Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (ND-PAE) is a mental health condition that results from exposure to alcohol before birth. It is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum ...

More than half of families contacting FASD Ireland this year concerned about young children showing signs of foetal alcohol ...

Ballinlough National School has made national history by becoming the first school in Ireland to be formally recognised as a FASD Aware School, following the successful completion ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of conditions that can occur when a fetus is exposed to alcohol while still developing in the uterus. Of the disorders that fall under FASD, fetal ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe and preventable form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, requiring specific diagnostic criteria. Obstetricians are crucial in preventing fetal alcohol ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 school-aged children in the United States. Despite its prevalence, the exact ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) affects an estimated 1.1% to 5% of first-graders in the United States. FAS is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), which can develop due to alcohol exposure ...

When her daughter was in preschool, Renee Orr started teaching her a hugely important lesson: how to stop and look for cars before crossing the street. Her little friend Ella’s house was just across ...

There’s no set amount of alcohol that’s known to cause FAS, but experts advise against any alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum ...

When I was in graduate school at the University of Rochester, I attended a colloquium by Marshall Schecter, a psychiatrist from nearby Syracuse. His topic involved the extraordinarily high rate of ...

Elizabeth Jane Elliott receives funding from the Australian Department of Health and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, including a Leadership Fellowship. She is a Board ...