Archive for the ‘Fetal Alcohol Syndrome’ Category

Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome an Economic Problem?

Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome an Economic Problem?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome affects 1 or 2 out of every 1000 births and it’s a completely preventable disorder. But, with the United States in one of the worst recessions in history, more and more people have been turning to drinking to ease depression. Experts recognize losing a job as one of the...
March 10th, 2010 | Feature, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Issues, Russia | Read More

The Best Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Resources

The Best Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Resources
There are many adoptive parents that are dealing with FASD and there are many of us floundering because there are no special services for children with FASD. There are services for children with Autism, for children with Down Syndrome, for children who have Cerebral Palsy, and all other developmental...
September 8th, 2009 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More

How Much Can I Drink if I am Pregnant?

How Much Can I Drink if I am Pregnant?
Okay, so lets get this straight (and I am going to be flippant here)…for all of you searching my site for information on just how much alcohol you can drink while you are pregnant I will answer you. National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: “No safe time. No safe amount. No safe...
September 8th, 2009 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome DSM Survey

Thanks to my FAS yahoo group for this information! NOFAS DSM Survey 900 17th Street N.W. Suite 10 Washington, DC 2006 The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) and the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS) are seeking first person experiences from FASD parents,...
September 8th, 2009 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Facts

Of FAE individuals between the ages of 12 and 51: 95% will have mental health problems; 60% will have “disrupted school experience”; 60% will experience trouble with the law; 55% will be confined in prison, drug or alcohol treatment center or mental institution; 52% will exhibit...
September 7th, 2009 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More

I Broke Down and Cried: A Series on FASD

Biological and adoptive mothers of FASD children speak out on YouTube…but the quote that got to me the most was from a biological mother…she said that when she found out her child had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome she “Broke Down and Cried”. Well…so do adoptive mothers. Here is...
September 5th, 2009 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More

Alcohol Study has Wrong Message

Alcohol Study has Wrong Message
Last year, a study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome stated that babies of mothers who were light drinkers were not at a greater risk than other children. However, the medial reported differently. They stated that the light drinking could be beneficial to some children because there was no difference in their...
May 11th, 2009 | Feature, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Read More