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<\/a><\/div>\nEUFASD – Conference EUFASD8, Amiens, France BBC (UK) – Mental health law ‘won’t stop Campaigners are warning that a new mental health law covering Wales will News-Medical – UCLA launches trial of News-Medical – Evidence alcohol even prior Mom.com – Why \u2018Non-Alcoholic\u2019 Doesn\u2019t PennNeuroKnow – Blood Mary, Bloody Mary, CanFASD <\/span>– FASD and the Legal System: Why Training Matters <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n VIDEOS and MATERIALS FASD Awareness – FASD & STIGMA – Maggie Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach – Eating Angela Geddes | Integrative Support & FASD Hub Scotland and FASD Hub UK – David Creating a Family – Parenting Kids with <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n RESEARCH Child Protection and Practice – Transition American Journal on Intellectual and Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research – Psychosocial, bioRxiv – Interactions between the Bone scientific reports – Chemogenetic Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Emotion University of Calgary – Effects of sex and Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Developmental Disabilities <\/span>– Emotion socialization practices in The University of Healthcare – Effectiveness The American Journal <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n IN OTHER LANGUAGES socialinisdarbas.lt (Lithuania) – KINEZITERAPIJOS AIDEFAD (Italy) – La fiaba della FASD
\n13-16 September 2026, save the date!
<\/b>EUFASD8 take place in Amiens, France, 13-16 September 2026. Our local
\npartner is the French Association Vivre Avec Le SAF.
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\ndetentions’<\/b><\/p>\n
\nnot reduce the “unnecessary” detention of disabled people in secure
\nhospitals.
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\nwearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb
<\/b>Researchers at UCLA Health are launching the first clinical trial to test
\nwhether a wearable device that delivers gentle nerve stimulation during sleep
\ncould ease ADHD symptoms in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.
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\nto conception may harm your baby
<\/b>A study of more than 400 Australian women has found that alcohol
\nconsumption at or around the time of conception can damage the growth of the
\nplacenta, potentially harming a baby\u2019s development.
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\nAlways Mean Safe During Pregnancy
<\/b>The non-alcoholic adult beverage market is booming and for many good
\nreasons. But if you\u2019re pregnant and planning to switch to non-alcoholic
\nalternatives during pregnancy, you might want to think again.
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\nBloody Mary: The science of fetal alcohol specturm disorders
<\/b>For thousands of years, parents have been warning each other against
\ndrinking alcohol when pregnant. This is valuable advice; consuming even small
\namounts of alcohol during pregnancy is associated with a wide range of symptoms
\nfor the baby \u2013 including problems with learning and memory, emotional
\nregulation, and communication \u2013 which are collectively known as fetal alcohol
\nspectrum disorders (FASD).
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<\/b>Earlier this month, a story hit headlines about a man with FASD who
\nexperienced oppressive police interrogation tactics. Police questioned the man
\nfor over eight hours without providing the support or accommodations he needed.
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Two Giraffes – Video & Animation Studio – University of Sydney – \u201cFASD
\nand Trauma\u201d
<\/b>Explores the intersection between Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
\nand trauma, shedding light on how adverse childhood experiences can compound
\nthe challenges faced by individuals with FASD
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\nMay, CJ Lutke & Justin Shepherd – FASD Awareness Webinar #34
<\/b>In this month\u2019s webinar, we takle one of the most challenging conversations
\nfor individuals and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
\nHost, Andrew Keeping\u00a0 <\/span>embarks on a frank
\nand open discussion with three of the world\u2019s leading FASD advocates.
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\nfor Wellness: The Gut-Brain Connection in FASD with Dr. Jerrod Brown
<\/b>In this enlightening episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper
\nreconnects with Dr. Jerrod Brown for a fascinating exploration of
\npsychogastroenterology and its implications for individuals living with Fetal
\nAlcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
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\nWellness – EPISODE #102: Let’s Talk About the Real Risk – Autism, FASD, and
\nWhat We’re Missing
<\/b>This episode challenges recent claims made by RFK Jr. around autism and
\nexplores why Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is being left out of the
\nconversation. While autism is valid and deserves attention, the known risk of
\nprenatal alcohol exposure is too often ignored.
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\nBoulding Webinar
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\nPrenatal Exposure: Practical Tips
<\/b>Do you suspect (or know) that your child was exposed to alcohol or drugs
\nduring pregnancy? We discuss tips for how to best work with these children with
\nDr. Robin Gurwitch, a professor at Duke University\u2019s Department of Psychiatry
\nand Behavioral Sciences and the Center for Child and Family Health.
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medRxiv – Efficacy of Short vs. Long Dog-Assisted Therapy Programs in
\nChildren and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized
\nControlled Trial
<\/b>The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of a shorter (8
\nsessions) and longer (16 sessions) Dog-Assisted Therapy (DAT) program for
\nchildren and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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\nfrom care experiences of youth aged 13 to 23 living with fetal alcohol spectrum
\ndisorder in Canada: A scoping review
<\/b>While this subpopulation must leave care by early adulthood, their
\nexperience is missing from the literature. We recommend investing in
\nfoundational research on pathways of exiting care, updating policy and practice
\nto ensure youth voices are integrated, and optimizing, standardizing, and
\ntracking protective factors throughout child welfare engagement.
