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\nresource uses puppets to teach about FASD
<\/b>We\u2019re excited to share a unique, child-friendly way to learn about Fetal
\nAlcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) \u2013 through puppets! \u00a0<\/span>FASD Understanding is an education initiative
\ndesigned to increase awareness, reduce stigma, and provide practical support
\nfor individuals and families.
\nhttps:\/\/canfasd.ca\/2026\/05\/13\/new-resource-uses-puppets-to-teach-about-fasd\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSociety (USA) – Health Policy Committee Reviews FASD and Lead Exposure Bills
<\/b>The House Health Policy Committee heard testimony Wednesday on bills aimed
\nat improving early intervention services for children affected by fetal alcohol
\nspectrum disorders (FASD) and lead exposure.
https:\/\/www.msms.org\/news\/health-policy-committee-reviews-fasd-and-lead-exposure-bills<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Canada) – WENDY ELLIOTT: More support needed for people with fetal alcohol
\nspectrum disorder
<\/b>There\u2019s always more to learn. In the last couple of years, I\u2019ve been
\neducated about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) by a young woman in the
\ncommunity. Sally (not her real name) is fun and feisty. She lives with distinct
\nchallenges that I can now label.
https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/annapolis-valley\/wendy-elliott-more-support-needed-for-people-with-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nIn Eight Women Drink During Pregnancy, Fueling Hidden Crisis
<\/b>A silent epidemic is unfolding in maternity wards across the globe, heavily
\nmasked by deep societal stigma and catastrophic diagnostic failures.
https:\/\/streamlinefeed.co.ke\/news\/one-in-eight-women-drink-during-pregnancy-fueling-hidden-crisis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– New HSE safe pregnancy campaign
<\/b>A new HSE campaign is letting the public know that avoiding alcohol
\ncompletely is safest when planning a pregnancy and during pregnancy.
https:\/\/www.midwestradio.ie\/news\/new-hse-safe-pregnancy-campaign\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(South Africa) – Alcohol harm during pregnancy is about more than individual
\nchoices
<\/b>As pressure grows on South Africa\u2019s healthcare, education and social
\nsupport systems, more attention is needed on the long-term impact that alcohol
\nexposure can have on children and families through Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
\nDisorder (FASD).
https:\/\/lifestyleandtech.co.za\/smart-living\/article\/2026-05-19\/alcohol-harm-during-pregnancy-is-about-more-than-individual-choices<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nyour story to raise awareness of FASD
<\/b>FARE is inviting expressions of interest from individuals and families who
\nwould like to share their lived experience as part of a new national project.
\nThis work aims to strengthen awareness and understanding of FASD, while
\nsupporting healthy, alcohol<\/span>\u2011<\/span>free pregnancies and breastfeeding across
\nAustralia.
https:\/\/www.naccho.org.au\/share-your-story-to-raise-awareness-of-fasd\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nUnited Welcomes the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health to the Affiliate
\nNetwork
<\/b>We are thrilled to welcome the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
\nas the newest member of the FASD United Affiliate Network, now comprised of 49
\norganizations united to further FASD awareness, provide support, and improve
\nthe quality of life for those affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.
https:\/\/fasdunited.org\/fasd-united-welcomes-the-ohio-department-of-behavioral-health-to-the-affiliate-network\/<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia
\nopening statement
<\/b>The House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability has held a
\npublic hearing as part of its inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and
\nother drugs in Australia.
https:\/\/fasdhub.org.au\/news\/inquiry-into-the-health-impacts-of-alcohol-and-other-drugs-in-australia-opening-statement\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Ireland) – Ghosts in the Machine<\/b>
Ireland\u2019s historic relationship with alcohol, romanticised in folklore and
\nlubricated by commerce, has produced a crisis hidden in plain sight, writes
\nTerence Cosgrave.
