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Addiction and Disability: What We Know and Need to Know

 

This feature article is authored by Rachel Sayko Adams at Boston University School of Public Health, a key partner of FASD United on our project through the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as Sharon Reif at Brandeis University Institute of Behavioral Health.

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Choline Enhances Elicited Imitation Memory Performance in Pre-school Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

 

“The results support choline as a neurodevelopmental intervention for improvement of memory in young children exposed to alcohol prenatally. Specifically, the use of choline bitartrate as a supplement in the range of 260 to 500 mg per day in children between 2.5 and 5.9 years of age is supported.”
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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NASW Blog: Messaging During Birth Defect Awareness Month to Help Prevent Lifelong Effects

 

This blog from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation discusses how “social workers are uniquely positioned to put prevention into practice by screening all clients, including pregnant people, for alcohol and other substance use.”
RELATED: NASW Blog: Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Routine

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The Association Between Neighborhood Environment, Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Tobacco, and Structural Brain Development

 

“The current study aimed to examine whether neighborhood environment is associated with brain volume at age 9–11, and whether prenatal exposure to alcohol or tobacco modifies this relationship.”
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
 

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Supporting a Pregnant Loved One Who May be Using Alcohol

At FASD United, we are often approached about what to do when a person's family member or loved one is pregnant and may be using alcohol.  We appreciate the instinct to help, and we empathize with the complex emotions that arise out of this situation. The question was recently raised in a widely-read advice column in The Washington Post.  We’d like to share some key points: A good first step is to identify treatment services in your community. Avoiding judgement and blame is critical.  Support can take many forms. Open communication and setting boundaries are crucial.

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Webinar on Interventions for School-Aged Children with FASD

 

This webinar from Formed Families Forward “was presented by Dr. Molly Millians, Emory University. Dr. Millians reviewed evidence-based school interventions as well as family and mental health supports for children and youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.”

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