This article from Creating a Family states, “Having your child receive a diagnosis of FASD can bring a mix of emotions. On one hand, it can be a relief to finally feel heard and understood by medical professionals, to gain answers to your child’s challenges, and to have everyone working from the same understanding. It can also feel overwhelming to take in so much new information at once. Give yourself time to process the diagnosis and consider these important next steps.”

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 “Prenatal alcohol exposure has increased in the United States over the past decade. The new paper by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is published in JAMA.  The new findings suggest that alcohol use during pregnancy, including higher-risk drinking patterns, increased from 2011 through 2024.”

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“Here, we summarize the pharmacokinetics of ethanol in pregnancy, critical windows of vulnerability, and the classical pathways of alcohol teratogenesis affecting neuronal survival, migration, synaptogenesis, myelination, and gene regulation”
- Neurology International

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This episode of Living with FASD features “Dr. Claire Coles, a pioneer in the FASD field from Emory University. Dr. Coles shares the history of her groundbreaking longitudinal study—spanning 40 years—which has been instrumental in our current understanding of how prenatal alcohol exposure affects development, health, and aging.”

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 This new research publication is from Dr. Rachel Sayko Adams with Boston University, part of FASD United’s partnership with USUHS. The study finds that adult with disabilities are three times more likely to be diagnosed with alcohol use disorder than adults without disabilities. 

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The CDC’s Drink Less, Be Your Best Campaign helps encourage adults to consider the benefits of drinking less alcohol. The campaign also provides a tool to check your alcohol use and some helpful tips for drinking less.

CDC’s Check Your Drinking. Make a Plan to Drink Less

The CDC’s alcohol screening tool that allows adults to anonymously check their drinking, identify barriers and motivators for drinking less, and print or save a personalized change plan. This evidence-based tool is a free resource that can be used by individuals or institutions to reduce excessive alcohol use. The tool is also available in Spanish.

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