https:\/\/www.imt.ie\/opinion\/comment\/who-are-the-slow-learners-in-foetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-21-05-2026\/<\/a>
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
TEDx Talks – The Invisible Disease: FASD | Addie Broxterman
<\/b>Addie Broxterman will ring awareness to the invisible disease of FASD. She
\nwill be using personal experiences to convey the importance of being
\ninformed.\u00a0 <\/span>Addie is a student at
\nPittsburg High School This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED
\nconference format but independently organized by a local community.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RdpV0T5Mzrk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nChildren and Families (ACF) – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Data,
\nSystems, and Strategies for Change
<\/b>This webinar explores fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) through the
\nlens of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), focusing on Plans
\nof Safe Care (POSC) for infants.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hip20IIuYZA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAide – Supporting Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD
<\/b>Explore planning strategies, underpinning principles, and non-typical
\nimpairment patterns to better support students with FASD.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2CPSFj_-TQI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAssociation of Victoria – Understanding FASD Webinar
<\/b>Join the Foster Care Association of Victoria (FCAV) and Simone McKenry from
\nNoFASD Australia for an informative and practical webinar exploring Fetal
\nAlcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and its impact on children and young people in
\nout-of-home care.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=59L00A6k7VY<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nSeclusion and Restraint – Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A
\nDiscussion with Jenn Wisdahl and Kristen Eriksen
<\/b>Jenn Wisdahl leads strategy and operations at FASD United, the national
\norganization supporting people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and
\npromoting healthy pregnancies.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uFMO4vmJWeA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFASD Coach – The Neurobiology of Migraines in FASD: What You Need to Know
<\/b>This episode features Dr. Jerrod Brown, Jodee Kulp, and host Patti Kasper
\ndiscussing the complex relationship between migraines and FASD. They explore
\nneurobiological mechanisms, triggers, co-occurring conditions, and practical
\ninterventions to manage migraines, especially in individuals with FASD.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BeHN-rFc8PM<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFASD Coach – Unlocking Emotional Intelligence for Neurodivergent Minds: A
\nConversation with Morgane Borzee
<\/b>In this episode, Patti Kasper chats with Morgane Borzee about a
\ngroundbreaking visual system that revolutionizes how we understand and regulate
\nemotions, especially in neurodivergent communities like those affected by FASD.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hrn0T4vMK1s<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nCollective: Shifts for Summer
<\/b>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Re0hHYE0MA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nNate Sheets on Supporting Adults with FASD: Autonomy, Regulation &
\nLifelong Support
<\/b>In this insightful webinar, Nate Sheets explores what meaningful,
\nbrain-based support can look like for adults with FASD\u2014focusing on autonomy,
\nemotional regulation, collaboration, relationships, routines, and lifelong
\nsupport needs.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0B0R4CPYuFs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
University of Toronto – Hidden harm: Unearthing the Roots of Alcohol Use
\nAmong Indigenous Mothers
<\/b>This paper is a literature review which examines how alcohol affects fetal
\ndevelopment and evaluates current prevention strategies in North America.
https:\/\/utoronto.scholaris.ca\/items\/9a7b8981-4254-442c-9377-84b06a444c1d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nfunctioning-related behavior and neuronal activation in the thalamic nucleus
\nreuniens in a combined intubation and alcohol third-trimester binge exposure in
\nrats
<\/b>This study underscores Re\u2019s vulnerability to AE and the need for research
\ninto sex-specific mechanisms and interventions for AE-related cognitive
\ndeficits.
https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0306452226003258<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFostering – Looking beyond the deficits: The importance of a strengths-based
\napproach to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
<\/b>The UK is, with a rate of 41%, amongst the countries with the highest
\nprenatal alcohol exposure rates in the world (Popova et al., 2017). Alcohol can
\ncross the placenta and negatively affect fetal development, which can lead to
\nfetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) (Dejong et al., 2019).
https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/03085759261448241<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nBehavior – Linking prenatal alcohol-induced transcriptomic alterations to
\nhippocampal-associated structural and behavioral deficits
<\/b>This review seeks to connect early developmental vulnerabilities to later
\nlife phenotypes of hippocampal damage to support the discovery of prenatal
\nalcohol exposure biomarkers and the development of potential therapeutics for
\nalcohol-related impairments.
https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0031938426001617<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\na comparative landscape of protein-coding genes linked to neuroimmune function
\nduring adulthood consequent of prenatal alcohol exposure
<\/b>AE creates a unique inflammatory signature in the adult brain, even in the
\nabsence of secondary injury, with novel patterns of region-specific changes in
\ngenes implicated in glial-immune function.
https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.64898\/2026.05.11.724451v1.abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nof Molecular Sciences – Does a Biochemical Approach Facilitate the Diagnosis
\nof Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Neonatal
\nPeriod?
<\/b>We aimed to review the existing literature on PAE assessment methods.
\nAnalysis of alcohol metabolites in neonatal meconium is the most widely studied
\nand appears to be feasible for routine use, but it has some limitations.
https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1422-0067\/27\/10\/4357<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Alcohol use during pregnancy and public awareness of harms: findings from
\nthe CAMH Monitor Survey, Ontario, Canada
<\/b>Public health messaging and maternal alcohol use prevention strategies must
\naddress persistent misconceptions about alcohol use in pregnancy and engage not
\nonly women and expectant mothers, but also men, partners, and broader social
\nnetworks.
https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/alcalc\/article-abstract\/61\/4\/agag029\/8677363?redirectedFrom=PDF<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHuman Development – Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and
\nAssociation With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010\u20132015 and
\n2016\u20132020
<\/b>Given that the Canadian FASD diagnostic guidelines were updated in 2016, we
\naimed to determine changes to kindergarten FASD prevalence as well as the
\nassociation of FASD with home problems and early intervention compared to
\nautism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other conditions with neurodevelopmental
\norigins (NDO) in the 2010\u20132015 period versus 2016\u20132020.
