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<\/a><\/div>\nWaatea News (New Zealand) – A Landmark Win The Cap Times – Schools need to recognize Quiver Quantitative (USA) – Murkowski and The Conversation (South Africa) – South Citybuzz (USA) – Texas Tech Student Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Organisation for FASD (UK) – National NOFAS Policy Center (USA) – FASD Respect FASD-CAN (New Zealand) – Alcohol and Mental NOFASD Australia – FASD Advocate Megan VIDEOS FASDSUCCESS – Why Progress in FASD Starts FASDSUCCESS – Dr. Catherine Lebel on Brain FASD United (formerly NOFAS) – FASD United Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach – The FASD Hub Scotland and FASD Hub UK – Raising PCA Families – Practical Strategies for FASDSUCCESS – Turning Sh*% Into Rocket Radio Krak\u00f3w – FASD doesn’t go away with RESEARCH IDEAS – Prenatal Conditions and Midlife Child & Family Social Work – The Lived Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research – Regional Drug and Alcohol Review – Application of a British Journal of General Practice – Fetal Frontiers in Neuroscience – Differentiating Cornell University – Prenatal alcohol bioRxiv – ACSS2 mediates prenatal alcohol Children and Youth Services Review – Leveraging IN OTHER LANGUAGES Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Paw\u0142a II w Krakowie Suomen Uutiset (Finland) – Antikainen:
\nfor Disabled Learners as FASD Community Backs Human Rights Resolution
<\/b>Advocacy groups and disabled learners are celebrating a significant human
\nrights victory after overwhelming support was shown for a landmark resolution
\nrecognising the rights of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
\nwithin New Zealand\u2019s education and disability frameworks.
\nhttps:\/\/waateanews.com\/2025\/12\/13\/a-landmark-win-for-disabled-learners-as-fasd-community-backs-human-rights-resolution\/<\/a>
\nfetal alcohol challenges
<\/b>A teacher watches a student struggle to follow yesterday\u2019s lesson. The
\nchild can\u2019t remember the sequence or connect cause to effect, so the teacher
\nsees defiance and laziness.
https:\/\/captimes.com\/opinion\/guest-columns\/opinion-schools-need-to-recognize-fetal-alcohol-challenges\/article_d9160a4b-3452-400a-96c5-6c96e9966fb3.html<\/a>
\nKlobuchar Announce Passage of FASD Respect Act to Support Affected Individuals
<\/b>Senators Murkowski and Klobuchar celebrate the signing of the FASD Respect
\nAct, enhancing support for individuals affected by FASD.
https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/news\/Press+Release%3A+Murkowski+and+Klobuchar+Announce+Passage+of+FASD+Respect+Act+to+Support+Affected+Individuals<\/a>
\nAfrica needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental
\ndisabilities \u2013 what\u2019s lacking
<\/b>The effective planning and delivery of services for people with
\nintellectual and developmental disabilities in South Africa is severely
\nconstrained by the lack of reliable data.
https:\/\/theconversation.com\/south-africa-needs-to-rethink-how-it-measures-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-whats-lacking-268497<\/a>
\nReceives FASD Scholarship, Highlights Need for Better Understanding in Social
\nWork
<\/b>Amelia Hernandez, a junior at Texas Tech University majoring in Social
\nWork, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
\nScholarship.
https:\/\/www.citybuzz.co\/2025\/12\/12\/texas-tech-student-receives-fasd-scholarship-highlights-need-for-better-understanding-in-social-work\/<\/a>
\n(Australia) – Australia’s mothers and babies: Alcohol consumption during
\npregnancy
<\/b>The consumption of alcohol is widespread within Australia and entwined with
\nmany social and cultural activities. Alcohol consumption in pregnancy can lead
\nto poorer perinatal outcomes including low birthweight, being small for
\ngestational age, pre-term birth and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
\n(NHMRC 2020).
https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/mothers-babies\/australias-mothers-babies\/contents\/antenatal-period\/alcohol<\/a>
\nFASD response to BBC report on adoption breakdown and FASD
<\/b>Today\u2019s BBC reports on adoption breakdown shines a light on the need for
\nbetter information and support for families supporting children with complex
\nneeds, including FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) as mentioned in the
\nreport.
https:\/\/nationalfasd.org.uk\/response_to_bbc_report_adoption_breakdown_fasd\/<\/a>
\nAct Signed into Law, Delivering Support to Individuals with FASD
<\/b>Thanks to the advocacy of families across the country, the FASD Respect Act
\nhas been signed into law, following passage by the U.S. Congress as part of the
\nSUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (HR.2483).