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\nDevelopmental Disabilities – Executive and Social Functioning in Fetal
\nAlcohol Spectrum Disorders: Comparison to Autism
<\/b>Executive function is an area of challenge for both children with fetal
\nalcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and children with autism spectrum disorder
\n(ASD). Parent ratings of everyday executive function relate to a range of
\noutcomes, including social functioning in ASD.
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\nneurocognitive, and physical development in Eastern European adopted
\nadolescents with and without fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
<\/b>Adopted adolescents with FASD showed a complex profile of deficits in
\nsocial communication, certain neurocognitive areas (particularly in working
\nmemory and language), and self-regulation.
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\nMorphogenetic Protein and the Planar Cell Polarity Pathways lead to distinctive
\nethanol-induced facial defects
<\/b>Ultimately, our work builds on a mechanistic paradigm of ethanol-induced
\nbirth defects we have been developing, connecting conceptual framework with
\nconcrete cellular events that could be ethanol-sensitive beyond facial
\ndevelopment.
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\ninhibition of prefrontal cortex inputs to dorsal raphe reduces anxiety
\nbehaviors in male rat model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
<\/b>Prenatal ethanol exposure (PE) causes Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
\n(FASD), characterized by cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deficits,
\nincluding anxiety and depression.
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\nAwareness and Perceptions of Parental Response to Emotion in Children with
\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Development and Preliminary Testing of the
\nQualitative Emotion Interview
<\/b>The QEI is a promising method of understanding the emotional experiences of
\nyoung children with FASD, and may be useful for other populations.
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\nprenatal alcohol exposure on early childhood gray matter volume and executive
\nfunction
<\/b>Brain development is a dynamic process, characterized by both progressive
\nand regressive changes in brain structure. Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can
\nhave profound, deleterious effects on brain structural development and is
\nassociated with behavioural impairments such as difficulties with executive
\nfunction.
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\nand Neuroimaging – Thalamic Nuclear Volumes in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
\nDisorders: from Adolescence to Middle-Age 20 Years Later<\/b>
These novel data revealed stable deficits in thalamic nuclei of the groups with
\nheavy fetal alcohol exposure. After 20 years, the deficits endured but without
\naccelerated age-related decline and following the same aging pattern as
\ncontrols.
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\nnon-biological parents of children with FASD
<\/b>Emotion coaching was associated was positively associated with emotion
\ndismissing, suggesting caregivers use a combination of both.
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\nWestern Ontario – Sex-Specific Effects of Early Acute Prenatal Alcohol
\nExposure and Mild Juvenile Stress on the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
\nMellitus and Liver Abnormalities in Mice
<\/b>This study employs a mouse model to evaluate the individual and combined
\neffects of early acute PAE and mild juvenile stress on type 2 diabetes mellitus
\n(T2DM) risk and liver health.
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\nof Web-Based Interventions on Clinical Outcomes and Lifestyle Modifications in
\nWomen Planning to Conceive: A Systematic Review
<\/b>Web-based interventions show potential in improving certain health
\nbehaviors among preconception women. Further high-quality studies are needed to
\nassess their effectiveness on a broader range of outcomes, including dietary
\nhabits, physical activity, and substance use, and to inform their integration
\ninto preconception care strategies.
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\nof Clinical Nutrition – Choline enhances elicited imitation memory
\nperformance in preschool children with prenatal alcohol exposure: a cumulative
\nreport of 3 randomized controlled trials
<\/b>The results support choline as a neurodevelopmental intervention for
\nimprovement of memory in young children exposed to alcohol prenatally.
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fmis.org.pl (Poland) – Rozw\u00f3j mowy i komunikacji u dziecka a mo\u017cliwo\u015bci
\nj\u0119zykowe u dzieci z FAS\/FASD
<\/b>Mowa odgrywa kluczow\u0105 rol\u0119 w rozwoju cz\u0142owieka, stanowi\u0105c fundament
\nkomunikacji, my\u015blenia i budowania relacji spo\u0142ecznych. To dzi\u0119ki j\u0119zykowi
\nludzie mog\u0105 przekazywa\u0107 wiedz\u0119, wyra\u017ca\u0107 emocje i kszta\u0142towa\u0107 swoj\u0105 to\u017csamo\u015b\u0107.
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\nPOVEIKIS VAIKO PUSIAUSVYRAI IR KOORDINACIJAI ESANT VAISIAUS ALKOHOLINIAM
\nSINDROMUI
<\/b>Bet koks alkoholio kiekis, vartojamas bet kuriame n\u0117\u0161tumo etape, gali
\nsukelti \u017ealing\u0173, negr\u012f\u017etam\u0173 padarini\u0173 besivystan\u010diam vaisiui.
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