https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10578-026-02025-3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nincidence and number of new cases with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal
\nalcohol spectrum disorders in Finland 1990-2025
<\/b>PAE remains common in Finland, and the burden of FASD is substantial
\ndespite declining trends. Additional biomarker-based studies of PAE and active
\ncase ascertainment of FASD are needed to refine current estimates.
https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.64898\/2026.05.09.26352787v1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPediatrics – Navigating complexity: a retrospective review of pre-diagnostic
\nhealthcare trajectories of youth diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
<\/b>The findings highlight the extensive and varied pre-diagnostic healthcare
\njourneys of youth with FASD. Despite growing policy attention, timely access to
\nFASD diagnosis remains limited.
https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00431-026-07034-x<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Alcohol use disorders and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in a South
\nAfrican dental school curriculum: a curriculum mapping study
<\/b>Current oral health curricula at UWC insufficiently address the management
\nof patients with FASD and alcohol misuse, reflecting a broader gap in
\ncontext-responsive education.
https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12909-026-08924-2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– From teratogens to trajectories: Integrating teratology and Developmental
\nOrigins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) frameworks for a new take on fetal
\nalcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
<\/b>Prenatal exposure to alcohol is an adverse early life exposure known to
\nhave serious and long-lasting effects on development. The concept that early
\nlife experiences, whether positive or negative, can have long-term impacts on
\nadult physiological, behavioral, cognitive and health outcomes is not new.
\nHowever, this concept gained greater recognition beginning in the 1950’s,
\nlargely through the seminal contributions of Seymour (Gig) Levine, a founding
\nfather of the early experience concept, which changed our understanding of how
\nexperiences in early life can impact adult outcomes.
https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352289526000433<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlcohol Exposure Predicts Academic Outcomes from Childhood to Adolescence: A
\nProspective Longitudinal Study Based on Meconium Ethyl Glucuronide
<\/b>PAE is associated with reduced real-life academic outcomes across
\ndevelopment. School performance represents a sensitive functional outcome of
\nneurodevelopmental vulnerability following PAE.
https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-328X\/16\/5\/715<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nChildhood – Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and its
\nrelationship with levels and patterns of alcohol consumption: a scoping review
<\/b>FASD prevalence estimates in high-income countries and the risk of
\ndifferent levels and drinking patterns varied widely due to the use of
\ndifferent diagnostic criteria, sampling and alcohol consumption collection
\nmethods. Improving alcohol consumption collection methods will help enhance
\ndiagnostic certainty and the identification of at-risk groups.
https:\/\/adc.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2026\/05\/03\/archdischild-2025-329287.abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) – FASD-diagnoosi muutti el\u00e4m\u00e4ni suunnan
<\/b>Suomessa syntyy vuosittain suuri joukko alkoholialtistuksen vaurioittamia
\nlapsia, mutta vain murto-osa heist\u00e4 saa FASD-diagnoosin. Miss\u00e4 ovat ne, jotka
\novat j\u00e4\u00e4neet tunnistamatta? He ovat aikuisia, kuten min\u00e4.
https:\/\/www.hs.fi\/mielipide\/art-2000012002109.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Sweden) – Ska kvinnan vara nykter n\u00e4r hon f\u00f6rs\u00f6ker bli gravid?
<\/b>De f\u00f6rsta veckorna av en graviditet \u00e4r fostret s\u00e4rskilt k\u00e4nsligt f\u00f6r
\nalkohol. Detta beh\u00f6ver uppm\u00e4rksammas mer, s\u00e5 att kvinnor kan v\u00e4lja att avst\u00e5
\nfr\u00e5n alkohol redan innan graviditeten konstaterats.
https:\/\/lakartidningen.se\/opinion\/debatt\/ska-kvinnan-vara-nykter-nar-hon-forsoker-bli-gravidae\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMedycznego (Poland) – Spektrum p\u0142odowych zaburze\u0144 alkoholowych (FASD).
\nAktualizacja polskich wytycznych diagnozowania
<\/b>Dziecko mo\u017ce mie\u0107 trudno\u015bci z nauk\u0105, kontrolowaniem emocji i budowaniem
\nrelacji przez ca\u0142e \u017cycie, mimo \u017ce na pierwszy rzut oka rozwija si\u0119 \u201enormalnie\u201d.
https:\/\/www.umw.edu.pl\/pl\/aktualnosci\/spektrum-plodowych-zaburzen-alkoholowych-fasd-aktualizacja-polskich-wytycznych<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n