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 FASD – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 

 

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Information for Caregivers


FASD – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that describes a range of disabilities that may affect people whose mothers drank alcohol while they were pregnant. The diagnoses of FASD are:

·      Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

·      partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS)

·      alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), and

·      alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD)

Lets Talk FASD –Parenting Guidelines for Families of Children with FASD