A valuable resource for teacher candidates and current teachers about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the Canada FASD Research Network.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects children’s decision-making before committing a crime and their capacity to comprehend the consequences. Locking them up isn’t the answer.
A lack of understanding and supports mean people with FASD are more likely to end up struggling with homelessness.
Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.
New Zealand’s long history with heavy drinking has taken a toll on generations of children. Government policy needs to target fetal alcohol spectrum disorder before it happens.
Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research shows that what dad is drinking before pregnancy matters too.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can cause problems with movement, behaviour or learning or a mix of these. In communities where alcohol use is high, a focus on FASD is warranted.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a multifaceted disorder. There are complex reasons why this population may be at higher risk for suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.
COVID-19 is not only disrupting services for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their families, but may also be linked to an increase in rates due to an uptick in alcohol use.
When it comes to drinking at risky levels, women are catching up to men. Problem is, women start to have alcohol-related problems sooner and at lower drinking levels than men.
It’s been three years since the TRC released its report on the lasting impact of residential schools in Canada but responses to the 94 Calls to Action have been slow. A new framework hopes to change that.
With an estimated prevalence of four per cent, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) is more common than autism. And yet is it surrounded by myth and stigma.
The UK government are finally waking up to the problem of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
The predictable path into prison for Aboriginal people with disabilities is preventable. Here are some solutions.
Australia’s high rates of imprisonment and re-imprisonment of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities is not only shameful, it is entirely predictable and preventable.
Many young people in jail suffer fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Diagnosing these before sentencing will establish the most appropriate path for these vulnerable offenders, which often isn’t jail.
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Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Psychology, Laurentian University
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Social Work and Criminology, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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Professor of Physiology, Texas A&M University
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Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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MSc student in School and Applied Child Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Social Work, University of Calgary
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Professor of public health policy, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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St George's, University of London