https:\/\/nofaspolicycenter.org\/fasd-respect-act-signed-into-law-delivering-support-to-individuals-with-fasd\/<\/a>
\nHealth Sector Consensus Statement
<\/b>In May 2025, over 100 stakeholders from the sector came together at an
\nAlcohol and Mental Health Symposium hosted by our friends at Alcohol
\nHealthwatch. The \u2018Consensus Statement\u2019 resulting from the symposium has
\nrecently been released.
https:\/\/www.fasd-can.org.nz\/alcohol_and_mental_health_sector_consensus_statement<\/a>
\nBrown wins Human Rights Award
<\/b>NOFASD is delighted to congratulate Megan Brown, a member of our Lived
\nExperience Advisory Group, who was announced at a ceremony in Darwin, as the
\nrecipient of an award in the prestigious NT Human Rights Awards.
https:\/\/www.nofasd.org.au\/blog\/fasd-advocate-megan-brown-wins-human-rights-award\/<\/a>
ZERO TO THREE – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Minnesota\u2019s Work on
\nAssessment, Treatment, and Building a Workforce
<\/b>ZERO TO THREE\u2019s Financing Policy Project brings together nationally
\nrecognized experts to explore Minnesota\u2019s innovative work to better identify
\nand support young children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=enXcAVwdEXM<\/a>
\nwith One Better Day
<\/b>In this clip from Episode 179 of The FASD Success Show, Melissa Dobson
\nshares the advice she gives to parents who feel like they\u2019ll never make it
\nthrough another year, week, or even day.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kGp_AOLaBzM<\/a>
\nGrowth, Hope & Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research
<\/b>In this special episode, Jeff Noble sits down with Dr. Catherine Lebel,
\nCanada\u2019s leading researcher in FASD brain imaging and Director of the
\nDevelopmental Neuroimaging Lab at the University of Calgary.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PuH88ma54Yg<\/a>
\n– November 2025 Policy Forum
<\/b>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BM8q6C2h5_8<\/a>
\nInvisible Struggle Addressing FASD in Child Welfare, with Dr. William Curran
<\/b>In this compelling episode of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper engages
\nwith Dr. William Curran, a passionate advocate and researcher in the field of
\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Dr. Curran shares his unique journey
\ninto the world of FASD, revealing the pivotal moments that shaped his
\nunderstanding of prenatal alcohol exposure and its profound impacts on child
\nwelfare.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wl7c_YifT2I<\/a>
\nKids and Teens with FASD: Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family Thrive with
\nBarb Clark
<\/b>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BLY_FdqdV8g<\/a>
\nFASD
<\/b>FASD Essentials part II: Practical Strategies for daily life presented by
\nPrue Walker
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dWcBXtrVQuY<\/a>
\nFuel: Advocacy, Human Rights, and Real-Life Wins with Melissa Dobson
<\/b>What if the things that keep knocking you down \u2014 the school meetings, the
\nmisunderstandings, the sleepless nights weren\u2019t signs you\u2019re failing, but proof
\nyou\u2019re fighting for your family in systems that weren\u2019t built for them?
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ewds-c_g4A0<\/a>
\nage. About children and adults without support
<\/b>In this episode, we discuss why diagnosing FASD is so difficult\u2014in both
\nchildren and adults. What does the diagnostic process look like in Poland? What
\nchallenges do parents face (emotion regulation, difficulties at school,
\nimpulsivity)? And what happens when FASD remains undiagnosed until
\nadulthood\u2014impacting relationships, work, independence, and mental health?
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ooKKpAD1co0<\/a>
Health & Justice – A content analysis of caregiver perspectives on
\nstrengths and protective factors in youth with FASD and criminal legal system
\ninvolvement
<\/b>Findings contribute to a shared understanding of factors that promote
\noverall wellbeing for youth with FASD and CLS involvement from a caregiver
\nperspective.
https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s40352-025-00371-3<\/a>
\nMental Health: Evidence from an Alcohol Policy Experiment
<\/b>We estimate the long-term mental health impact of an alcohol policy
\nexperiment on individuals exposed to the policy in utero. The policy lasted for
\n8.5 months and significantly expanded access to alcohol, especially for those
\nunder age 21.
https:\/\/ideas.repec.org\/p\/hhs\/vxesta\/2025_002.html<\/a>
\nExperiences of Adoptive and Foster Parents of Children With Foetal Alcohol
\nSpectrum Disorder (FASD): A Systematic Review of Parental Stress, Social
\nNetworks and Social Support
<\/b>This review explores the stress and social environments (social networks,
\nsocial capital and social support) of foster and adoptive parents of children
\nwith FASD.
