This essay by Linda Mayer, an Australian specialist in correctional centers, states that FASD “should be understood not as a moral failing or purely maternal responsibility, but as another form of neurodivergence within the broad human spectrum of developmental differences.”
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The FASD community came together last week for National FASD Impact Week in Washington, DC. Through workshops, a symposium, a successful advocacy-filled “Hill Day,” a film screening, and a gala celebration, the FASD community showed up with passion. This year’s Impact Week has been truly historic. Our collaborators and partners are all feeling more empowered by Impact Week and ready to advance the FASD field.
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“A team of international researchers found that a father's alcohol use may have a small but direct negative impact on a child's development by the age of seven. A father's drinking contributes to the harm caused by alcohol use during pregnancy. The findings of their study were published recently in the journal Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research.”
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“We propose that, additionally to other cognitive and behavioral testing, electroretinography (ERG) could provide additional and efficient clinical support in diagnosing this understudied group in the non-dysmorphic spectrum of FASD.”
- Experimental Eye Research
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“Proof Alliance and Boston Medical Center presented the first in-person format of the SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative in an intensive 2-day training for pediatric health care teams in Los Angeles. There were 48 health care professionals in attendance from 12 clinics, comprised of pediatricians, psychologists, social workers, and psychology and medical students. The training focused on FASD screening and care management, and was infused with living experience panelists, applied skill activities, and resources local to L.A. County.”
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“The Papillion Center for FASD is collaborating with Joshua Legg, Pastoral Care & Life Coach to offer a five-week group, TOOL TIME, for fathers parenting children affected by FASD. Completed over a lunch hour via zoom, this is a time to learn, connect and grow with others. Are you a dad to a child who has been diagnosed with or you suspect is affected by FASD? If so, this training is for you. Grab your spot, group size is limited!”
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