A groundbreaking education program has been launched in a Victorian juvenile detention centre in response to research linking language disorders and young offenders.
Vicki Russell
Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development show brain structure and metabolism alterations that can be seen using various imaging techniques.
NOFAS is an American organisation which the rffada joined last year. They have some excellent information and fact sheets on their website. Their most current newsletter is attached.
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Prenatal exposure to high levels of alcohol is strongly associated with poor cognitive outcomes particularly in relation to learning and memory. It is also becoming more evident that...
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Philip A. May Jason Blankenship Anna‐Susan Marais J. Phillip Gossage Wendy O. Kalberg Ronel Barnard Marlene Vries Luther K. Robinson Colleen M. Adnams David...
The Imprisonment and Indefinite Detention of Indigenous Australians with a Cognitive Impairment - A Report Prepared by the Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign.
January 23rd, 2013 in Psychology & Psychiatry
In a study published in the very first issue of the new journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers from Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, University...
In 2009, Australian alcohol guidelines for pregnancy changed from low to no alcohol intake. Previous research found a high proportion of pregnant Australian women drank during pregnancy; however, there...
September 5 & 6
(Th& F), 2013
FASD Throughout the Lifespan: from prevention to lifelong support
FASD Conference, Sheraton Hotel, St. John's, Newfoundland.
We are currently seeking proposals from...