https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/cfs.70096<\/a>
\ncerebellum volume anomalies and associated cognitive function in children with
\nfetal alcohol spectrum disorders
<\/b>A novel MRI method to evaluate cerebellum morphology in children with FASD
\nsuggests that PAE is associated with cerebellum anomalies in a regionally
\nspecific manner. The data also suggest that structural anomalies of the
\ncerebellum may have functional consequences for important cognitive skills in
\nchildren with FASD.
https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/acer.70207<\/a>
\nMinimum Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Threshold for Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol
\nSpectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Chart Review
<\/b>Concerns have been raised that introducing a minimum PAE threshold could
\nreduce FASD diagnoses. However, this study shows that applying the 2025
\ncriteria retrospectively did not alter diagnostic outcomes for this specific
\ncohort.<\/span>
https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/dar.70082<\/a>
\nalcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): how primary care can make a difference
<\/b>Around 4% of the UK population are living with fetal alcohol spectrum
\ndisorder (FASD) because of prenatal alcohol exposure. For a typical GP practice
\nof 10 000 patients this means at least 400 people with FASD per practice.
https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Cheryl-Mcquire\/publication\/398079262_Fetal_alcohol_spectrum_disorder_FASD_how_primary_care_can_make_a_difference\/links\/692ecea918a6405a30fa7678\/Fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-FASD-how-primary-care-can-make-a-difference.pdf<\/a>
\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder from other neurodevelopmental disorders:
\nneurocognitive and socio-emotional evidence
<\/b>Findings support the presence of a distinctive neurocognitive profile in
\nFASD characterized by generalized cognitive deficits and domain-specific
\nimpairments (particularly in attention, memory, and executive functions).
https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/neuroscience\/articles\/10.3389\/fnins.2025.1716494\/full<\/a>
\nexposure and child cognition: semi-continuous exposures, causal inference and
\nevidence synthesis
<\/b>We address the challenge of causal inference status and the dose-response
\neffects with a semi-continuous exposure. A two-stage approach is proposed using
\nestimating equation for multiple outcomes with large sample properties derived
\nfor the resulting estimators.
https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2512.09237<\/a>
\nexposure-related morphological and behavioral phenotypes
<\/b>The metabolic enzyme Acetyl-CoA Synthetase 2 (ACSS2) recently emerged as an
\nunexpected regulator of molecular and behavioral changes associated with
\nalcohol use.
https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.11.26.690774v1.abstract<\/a>
\ncourt appointed special advocates to improve outcomes for children involved in
\nthe child welfare system with prenatal alcohol exposure
<\/b>This study is the first step in harnessing CASAs\u2019 potential to address
\nsystemic child welfare challenges for children with PAE and has broader
\nimplications for CASAs\u2019 potential in addressing multiple facets of child
\nwelfare reform.
https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0190740925005778<\/a>
Suchttherapie (Germany) – E-Learning f\u00fcr Fachkr\u00e4fte zur F\u00f6rderung der
\nAlkoholabstinenz w\u00e4hrend der Schwangerschaft: Konzeption, Umsetzung und erste
\nErfahrungen
<\/b>Das E-Learning wurde insgesamt gut angenommen und bewertet.
\nHerausforderungen zeigen sich durch die heterogene Zielgruppe, so dass eine
\nst\u00e4rkere Anpassung an die unterschiedlichen Arbeitskontexte sinnvoll w\u00e4re.
https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/a-2557-5947<\/a>
\n(Poland) – Problem braku systemowej pomocy dla dzieci z Fetal Alcohol
\nSpectrum Disorde (FASD) i ich rodzin w Polsce
<\/b>W rozdziale Doroty Kumorek omawiane s\u0105 konsekwencje prenatalnej ekspozycji
\nna alkohol, prowadz\u0105ce do powstania Spektrum P\u0142odowych Zaburze\u0144 Alkoholowych
\n(FASD).
https:\/\/monografie.upjp2.edu.pl\/wn\/catalog\/book\/178\/chapter\/829<\/a>
\nFASD-tutkimus saa rahoitusta
<\/b>Valtiovarainvaliokunta sai valmiiksi mietinn\u00f6n hallituksen esitykseen
\nvuoden 2026 talousarviosta. Mietinn\u00f6ss\u00e4 valiokunta p\u00e4\u00e4tti my\u00f6s niin sanottujen
\njoululahjarahojen kohdentamisesta ensi vuodelle.
https:\/\/www.suomenuutiset.fi\/antikainen-fasd-tutkimus-saa-rahoitusta\/<\/a>