) - Eine
vermeidbare Behinderung
Jährlich werden nach Angaben der Berliner
Charité 10.000 Kinder in Deutschland geboren, die am Fetalen Alkoholsyndrom,
kurz FASD, leiden. Es entsteht, wenn Mütter in der Schwangerschaft Alkohol
trinken.
Heilpraxisnet.de (Germany) - Neue Leitlinie
zur Diagnose des Fetalen Alkoholsyndroms vorgestellt
Das Fetale Alkoholsyndrom ist mit jährlich
zwischen 2.000 und 4.000 betroffenen Neugeborenen die häufigste angeborene
Behinderung in Deutschland, berichte die Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung.
Eine neue Leitlinie soll nun die Diagnose von Alkoholschäden bei Kindern
deutlich erleichtern.
