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What is FASD?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the term used to describe the lifelong physical and/or neurodevelopmental impairments that can result from fetal alcohol exposure. FASD is a condition that is an outcome of parents either not being aware of the dangers of alcohol use when pregnant or planning a pregnancy, or not being supported to stay healthy and strong during pregnancy.
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It's one month to #FASDawareness Day - 9th September 2020.
The 9th day of the 9th month is globally acknowledged as International FASD Awareness Day. Symbolising the 9 months of a pregnancy, FASD Awareness can be shared in many ways.
https://www.nofasd.org.au/blog/month-to/
Dr Vanessa Spiller is now taking registrations for her online educational program especially for parents and carers of young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (#FASD) or at risk of FASD.
Click below to find out more or to register
https://www.jumpstartpsychology.com/Explained-by-Brain-Group.html
"FASD is something that I’d heard about before...but I never thought it was my problem. This is how I realised that FASD is my problem too."
#FASDawareness #RedShoesRock
https://www.nofasd.org.au/blog/my-problem-too/
"I knew I shouldn’t drink during pregnancy, but pregnancy was so far in the future that it was nothing for me to worry about. But the idea that I could have become pregnant in the past and placed my baby at risk of FASD before even knowing I was pregnant, was shocking" #ThinkFASD https://twitter.com/NOFASDAustralia/status/1291118029380747264
A large part of the reason for lack of diagnosis, treatment, & services for #FASD #NPAE is that hardly anyone in medicine believes it exists. Medical schools, teaching hospitals, training programs, even government reports overlook this prevalent condition. https://twitter.com/nightshiftmd/status/1289911162654482438
Well done @SITC_CEO_Shanna. Sharing your story and vulnerability is so powerful. #onthesaucetv https://twitter.com/FAREAustralia/status/1290600901791498241
Reframe the Behaviour: Evaluation of a training intervention to increase capacity in managing detained youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental impairments: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law: Vol 0, No 0 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13218719.2020.1780643?forwardService=showFullText&tokenAccess=7HY3MNM5DIZHA7UTY6JU&tokenDomain=eprints&target=10.1080%2F13218719.2020.1780643&doi=10.1080%2F13218719.2020.1780643&doi=10.1080%2F13218719.2020.1780643&doi=10.1080%2F13218719.2020.1780643&journalCode=tppl20
Parental supply of sips and whole drinks of alcohol to adolescents and... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871620303690
Raise awareness of #FASD. I love these photos of Australian animals in red shoes, these really do rock! Well done, these really will get people asking about the Red Shoes!!! #redshoesrock #RSR20 https://twitter.com/NOFASDAustralia/status/1289338156609753090
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