Author: Vicki Russell

The Courier (Scotland) – Fife mum on raising awareness of FASD – the ‘hidden’ condition more common than autism and ADHDAs a new report says Scotland needs a long-term plan for helping health professionals identify foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), Michael Alexander speaks to a Fife mother who has first-hand experience of the “carnage” it can […]

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Scotland) – Social work and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Given the prevalence, severity and impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) on individuals and communities, there should be better social work knowledge and understanding of, as well as support for, these disordershttps://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/insights/social-work-and-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-fasd Clare Echo (Ireland) – Ennis […]

University of Helsinki (Finland) – Early prenatal alcohol exposure affects genes involved in embryonic development. Alcohol exposure in early pregnancy can change gene function during the tightly regulated embryonic development, and consequently cause developmental disorders – especially neurodevelopmental disorders.https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/genes/early-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-affects-genes-involved-embryonic-development CBC (Canada) – Walking together. It was also around that time she was diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum […]

Insider – Less than 1 alcoholic drink a week in pregnancy is enough to change the fetal brain, study suggestsHaving less than one alcoholic drink a week during pregnancy is enough to change the fetal brain in ways that can lead to problems once a child is born, like language deficits, new research suggests.https://www.insider.com/brain-imaging-study-1-drink-week-pregnant-change-fetal-brain-2022-11 Love What […]

National Indigenous Times (Australia) – The Roebourne foetal alcohol disorder sufferer turning disability into opportunity for local mob. For 43-year-old Ieramagadu (Roebourne) woman Rachel Samson, her diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder opened the door to work and putting smiles on the faces of mob in the Pilbara.https://www.nit.com.au/the-roebourne-foetal-alcohol-disorder-sufferer-turning-disability-into-opportunity-for-local-mob/ Vitalité Health Network (Canada) – New Brunswick Fetal Alcohol […]

CBC (Canada) – Mi’kmaw elder wants more funding for fetal alcohol syndrome treatment in First NationsA service model that supports youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is making a positive difference in First Nations communities, but more resources are needed to make access to it more equitable, says a Mi’kmaw elder.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fetal-alcohol-syndrome-disorder-new-brunswick-1.6620365 Independent Australia (Australia) – Children with […]

FASD Hub Scotland – Download ‘You Are My Song’ – FASD MonthDonate to receive an email link to download ‘You Are My Song’ featuring Darren Day and the FASD Choir (Minimum donation £1 of which £0.69 is the download price, all other sums directly support our FASD work).https://www.adoptionuk.org/donate/download-you-are-my-song-fasd-month The song will also be performed live by […]

University of Salford – UK registers remarkable presence at the EUFASD 2022 conferenceThe much-awaited 6th European FASD conference was held in Arendal, Norway from the 12th to 14th September, after two years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://hub.salford.ac.uk/fasd/2022/09/22/uk-registers-remarkable-presence-at-the-eufasd-2022-conference/ Government of Yukon (Canada) – Statement from Minister of Health and Social Services on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder […]